Nebraska Medical Journal

746 Pages·1991·50.9 MB·English

by  Nebraska Medical Association

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JANUARY, 1991
Nebraska
Medical
Journal
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The Nebraska Medical Journal
EDITOR — VOL. 76 NO. 1 JANUARY, 1991
BENJAMIN R. GELBER, M.D.
Neurological Surgery
2221 So. 17th Sl„ Suite 310 LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Lincoln, NE 68502 "Drug Costs" 1
Scott P. Liggett, M.D.
EDITORAL BOARD:
James 0. Armitage, M.D., Omaha ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Ronald L. Asher, M.D., North Platte Cardiac Transplantation — First Year Experience
Rodney S.W. Basler, M.D. Lincoln
Jehangir B. Bastani, M.D., Lincoln In A Community Hospital: A Three Year Follow-Up 2
John H. Casey, M.D., Lincoln Deepak M. Gangahar, M.D. Michael A. Breiner, M.D
Sushil S. Lacy, M.D., Lincoln Scott P. Liggett, M.D. Giles S. Hedderich, M.D.
Scott P. Liggett, M.D., Lincoln Stephen W. Carveth, M.D. George Papanicolaou, M.D.
Hal K. Mardis, M.D., Omaha
Richard A. Mortin, M.D., Lincoln Herbert E. Reese, M.D.
Pradip K. Mistry, M.D., Norfolk Sinemet CR In Parkinson's Disease 8
TWailmtoetrhyJ.P.O'OD'oHonlolheurean,,MM..DD..,,ONmoarthhaPlatte Ronald F. Pfeiffer, M.D. Carolyn S. Glaeske, R.N.
William F. Rayburn, M.D., Omaha Kathleen E. Wilken, M.D. Ruth Hofman, R.N.
Michael A. Schmidt M.D., Lincoln A Medical Point of View:
David L. Smith, M.D,, Lincoln An Answer To a Medical Student's Inquiry 11
Kenton L. Shaffer, M.D., Kearney
Joseph M. Staves, M.D., Lincoln W. Riley Kovar, M.D.
Jon S. Thompson, M.D., Omaha
William L. Vosik, M.D., Kearney PERINATAL PAGE
Arthur Weaver, M.D., Lincoln Amniotic Fluid Volume Assessment: Oligohydramnios 14
Stewart P. Wesiburg, M.D., Lincoln Carl V. Smith, M.D.
Charles S. Wilson, M.D., Lincoln
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PRESIDENT'S PAGE
1991: An "Intense" Year for the House of Medicine 17
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