Clinical Articles /
BY: Chris Whittington, MB BS, MBA, FCFP, FACRRM
December 2002
... in Ireland and has been estimated as great as 1 in 64. [4-7] The identification of the HFE gene in 1996 was a major ... accounts for 80% to 100% of those with clinical HHC. [2,4,5] Among those of European ancestry (including both ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Peter L. Munk, MDCM, FRCPC, FSIR, FFRRCSI(Hon)
December 2002
... also be successfully palliated using this technique. [4-6] Not long afterward, a much larger population of ... compression fractures have had at least 2 weeks to 4 weeks of conservative therapy without any evidence of ... hour), and are kept in the recovery area for approximately 4 to 6 hours. Patients with metastatic disease, who are often ...
Letters /
BY: Eugene Leduc, MD
December 2002
... poses a risk to their health by walking 100 metres” [4] (my italics). This is a significant change in policy ... who are legally blind are also eligible for a permit.” [4] How does traveling a little further in a wheelchair, or ...
Premise /
BY: William A. Falk, MD, FCFPC, FRCGP
December 2002
... medium-income group, 9.6 in the lower-high group, and 11.4 in the higher-high group. In the low-income group, males ... figures in the BC report. The 1951 study recorded 3.4 illnesses per family. The BC figures for 2000 show 5697 ... Other Total Amount ($) 144 266 12 341 152 749 174 515 012 4 425 397 164 1 995 957 769 568 944 833 213 224 517 141 908 ...