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Clinical Articles / BY: Charles S.B. Galasko, ChM, FRCS June 2002
... had been injured in road traffic accidents. Of these 72 (7.7%) had a whiplash-associated disorder (WAD). In the ... annual incidence is estimated as 3.8 per 1000 population. [7]  Richter reported an increase of whiplash injuries in ...
Letters / BY: R.W. Dunn, MD January/February 2002
... reference to your editorial ( Rejuvenated image, BCMJ 43[7]:378 ), I certainly agree that the wearing of uniforms by ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Carolyn A. Montgomery, MB September 2002
... which facilitates the ascent of pathogenic organisms. [7] There is a positive correlation between the number of ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Harvey Thommasen, MD, MSc, FCFP May 2002
... including mass resignations of hospital privileges [6,7]  would lead one to predict British Columbia’s rural ... very dissatisfied (score of 1) to very satisfied (score of 7) was used to grade the level of satisfaction. To account ... a Likert score of 3.5/5 = 70%, whereas a score of 3.5/7 = 50%. The test-retest reliability and validity of using ...
Premise / BY: William A. Falk, MD, FCFPC, FRCGP December 2002
... for the Ministry of Health for 1 year (1999–2000) of $7 965 276 920 is divided among the population of BC of about ... for hip replacement, 0.73 for knee joint replacement, and 7.48 for cataract surgery. These are examples of the need to ... 397 164 1 995 957 769 568 944 833 213 224 517 141 908 764 7 965 276 920 Percent 1.8 4.3 2.2 55.5 25.1 7.1 2.7 1.8 100.5 ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Bonnie J. Hayes, PhD July/August 2002
... work status with 94% sensitivity and 84% specificity. [7] Pain disorder Although the AMA clearly stated that chronic ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Andrew R. Woolfenden, MD, FRCPC April 2002
... age (RR 1.4 for each decade)  •  Diabetes (RR 1.7)  Angina, prior myocardial infarction, and congestive ... excess number of ischemic events in the combination group (7.9% per year) versus the adjusted-dose warfarin group (1.9% ... prothrombin time targets equivalent to an INR of 1.5 to 2.7 and 1.4 to 2.8. [ 8,9]  The benefit of warfarin over ...
Clinical Articles / BY: E. Jane Garland, MD, FRCPC November 2002
... costs, has been noted among elderly depressed patients. [7]  Recovery from other medical illnesses is also delayed by ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Gunter P. Siegmund, PhD, PEng June 2002
... the loads applied to the tissues of the cervical spine. [7]  After the initial interaction with the seat back and ...
Letters / BY: John Hall, MD January/February 2002
... September edition of your excellent publication [ BCMJ 43(7):378 ] expresses very well the attitude that many patients ...