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December 2008

Editorial

Effective Medical Writing

Writing the results
Ng KH, Peh WCG
Singapore Med J 2008; 49(12): 967-969

Original Article

Appropriateness of indications for diagnostic upper gastrointestinal endoscopy in India
Sumathi B, Navaneethan U, Jayanthi V
Singapore Med J 2008; 49(12): 970-976
Increased mast cell density in haemorrhoid venous blood vessels suggests a role in pathogenesis
Taweevisit M, Wisadeopas N, Phumsuk U, Thorner PS
Singapore Med J 2008; 49(12): 977-979
Economic cost of osteoporotic hip fractures in Singapore
Lee YHD, Lim YW, Lam KS
Singapore Med J 2008; 49(12): 980-984
Knowledge of primary paediatric care providers regarding attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and learning disorder: a study from Pakistan
Jawaid A, Zafar AM, Naveed A, Sheikh S, Waheed S, Zafar MA, Syed EU, Fatmi Z
Singapore Med J 2008; 49(12): 985-993
Laparoscopic appendicectomy for complicated appendicitis in children
Thambidorai CR, Aman Fuad Y
Singapore Med J 2008; 49(12): 994-997
Palliative radiotherapy in paediatric malignancies
Bhasker S, Bajpai V, Turaka A
Singapore Med J 2008; 49(12): 998-1001
Breast-feeding patterns and factors determining exclusive breast-feeding
Koosha A, Hashemifesharaki R, Mousavinasab N
Singapore Med J 2008; 49(12): 1002-1006
The acute pain service after ten years: experiences of a Singapore public hospital
Phua DSK, Leong WM, Yoong CS
Singapore Med J 2008; 49(12): 1007-1011
Prevalence and predictive factors for complementary and alternative medicine use in Brunei Darussalam
Chong VH, Rajendran N, Wint Z
Singapore Med J 2008; 49(12): 1012-1016
Significance of the "ovarian crescent sign" in the evaluation of adnexal masses
Kushtagi P, Kulkarni KKA
Singapore Med J 2008; 49(12): 1017-1020
Refining quantitative fluorescent polymerase chain reaction for prenatal detection of X chromosomal anomalies in the major Southeast Asian populations
Gole L, Adrianne F, Ee AM, Ng BL, Baig S, Koay E, Biswas A, Choolani M
Singapore Med J 2008; 49(12): 1025-1028
Chiari 1 malformations: an Indian hospital experience
Ramnarayan R, Praharaj MS, Jayakumar PN
Singapore Med J 2008; 49(12): 1029-1034
Efficacy of 80% phenol solution in comparison with cryotherapy in the treatment of common warts of hands
Banihashemi M, Pezeshkpoor F, Yazdanpanah MJ, Family S
Singapore Med J 2008; 49(12): 1035-1037
Detection of beta-globin gene mutations among Kelantan Malay thalassaemia patients by polymerase chain reaction restriction fragment length polymorphism
Rozitah R, Nizam MZ, Nur Shafawati AR, Nor Atifah MA, Dewi M, Kannan TP, Ariffin N, Norsarwany M, Setianingsih I, Harahap A, Zilfalil BA
Singapore Med J 2008; 49(12): 1046-1049

Letter to the Editor

Disease mongering: the role of medical journals
Rehman TU, Jawaid A
Singapore Med J 2008; 49(12): 1057-1058
Authors' reply: Medical journals and pharmaceutical marketing
Shankar PR, Subish P
Singapore Med J 2008; 49(12): 1058-1059

Medical Education

Clinics in diagnostic imaging (125)
Padungchaichote W, Kongmebhol P, Muttarak M
Singapore Med J 2008; 49(12): 1062-1066

Target

Technology Assessments, Reviews, Guidelines & Evidence-based Topics (4)
Pwee KH (ed)
Singapore Med J 2008; 49(12): 1067-1068

CME Answers

CME October 2008 answers
Singapore Med J 2008; 49(12): 1069

Index

Singapore Medical Journal Volume 49 2008 Author Index
Singapore Med J 2008; 49(12) : 1070
Singapore Medical Journal Volume 49 2008 Subject Index
Singapore Med J 2008; 49(12) : 1074

Case Report

An unusual complication of dengue infection
Chien J, Ong A, Low SY
Singapore Med J 2008; 49(12): e340-e342
Unusual complication of intravenous Subutex abuse: two cases of septic sacroiliitis
Yang SSY, Lee K
Singapore Med J 2008; 49(12): e343-e346
Persistent knee instability following revision total knee arthroplasty
Lin KH, Sathappan SS, Wong HP
Singapore Med J 2008; 49(12): e347-e349
Hyperostosis and hyperphosphataemia syndrome: a diagnostic dilemma
Nithyananth M, Cherian VM, Paul TV, Seshadri MS
Singapore Med J 2008; 49(12): e350-e352
Spontaneous spinal epidural haematoma associated with aspirin intake
Oh JYL, Lingaraj K, Rahmat R
Singapore Med J 2008; 49(12): e353-e355
Giant cavernous haemangioma of the spleen presenting as massive splenomegaly and treated by partial splenectomy
Ghuliani D, Agarwal S, Thomas S, Pathania OP
Singapore Med J 2008; 49(12): e356-e358
Adenocarcinoma of the abdominal wall
Wong WL, Tay EH
Singapore Med J 2008; 49(12): e359-e360
Primary plasmacytoma of the uterine cervix treated with three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy
Huang CC, Liu MT, Pi CP, Chung CY
Singapore Med J 2008; 49(12): e361-e364
A child with atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumour of the posterior cranial fossa
Rahmat K, Kua CH, Ramli N
Singapore Med J 2008; 49(12): e365-e368
Discordance for Ellis-van Creveld syndrome in twins
Thapa R, Mukhopadhyay M, Bhattacharya A
Singapore Med J 2008; 49(12): e369-e371
Supernumerary derivative (22) syndrome resulting from a maternal balanced translocation
Afroze B, Ngu LH, Roziana A, Aminah M, Noor Shahizan A
Singapore Med J 2008; 49(12): e372-e374
Diagnostic transgastric flexible peritoneoscopy: is pure natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery a fantasy?
Hyder Q, Zahid MA, Waqar SH, Rashid R, Hadi SF, Qazi S, Haider HKH
Singapore Med J 2008; 49(12): e375-e381
Emergency department thoracotomy for pericardiac tamponade
Lau CK, Chin HF, Ong FHM, Eng KHA
Singapore Med J 2008; 49(12): e382-e384
Aortic and mitral valve endocarditis caused by Gemella morbillorum in a haemodialysis patient
Zheng M, Ng OT, Teo BW
Singapore Med J 2008; 49(12): e385-e387