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Clinical Articles / BY: Jasmine Grewal, MD, FRCPC January/February 2004
... and specific indicator of ventricular dysfunction. [6-9]  PreproBNP is broken down into BNP (a 32-amino-acid ... have been demonstrated to correlate with LV function  [9,10]  left ventricular end diastolic pressures,  [11] ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Paula Braitstein, MA, MSc January/February 2004
... of HIV-infected injection drug users are HCV-positive, [9]  and over 40% of individuals receiving antiretrovirals ... HIV-infected individuals in North America is estimated at 9% and is also an important source of morbidity among ...   1 year 86.4% 87.5%   3 years 77.8% 81.8%   5 years 69.9% 76.6% P  between cells <.001 Graft survival       1 ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Teresa Clarke, MD January/February 2004
... and all were female. The average disease duration was 9 years. One patient stopped the program after 1 month ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Victoria J. Cook, MD, FRCPC January/February 2004
... treatment for latent TB infection using the standard 9-month isoniazid regimen. Following this cohort of children ...
Letters / BY: Donald J. Young, MD January/February 2004
In a recent editorial piece (BCMJ 2003;45[9]:427) Dr Brian Day suggests that competition among ...
Letters / BY: Tony Dowell, FRCSC January/February 2004
... in his editorial “Red wine no paradox” ( BCMJ 2003;45[9]:430 ). As well as the antioxidant substances in red wine ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Margaret Colbourne, MD, FRCPC March 2004
... factor for anger and aggression toward the child. [9]  The physician should routinely enquire about the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jean Hlady, MD, FRCPC March 2004
... in the home where there had been a fatal case of neglect. [9]  Also, in approximately 40% of fatal cases, there had ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Christine E. Jarchow, MSW March 2004
... rate of childhood asthma in Canada is 13% for males and 9% for females. [3]  This suggests that child abuse may ... often beyond the expertise of a single individual.” [9] Examples of this complexity are found in the 1995  Report ... North Vancouver, and Richmond • 4 pediatricians • 0.9 FTE medical director  • 3 FTE social workers • 0.9 FTE ...
Letters / BY: H. Martin Gough, MD March 2004
... letter in the November issue of the  BCMJ [2003;45(9):431]  criticizing the cesarean section rate of the ...