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Clinical Articles / BY: John H. Hay, MB July/August 2003
... for cure and reduce unnecessary treatment morbidity. People with stage II or stage III rectal cancer are at a high ...
Clinical Articles / BY: J. Rezmovitz, MSc November 2003
One-third of people older than 65 and one-half of people older than 80 fall at least once per year. [1-4] ... and loss of flexibility and strength, all lead people to rely more on upper leg and trunk strength to ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Timothy K.S. Christie, PhD April 2003
... of their infection. [1-15]  The partners of index cases (people newly diagnosed with HIV) are at extremely high risk ... of partner notification. There are approximately 17 000 people in Canada who are HIV-positive but unaware of their serostatus, and there are roughly 1000 people per year who receive their HIV diagnosis at the same ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jiri Frohlich, MD, FRCPC December 2003
... (ASCOT-LLA) [1]  and MRC/BHF Heart Protection Study in people with diabetes. [2]  Of more than 19 000 hypertensive ... the recently published MRC/BHF Heart Protection study in people with diabetes, [2]  there was a significant reduction ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Stuart Johnston, MD May 2003
... of echocardiographic and radiographic images, homecare for people with chronic illnesses (such as diabetes, congestive ... of Stoney Creek and Vanderhoof (population 4400), people with complicated primary care problems or emergency ... Creek rural video network link was underutilized. People- related factors—that is, excessive workloads and ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Norman Phillips MSc July/August 2003
... with a program that screened with colonoscopy, only 80% of people 55 years of age in 2004 would require 46 000 ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Harvey Thommasen, MD, MSc, FCFP May 2002
... British Columbia’s rural communities of fewer than 7000 people are between 60% and 80%. [5]  If a community has 10 ... Typical retention rates for communities with 7000 or more people are higher, between 85% to 90%. A recent decrease in ... of physician services, and ultimately, better care for the people living in under-serviced rural Canada. [20-23] ...
Clinical Articles / BY: J. Ellen Anderson, MD October 2002
... situation is hopeless? Yes No 15. Do you think that most people are better off than you? Yes No Scoring “No” to ... TV.         h. Moving or speaking so slowly that other people could have noticed.  Or the opposite; being so ... work, take care of things at home, or get along with other people? Not difficult at all Somewhat difficult Very ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Robert Ferrari, MD, FRCPC June 2002
... and neither being part of a single disease process. People are exposed to injuries during many phases of their ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Erin E. Michalak, PhD October 2002
... a large proportion of their time diagnosing and treating people with emotional or psychiatric problems. [6]   Yet ... been increasingly recognized that a large proportion of people who become depressed will develop either a chronic or ...