Letters /
BY: Angus Rae, MB, FRCPC
May 2006
... I was a junior member, [2,3] John Merrill in Boston, [4] and Belding Scribner and associates in Seattle. [5] ...
News /
BY: Adam Lund, MD, MEd
May 2006
... creation of the authors’ ACES course. Sections 2, 3, and 4 represent the “A, B, and C” of early resuscitation, ... practical approaches to mechanical ventilation. Section 4, Circulation, has five chapters addressing shock, fluid ... 10% think it is a sexually transmitted disease, and 4% believe it is a form of food poisoning. British Columbians ...
Premise /
BY: Michael K. McIsaac, BA,
May 2006
... report on mental health among Canadian Aboriginal people. [4] I highly recommend this re port. Dr Kirmayer obviously ...
News /
BY: Sandie Braid, CEBS
June 2006
... agreement, the compensation increases are for the first 4 years only. Negotiation and, if required, binding ... of the agreement. General compensation increase is 10.4% over 4 years (3%, 2%, 2%, and 3%). Particular increases will be ...
Letters /
BY: Andrew Farquhar, MD
June 2006
... two targets: LDL-C <2.5 mmol/L and TC/HDL-C ratio <4.0 for “most patients with diabetes” and LDL-C <3.5 ...
Letters /
BY: Ari Giligson, MD,
June 2006
... see me for a diabetic eye check. I had last seen her about 4 years earlier and asked who had been checking on her in the ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Ray Copes, MD, FRCPC
June 2006
... hydrogen chloride, and iodine above workplace limits. [4] Although the volume of product may not be large, the ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Amy C. MacArthur, MHSc
June 2006
... greater proportion of women participated than men (χ2 = 4.88, P = 0.03). Characteristics of survey respondents are ... were undecided about use of either of these services (30.4% and 34.8%, respectively). A small proportion of ... 10 (76.9) 3 (25.0) 9 (75.0) Gender Male Female 7 (30.4) 16 (69.6) 4 (30.8) 9 (69.2) 4 (33.3) 8 (66.7) ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Richard Beever, MD
June 2006
... Japanese B encephalitis, dengue, and West Nile virus. [4] On a municipal level, many communities spray ... placebo: 19, 21 ( P >.05); Spec: 14, 14 ( P >.05); ASSS: 4, 2 ( P >.05); DEET: 0, 0 ( P >.05). Comparing each ... (PMRA) released a “Re-evaluation Decision Document” [4] based on a comprehensive review of the data surrounding ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Hin Hin Ko, MD
June 2006
... groups: Eskimo (55%), Aleut (24%), and Indian (21%). [4] The Indian population is further subdivided into ... to regional field clinics to provide outpatient services. [4,7] In British Columbia, the Aboriginal population consists ... 40 First Nations groups. Aboriginal people make up about 4% of the total BC population, and about half live in urban ...