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E D I T O R I A L  
Ageing of the Baby Boomers - The Future Elderly 
E H Kua 
 

I N V I T E D   A R T I C L E S 
The Future Demographic Landscape of Singapore 
G Shantakumar 
The Frail Elderly in the Family 
M L Blake 
Housing Singapore’s Frail Elderly in the Next Millennium 
J D Harrison 
Future Health Issues and Delivery Needs of the Elderly 
L G Goh 
Geriatric Medicine - Isn’t There a Better Alternative? 
I Philp 
 

O R I G I N A L   A R T I C L E S 
Epidemiology of Falls Among the Elderly Community Dwellers in Singapore 
K M Chan, W S Pang, C H Ee, Y Y Ding, P Choo 
Hypoglycaemia in the Elderly 
S K Teo, C H Ee 
Spine Surgery in Geriatric Patients 
S Nair, C S Yu, K S Ngian, H P Wong, Y P Low 
Depression of Young and Elderly Patients  
S M Ko, E H Kua, M H Chow 
 

C A S E   R E P O R T S  
Perforated Leiomyosarcoma of Meckel’s Diverticulum 
J C H Tan, K S Wong, C H Teh, S B Wee, C H Low 
Germinoma of the Basal Ganglia and Thalamus - CT and MRI Findings 
L W Wong, C R Jayakumar 
A Case of Bilateral Ulnar Nerve Palsy in a Patient with Traumatic Brain   
Injury and Heterotopic Ossification 
H C Chin 
 

E D U C A T I O N 
Clinics in Diagnostic Imaging (30) 
S T Quek, S K Chang 
Electrocardiographic Case: P waves in ECG - Variations on a Theme 
S C Quek, K S Ng, P S Low 
What You Need To Know: Tonsillitis - Medical and Surgical Therapy 
J D Smith 
 
 
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