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Editorials / BY: James A. Wilson, MD March 2002
... P3 initiatives by health economists and others). About 4 years ago I wrote on these pages that the BC government and ...
Clinical Articles / BY: J. Ellen Anderson, MD October 2002
... of somatic symptoms associated with aging and illness. [4]  It has a yes/no format, and the 15-item version, using a ... and reported behavior. [2]  On average, it takes 8.4 minutes to perform. If we have a clinical suspicion that a ... laboratory tests we use daily in practice. If the score is 4/9 or less, then we need to consider other depressive ...
Letters May 2002
... the respect and the income they deserve.” Character #4: “These doctors are saps. Bill Bennett got them to back ...
Letters / BY: Eugene Leduc, MD December 2002
... poses a risk to their health  by walking 100 metres” [4]  (my italics). This is a significant change in policy ... who are legally blind are also eligible for a permit.” [4] How does traveling a little further in a wheelchair, or ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Fikre Germa, MD, CCFP(EM) January/February 2002
... in the diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis in children. [ 4]  A somewhat similar clinical definition of TB in adults ...
College Library / BY: Jim Henderson July/August 2002
... problem with the establishment of an Error Management Unit.4 The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta ... government create a provincial agency for patient safety. [4] Better access to information does not always result in ...
Letters / BY: G. Henderson, MB April 2002
... calls, I do not have hospital responsibilities during that 4 hours. I left feeling quite refreshed and not in any way ...
Clinical Articles / BY: E. Jane Garland, MD, FRCPC November 2002
... can persist for up to 3 years or more if left untreated. [4] The mortality rates of untreated depression in the elderly ... some features make major depression more likely ( Table 4 ).  Conclusions In both the very young and very old, ... prevalence rates for major depressive disorder, by age. [1,4,10] Age sample Preadolescent  Adolescent  Adult Elderly ...
Editorials / BY: James A. Wilson, MD June 2002
... reaction (like Dr Wong’s recent article in  BCMJ 2002;4[4]:184-187 ). There are quite a few case reports of ...
Letters / BY: Frederick Spohn, MD March 2002
... a few years ago were costing the BC Medical Plan some $4 million annually with very little health benefit to our ...