British Columbia, like many Canadian provinces, has areas of both high and low population density (oral communication, P. Blumel, cartographer, Province of BC, 22 September 2005). People living in... Read More
Clinical Articles
Background Health care providers should strive to understand the physical, emotional, and social impacts of having chronic disease. Theoretically, such patient-centred knowledge can be... Read More
Background Hepatitis B (HB) is a viral infection that can be acquired by vertical transmission. Approximately 90% of infants infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV) will progress to chronic... Read More
The global health of Aboriginal people is suboptimal when compared with the health of the general North American population, and many disease processes, some with a genetic component, appear to be... Read More
Background In Canada, mosquitoes are mainly considered to be nuisance pests—their bites causing a pruritic irritation that itches for a day or two and then subsides. Until recently, there were no... Read More