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Clinical Articles / September 2002

Antibiotic prophylaxis at the time of induced abortion

BY: Carolyn A. Montgomery, MB, Wendy V. Norman, MD, FCFP, MHSc, Deborah M. Money, MD, FRCSC, Michael L. Rekart, MD, DTM&H, MHSc

Introduction In November 2000 a group of provincial experts, including representatives from the BC Centre for Disease Control, doctors who provide abortions, and staff from the three major... Read More

Clinical Articles / September 2002

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A review

BY: Andrew Eisen MD, FRCPC

Introduction Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is one of several neurodegenerations affecting the aging nervous system.[1,2] Its pathogenesis is complex and multifactorial and involves the... Read More

Clinical Articles / September 2002

Anal cancer and human papillomavirus in HIV-positive men who have sex with men: A case report and review of the literature

BY: Elissa Press, BA, Gil Kimel, MSc, Robert S. Hogg, PhD, Julio S.G. Montaner, MD, Natasha Press, MD, FRCPC

Case presentation A 43-year-old man who has sex with men and who has advanced HIV disease, a CD4 count of 360 cells/µl, and a viral load of 3320 copies/ml presented with a 5-month history of anal... Read More

Clinical Articles / July/August 2002

Whiplash is a social disorder—How so!

BY: Robert Ferrari, MD, FRCPC

Lithuania Lithuania is a country in which there is little or no awareness or experience among the general population of the notion that a whiplash injury may cause chronic pain and disability.... Read More

Clinical Articles / July/August 2002

Diagnostic judgment: Chronic pain syndrome, pain disorder, and malingering

BY: Bonnie J. Hayes, PhD, Kenneth D. Craig, PhD, Peter C. Wing, MB, ChB, FRCSC

Two decades of research have made it clear that physicians must distinguish pain from physical impairment, and differentiate illness behavior from disability. Also important is the distinction... Read More

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BCMJ

The BCMJ is a general medical journal that shares knowledge while building connections among BC physicians.

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ISSN 0007‍-‍0556 (Print)
ISSN 2293‍-‍6106 (Online)
Established 1959