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Letters / BY: Michael Livingston, MD October 2002
... 30 years treating MVA musculoligamentous neck sprains [1]  as one would other sprains, and researching this common ... who received little or no therapy were symptom free in 1 month. None developed chronic disability. [7] Partheni ...
Letters / BY: Allan C.P. Lam, MD October 2002
... treated improved. All patients were followed up for over 1 year—minimum 61 weeks and a maximum of 164 weeks (average ...
Premise / BY: Murray Allen, MD October 2002
... concept is not commonly known in the medical profession. [1]  The concept of moral hazard suggests that the simple act ...
Clinical Articles / BY: E. Jane Garland, MD, FRCPC November 2002
... remains relatively uncommon in preadolescents ( Table 1 ), the prevalence rises dramatically with the onset of adolescence. [1]  During the past 30 years, the rate of depression has ... of teens will have spontaneously resolved by 2 months. [1]  Nevertheless, more brief depressions may herald future, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Agnes To, MD November 2002
... Treatment of Depression for primary care physicians [1]   and, in partnership with the Canadian Psychiatric ... article, “Treatment of depression in primary care—Part 1: Principles of acute treatment” and its companion ... in a simple, practical, and easy-to-use format. In Part 1, we deal with the principles of acute treatment, including ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Agnes To, MD November 2002
... Treatment of Depression  for primary care physicians [1]  and, in partnership with the Canadian Psychiatric ... “Treatment of depression in primary care—Part 1: Principles of acute treatment”  are organized in a simple, practical, and easy-to-use format. In  Part 1 , we dealt with the principles of acute treatment, ...
Editorials / BY: Lindsay M. Lawson, MD November 2002
... of the chest has decreased from 6 to 8 weeks to less than 1 week. “A successful combination of private and public ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Marcos Gobrial, MD, CCFP December 2002
... health facilities in British Columbia ( Table 1 ). [1]  The Northern Isolation Allowance (NIA) score—a measure ... It affects an estimated 18 million North Americans and 1.5 million Canadians. [16-18]  Having diabetes ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Chris Whittington, MB BS, MBA, FCFP, FACRRM December 2002
... was thought to be a very rare condition, only occurring in 1 in 20 000 persons. [1]  The disorder was noted to occur most commonly in ... mellitus, cirrhosis, and pigmentation likely occurs in 1 in 20 000 people. However, the disorder, with its protean ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Peter L. Munk, MDCM, FRCPC, FSIR, FFRRCSI(Hon) December 2002
... compression fracture secondary to a variety of causes. [1-3]  This technique was originally pioneered in France in ... of the pedicular puncture is performed, and we administer 1 g of intravenous cefazolin (or other broad-spectrum ... or near complete relief of pain within 48 to 72 hours. [1,15,17,22-26]  Further gradual improvement in pain has been ...