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Letters /
BY: Robert Shepherd, MD
April 2008
... reporting in the lay press” [ BCMJ 2008;50(1):9 ]. I try to nip it in the bud by correcting it; I write a ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Ron Wilson, MD, CCFP
April 2008
... significantly increased their physical activity—by 26.9% over baseline. An important predictor of increased ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Wen Q. Gan, MD, MSc,
April 2008
... more benefits than exercise at lower levels of intensity.[ 9 ] Cardiovascular disease Compelling epidemiological ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Don D. Sin, MD, MPH, FRCPC,
April 2008
... height of 4 cm or less (this increases the risk 6.9-fold or by 590%). • A forced expiratory time of 9 seconds or more (this increases the risk 5.7-fold or by ... time of 2.5 hours or more (this increases the risk 2.9-fold or by 190%).[ 2 ] Identification of any risk factors ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Frank Ervin, MD, FRCPC,
April 2008
... by Warren and colleagues is also worth considering.[ 9 ] Caregivers are urged to listen to the patient’s ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Nabil Al Lawati, MD, MRCP,
April 2008
... failure are admitted to an intensive care unit.[ 9 - 12 ] Patients requiring ICU admission have a 1-year mortality rate as high as 46%.[ 9 , 10 , 12 ] The Figure shows the number of COPD deaths ... good, with mortality ranging between 11% and 49%.[ 9 , 28 , 29 ] A number of factors need to be considered ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Stephan F. van Eeden, MD, PhD, FRCP,
April 2008
... symptoms in subjects with moderate to severe COPD.[ 9 ] Despite the overwhelming evidence of clinical and ...
WorkSafeBC /
BY: Peter Rothfels, MD
May 2008
... treating physicians out of a loyalties bind. 9. Increase “real time” availability of on-the-job ...
News
May 2008
... Network of BC, and will air on Knowledge Network on 9 June 2008. If you’re interested in attending, please ...
News /
BY: Todd Sorokan, MD,
May 2008
... The provincial program will not cover girls now in grade 9 and older, so the vaccine should be considered for this ...