TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 6, Number 1, MARCH 2000
 
Editorial
Diabetes mellitus in Asia
G Roglic, H King

 
Original Articles
Obesity is the key determinant of cardiovascular risk factors in the Hong Kong Chinese population: cross-sectional clinic-based study
ZSK Lee, JAJH Critchley, JCN Chan, PJ Anderson, GN Thomas, GTC Ko, RP Young, TYK Chan, CS Cockram, B Tomlinson 

 
Patterns of referral to the paediatric specialist clinic of a regional hospital: descriptive study
LY So 

 
Failure patterns and factors affecting prognosis of salivary gland carcinoma: retrospective study
PML Teo, ATC Chan, WY Lee, SF Leung, ESY Chan, CO Mok 

 
Autologous bone marrow transplantation for patients with acute myeloid leukaemia: prospective follow-up study
YK Mak, CH Chan, YC Chu, YT Chen, CK Lau, JSM Lau 

 
Seminar Papers--Diabetes mellitus in Asia
The epidemiology of diabetes mellitus in the Asia-Pacific region
CS Cockram 

 
Diagnosing diabetes mellitus in the Asian population
GTC Ko 

 
Diabetic complications and their implications on health care in Asia
GM Leung, KSL Lam 

 
Genetics of type 2 diabetes mellitus
WY So, MCY Ng, SC Lee, T Sanke, HK Lee, JCN Chan 

 
Heterogeneity of diabetes mellitus in the Hong Kong Chinese population. The Chinese University of Hong Kong-Prince of Wales Hospital Diabetes Research and Care Group
JCN Chan 

 
Review Articles
Recent advances in the management of depression and psychopharmacology
YK Wing 

 
Using the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment technique to assess elderly patients
JKH Luk, KH Or, J Woo 

 
Medical Practice
Detecting asthma and bronchial hyperresponsiveness in children
KW Law, KK Ng, KN Yuen, CS Ho 

 
A statement for health care professionals on type 2 diabetes mellitus in Hong Kong
Diabetes Division, Hong Kong Society for Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Reproduction
 
Use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in Hong Kong
RA Ramaswami, WK Lo

 
Case Reports
Management of carbon monoxide poisoning using oxygen therapy
TWL Mak, CW Kam, JPS Lai, CMC Tang

 
Polycystic disease: a rare indication for combined liver and kidney transplantation
AKK Chui, D Koorey, OP Pathania, ARN Rao, GW McCaughan, AGR Sheil

 
Use of oral valaciclovir in a 12-year-old boy with herpes simplex encephalitis
PKS Chan, PC Chow, JSM Peiris, AWC Mak, KF Huen