Regression equations developed by Crawford, Allan & Jack (1992) to estimate full-length WAIS-R IQs from seven short-forms were evaluated in healthy (N = 153) and neurological (N = 471) cross-validation samples. In the healthy sample the correlations between the short-forms and full-length IQs did not differ significantly from those obtained by Crawford et al. (1992). In the neurological sample ...

In this issue of the Journal, Black et al. (1) present an important analysis of methodologic pitfalls associated with randomized studies of screening interventions. The authors compare disease-specific and all-cause mortality from the 12 published randomized trials of cancer screening for which these end points were available. In seven of the 12 studies, major inconsistencies were detected in t...

BACKGROUND In 1989, the American Board of Family Practice (ABFP) approved the first of 12 accelerated residency programs in family practice. These experimental programs provide a 1-year experience for select medical students that combines the requirements of the fourth year of medical school with those of the first year of residency, reducing the total training time by 1 year. This paper report...

AIM To document the impact that rapid increases in HIV infection in hospitalised children at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital has had on in-hospital mortality. METHODS Hospital discharge summaries from January 1992 to the end of 1996 were reviewed. RESULTS There were 20 733 admissions in the five year period; 7985 (39%) were tested for HIV. In tested admissions above 15 months of age, 4.9% w...