TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 9, Number 4, AUGUST 2003
 
Editorial
Needlescopic operation: surgery of the future?
CK Yeung

 
Original Articles
Needlescopic cholecystectomy: prospective study of 150 patients
ECS Lai, M Fok, ASH Chan

 
Dexfenfluramine and heart-valve regurgitation in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes
GTC Ko, HCK Chan, CC Chow

 
Patients’ recommendation of doctor as an indicator of patient satisfaction
J Kersnik

 
A prevalence study of epilepsy in Hong Kong
GCY Fong, W Mak, TS Cheng, KH Chan, JKY Fong, SL Ho

 
Symptomatic venous thromboembolism in Hong Kong Chinese children
ACW Lee, CH Li, SC Szeto, ESK Ma

 
Prevalence and predictors of default from tuberculosis treatment in Hong Kong
M Chan-Yeung, K Noertjojo, CC Leung, SL Chan, CM Tam

 
Review Article
The effects of tobacco use on oral health
ASK Sham, LK Cheung, LJ Jin, EF Corbet

 
Medical Practice
Subfascial endoscopic perforator surgery for venous ulcers
DWH Lee, YH Lam, ACW Chan, SCS Chung

 
A practical guide to capacity assessment and patient consent in Hong Kong
JG Wong, P Scully

 
Case Reports
Subtle perforation of the oesophagus by a foreign body
CH Chung

 
Use of botulinum toxin type A in a case of persistent parotid sialocele
TL Chow, SPY Kwok

 
Cholangiocarcinoma presenting as pseudoachalasia and gastroparesis
VKS Leung, PS Kan, MS Lai

 
Commentaries
Electronic clinical practice guidelines: current status and future prospects in Hong Kong
CS Chim, NT Leung, H Fung, KC Wong

 
The SARS attack on Hong Kong
KY Yuen

 
Severe acute respiratory syndrome and biology, air quality, physics, and mechanical engineering
CYC Wong

 
Doctors and Society
War on Iraq: the public health perspective
Tze-wai Wong

 
Propaganda or science? Biological warfare and the people of Iraq
IG Roberts
 
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: Treatment of severe acute respiratory syndrome with convalescent plasma
T Burnouf , M Radosevich

 
Letter to the Editor: Treating emerging viral infections
KM Chow

 
Letter to the Editor: Modelling the severe acute respiratory syndrome epidemic
PH Chau, PSY Yip

 
Letter to the Editor: Race and ethnicity in medical research
ACF Hui, SM Wong