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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: Hugh Freeman, MD, FRCPC, FACP, FACG September 2001
... disease is a disorder that occurs primarily in white people, particularly from countries of Western Europe and ... In British Columbia, in addition to cases among white people, cases have also been documented in the Coast Salish. ... I had been on was killing me. I am one of millions of people worldwide with this lifelong disease. Many know they ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Benjamin C.L. Lai, MD, MSc April 2001
... disease. In the United States, at least half a million people are diagnosed as having PD, and the frequency of PD is ... seen in some studies probably results from the very few people in this age group and may also reflect diagnostic and ... composition of the population surveyed. Generally, white people in Europe and North America have a higher prevalence, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: R.C. Offer, MD, FRCPC, FACR October 2001
... value for osteoporotic fractures, there are many people who have good bone mass despite multiple risk factors, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Christopher Bozek MD, FRCPC May 2001
 Introduction Parkinson's disease (PD) affects people of all ages. Although 20% may be diagnosed under the ... decades. With the advent of levodopa therapy 30 years ago, people now live with this disease for 20 to 30 years. As a ...
Clinical Articles November 2001
... antibiotics such as ciprofloxacin and doxycycline to treat people exposed to biologic agents like anthrax, and provide ... with a credible threat, then this is a police matter and people should contact police through 911. If police and the ... preventive measures are currently recommended. People should not go to the hospital or doctor unless they ...
Clinical Articles / BY: A. Jon Stoessl, MD, FRCPC May 2001
... rhythmic rest tremor characteristic of PD, do not occur in people with an intact dopamine system despite significant ...
Clinical Articles / BY: William J. Sullivan, BA, LLB, MCL July / August 2001
... benefits of the proposed health care....”[ 2 ] Capable people can exercise their autonomy on health care issues at ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Alister Browne, PhD July / August 2001
... and professional ethicists typically are not medical people, we sometimes see a ...