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Clinical Articles / May 2006

Mental health care in rural British Columbia

BY: Ralph J. Maddess, PhD

Most of rural British Columbia has a severe shortage of mental health services. The prevailing attitude is that people choose to live in rural areas and should therefore accept lack of funding for... Read More

woman inpatient talking to female doctor
Clinical Articles / May 2006

Degree of dissociativity in the inpatient population of a hospital in northwestern British Columbia

BY: Marlene E. Hunter, MD, FCFPC

The goal of a research project initiated in December 2000 was to determine the level of dissociativity in the inpatient population of the psychiatric unit at Mills Memorial Hospital in Terrace (... Read More

MRSA text with stethoscope
Clinical Articles / April 2006

Community-acquired MRSA infection: An emerging trend

BY: Nevio Cimolai, MD, FRCPC

See related article in this issue See responses to this article Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has long been recognized and was cited soon after the development of... Read More

Young cancer patient looking out window
Clinical Articles / April 2006

New guidelines for treatment of early hormone-positive breast cancer with tamoxifen and aromatase inhibitors

BY: H.F. Kennecke, MD, MHA, FRCPC,, S. Ellard, MD, FRCPC,, S. O’Reilly, MB, FRCPC,, Karen A. Gelmon, MD, FRCPC

The Breast Tumour Group, a provincial multidisciplinary committee of the British Columbia Cancer Agency (BCCA), has developed new guidelines for the use of tamoxifen and aromatase inhibitors (AIs) in... Read More

multiple-sclerosis-scan-results
Clinical Articles / March 2006

Multiple sclerosis: Myths and realities

BY: Janene Spring, RN, BScN, MSCN,, Nicole Beauregard, MSc,, Galina Vorobeychik, MD, FRCPSC,

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common neurological disease affecting young adults in Canada. There is still no cure and only theories as to the cause. The effects of MS can range from mild to... 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