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Clinical Articles / BY: Farsheed Hedayati-Vala, MD, July/August 2008
... central Bri­tish Columbia serves a population of 12 000 people. From September 2002 to December 2004 (2.5 years), 677 ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Lori d’Agincourt-Canning, MSc, MA, PhD, December 2008
... it provided access to genetic consultations for some people whose economic or personal situation would have ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Nupura Krishnadev, MD, October 2008
... an elevated cardiovascular risk.  Studies suggest that people with schizophrenia are two to three times more likely ... frequency of diabetes has been found in the relatives of people with schizophrenia, suggesting a genetic association ... Competing interests None declared. Studies suggest that people with schizophrenia are two to three times more likely ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Catherine L. Weber, MD, FRCPC, July/August 2008
... kidney disease (CKD). In BC, there are at least 145 000 people with an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) of less than 60 mL/min, and about 35 000 people whose physicians have actually identified CKD as a ... if you also include those at highest risk for CKD (people with cardiovascular disease, diabetes, or both), this ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Helen Novak Lauscher, PhD May 2008
For most people in British Columbia, the family physician provides an ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Liza Kallstrom, November 2008
... It’s gratifying to hear the positive things that people are saying. Many participants feel the PSP has ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Liza Kallstrom, September 2008
... he says. “When I attended this session I saw people debating and learning from each other—I saw family ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Borys Flak, MD, FRCPC, May 2008
... in­creases significantly after age 50.  More than 700 people die of CRC annually in BC alone, each losing an ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Susan Albersheim, MD, FRCPC, PhD, November 2008
... with as such, we must recognize that equally competent people can make totally different decisions based on personal ... of viability. Moreover, the manner in which reasonable people make decisions varies. Therefore, since the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Mark R.C. Dickeson, MD, FRCSC, FACS September 2008
... be amazing. I learned that the town of just more than 4000 people remains loyal to its Russian Douk­hobor roots, with a ...