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Clinical Articles / BY: David J. Klaassen, MD, FRCPC May 2000
... and mortality in British Columbia and the world.[ 1 ] Approximately two-thirds of all cases are operated on ... ] Two meta-analyses have been done.[ 6 , 21 ]  Table 1  summarizes the results. The Bruinvels meta-analysis[ 6 ] ... recurrence. These should be done at 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, and 2 years after surgery. In other types of colon ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Amil Shah, MDCM, FRCPC, FACP May 2000
... found to improve the response rates to about 30% to 40%.[ 1 ] A meta-analysis of the nine randomized trials confirmed ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Greg McGregor, MD, FRCSC May 2000
... UICC (International Union Against Cancer) system ( Table 1 ). This system depends on the degree of penetration of the ... and perforated cancers have reduced survival rates.[ 1 ] Preoperative blood transfusion adversely affects survival ... Although a 2 cm distal margin is preferred, a margin of 1 cm is acceptable, since most rectal cancers do not exceed 1 ...
Clinical Articles / BY: David Baxter June 2000
... population to its record of 12% today (see  Table 1 ). This aging of our population is largely the result of a ... in both fewer and older parents. The current average of 1.6 children born per woman during her lifetime (less than ... gets older since, effectively, 2 older people contribute 1.6 younger people to the population. Below the replacement ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Danuta M. Skowronski, MD, FRCPC June 2000
... at the site of injury or invades nerve endings directly.[ 1 ] It is highly neurotropic. Progression is determined by ... or nose, rabies virus may migrate directly to the brain.[ 1 ] The reported incubation period for rabies varies from a ... million people require rabies post-exposure prophylaxis.[ 1,2 ]  The unwitting role played by bats Since 1925, 21 ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Angus Rae, MB, FRCPC June 2000
... goals of a publicly funded health care system….”[ 1 ] That is to say, agents of the state. Is it possible that ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Alan Brookstone, MD June 2000
... health care. According to the Intel Health Initiative,[ 1 ] “A survey conducted by FIND/SVP reveals that 77% of ...
Clinical Articles / BY: T.F. Handley, MD June 2000
... post-graduate training requirement for licensure from 1 to 2 years, but there is still concern that emerging family ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Kendall Ho, MD, FRCPC June 2000
... is equally caught up in this technological revolution.[ 1 ] Witness the proliferation of Internet medical web sites ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Martin Zelder, PhD June 2000
... was studied in the RAND Health Insurance Experiment.[ 1 ]  The RAND researchers randomly assigned about 2000 ... there were no substantial benefits from free care.”[ 1 ] The fact that this additional care consumed by the ... calculation has been unfavorable for BC; see  Table 1 . Nevertheless, in the future, public health spending will ...