BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Margot Smythe, RN, BSN
September 2006
... the 24 sites completed the follow-up telephone interview 5 weeks post-visit. Results were compared to the initial ...
Letters /
BY: Angus Rae, MB, FRCPC
May 2006
... [4] and Belding Scribner and associates in Seattle. [5] Its integration into general medical practice in a ...
News /
BY: David R. Richardson, MD
November 2006
... the University of Kansas. The GATC project hopes, within 5 years, to identify adverse drug reaction markers that may ... one student, one resident, and one early-career physician (5 years post-residency) member who has demonstrated exemplary ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: William J. Kierans, BA, MA
January/February 2006
... the world, including British Columbia [2-4] and Canada. [5-7] The British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency (BCVSA) ... birth records. There were 26 150 preterm male births (5.90% prior to 37 weeks) and 21 072 female preterm births (5.03%); 25 218 postterm male births (5.69% after 41 weeks) ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Jane A. Buxton, MBBS, MHSc, FRCPC
July/August 2006
... still occurs in 1% to 2% of infants; [4] rates up to 6.5% have been reported for infants born to mothers with high ... is, mothers positive for HBe antigen (HBeAg). [5] A recent retrospective review of infants born to mothers ... 65% point estimate for coverage, with plus or minus 5% error with a 95% confidence interval). The random sample ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Jill Franklin, BA,
December 2006
... and the many problems that can stem from an mTBI. [5] Patients with stressful lives, difficult jobs, high ... Patients should be told about common mTBI symptoms, [5] be advised to take it easy for a while, and be warned ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Nadine Caron, MD,
April 2006
... we find the following: • Suicide rates are 5 to 8 times higher • Diabetes rates are 3 to 5 times higher • Fetal alcohol syndrome rates are at least ...
Editorials /
BY: Anthony J. Salvian, MD
October 2006
... doctors voted to accept the government’s offer of a 10.5% fee increase over 4 years, and another 8% to go to ... was probably what they were going to get. That is, a 10.5% fee increase over 4 years for all doctors. This is not the ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Amy C. MacArthur, MHSc
June 2006
... and significance was assessed using a 2-tailed test with 5% alpha. Results Twenty-three people responded to the ... were interested in obtaining genetic counseling (56.5%) or testing for cancer susceptibility (52.2%), while ... indicated from studies of high-risk populations. [5-7,9,16-19] The poor response to our survey itself may ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Pankaj Dhawan, MD, FRCPC,
November 2006
... social morbidity and severity of postconcussion symptoms. [5-7] The majority of patients will gradually recover within 3 ...