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Clinical Articles / BY: William J. Kierans, BA, MA January/February 2006
... age gained wide acceptance after Lubchenco and colleagues [1]  presented intrauterine growth charts in the now classic ... received at BCVSA detailing events that occurred from 1 January 1981 to 31 December 2000. Twenty years of data are ... data points according to the following equation: y = b + c 1 x + c 2 x 2  + c 3 x 3  where b and c are constants. ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Thomas M. Lampinen, PhD January/February 2006
... 0.8% reported using MA during the previous month ( Table 1 ). Most users had smoked or snorted the drug; none reported ... number of days awake on the drug was 3, but ranged from 1 to 12. Five users (19%), all of whom used MA during the ... 8) and for those students without drug experience it was 1 (0, 2) ( P  <.0001). Similarly, greater numbers of ...
Letters / BY: Andrew Farquhar, MD January/February 2006
... diabetes but has already had a myocardial infarction. [1]  Why then hold back on vascular protection until the ... diabetes are at high risk for coronary heart disease. [1]  In fact, in the large NHANES study, [1]  patients who had diabetes but did not have the metabolic ...
News / BY: James A. Wilson, MD January/February 2006
... health information. To date, the site has received over 1.6 million visits. See responses to this column Home ... costs for dialysis in BC are expected to be reduced by $1.2 million in the 2005 fiscal year. With the launch of the ... the employees’ share of the premiums is as follows: 1. First, cover the cost of the LTD benefit. Canada Revenue ...
Premise / BY: James E. Miles, MD, FRCPC January/February 2006
... 1964 in the  British Columbia Medical Journal . [1]  It was titled “The BIP (Basic Influence and ... Factor,” and was based on the following premises: 1. All procedures, institutions, drugs, and interviews, apart ...
Premise / BY: Morley Sutter, MD, PhD January/February 2006
... and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. [1]  Subsequent rankings have incorporated the quality of ... as evidence (from least- to most-reliable sources) 1. Advertisements (including political speeches) 2. Hearsay ... defined. Information from the sources indicated in points 1–7 can give clues but not conclusions. 1. Advertisements ...
Premise / BY: Manfred Purtzki, January/February 2006
... is an outline of how Jim can use the capital gains method: 1. His medical corporation (“Medco”) pays Jim a dividend ...
President's Comment / BY: Michael Golbey, MD January/February 2006
... There was a very impressive response rate of 67% (1,147 GPs). This was the first step in reviewing not only the ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Don Graham, MD, CCFP January/February 2006
... throughout BC. To reach us, call 604 276-3007 or toll-free 1 888 967-5377, local 3007. WorkSafeBC Recognizing ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Areta B. Wong, BSc, March 2006
... of a health care system in meeting their needs. [1]  Although maternal mortality rates are now lower than in ... and 35 maternal deaths in BC during 1987–2004 ( Table 1 ). Of the 35 deaths, 29 (83%) were due to direct causes and ... within 42 days postpartum, and between 43 days or 1 year postpartum. These check-boxes improve the reliability ...