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Letters May 2002
... edition [1]  and we appreciate Dr Leduc’s response [2]  illustrating the main reason too many parking placards ... we have not “grossly misinterpreted these results.” [2]  We have quoted them verbatim, surprising though he may ... taking “the word of the patient on this” [2]  rather than giving a diagnosis or referring the ...
Letters / BY: Bernhard Toews, MD May 2002
... concerns ( "Please fix walk-in problem"  [ BCMJ 2001;43(2):71 ]) about the demise of general practice in White Rock ... the fee schedule could define the difference as well. 2. Residency positions must be made available to those family ... than those without such training. 3. If suggestions 1 or 2 don’t work, I would suggest lobbying the CRTC to pull ER ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Robert Ferrari, MD, FRCPC June 2002
... surrounding the patient as part of the whiplash industry. [2]  This phenomenon is so deeply rooted in our culture that ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Charles S.B. Galasko, ChM, FRCS June 2002
... that the incidence was increasing on an annual basis. [2] In a previous study, we looked at the annual incidence of ...
Clinical Articles / BY: James R. Taylor, MD, PhD June 2002
... an injury mechanism without specifying a pathology. [1,2]   Neck sprain  assumes a ligamentous injury. [3]   ... to produce neck hyper-extension injuries in monkeys. [2]  Anterior distraction caused tears of longus colli with ... disc injuries in eight patients operated on within 2 years of injury. Seven patients obtained pain relief ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Burton H. Goldstein, DMD, MS, FRCDC June 2002
... individuals involved in a motor vehicle collision (MVC). [2]  The Quebec Task Force on Whiplash-Associated Disorders ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Murray Allen, MD June 2002
... BC may be explained by the high legal costs (see  Figure 2 ). Unfortunately, comparable costs in other jurisdictions ... Whiplash per 100 000 population 71.7% 1015 70.9% 922 71.2% 1127 69.9% 1154 67.9% 1168 62.7% 1059 57.6% 970 57.5% 907 ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Bruce Fleming, MD June 2002
... is indicated if the possibility of a fracture exists. [2] Decision rules Initiatives are under way in Canada and the ... alone do not indicate a specific diagnosis of whiplash. [2]  Young people in particular can often reverse the ... of this review, but excellent references are available. [2,3]  The current standard set of radiographs undertaken in ...
Letters / BY: A. Krisman, MD June 2002
I read with interest ( BCMJ 2002;44[2]:68 ) Dr Woolley’s typically articulate rebuttal to my ...
Letters / BY: Lloyd Oppel, MD, MHSc, FCFP(Em) June 2002
... rigorous tests showing no effect: Donath and colleagues [2]  reported multiple endpoints in a study of valerian ... and indicates that a strict low-fat diet could at best add 2 months to one’s life expectancy. [25] Dr Montemuro ...