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Letters / BY: Philip M. Alderman, MD March 2002
... less pain, and an enhanced acceptance of vasectomy. [ 2] In his article, Dr Rich mentions only two studies that ...
Clinical Articles / BY: J. Ellen Anderson, MD October 2002
... Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders (PRIME-MD) [2]  can provide us with a highly sensitive (94%) but not ... bothered by little interest or pleasure in doing things? 2. Have you been feeling down, depressed, or hopeless in the ... values for diagnosis of major depression ( Table 2 ). If a clinician is concerned about cognitive impairment, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Robert Ferrari, MD, FRCPC June 2002
... surrounding the patient as part of the whiplash industry. [2]  This phenomenon is so deeply rooted in our culture that ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Chris Whittington, MB BS, MBA, FCFP, FACRRM December 2002
... 200 to 1 in 400 in people of northern European ancestry. [2,3]  An even higher prevalence likely occurs in Ireland and ... accounts for 80% to 100% of those with clinical HHC. [2,4,5]  Among those of European ancestry (including both ... compound heterozygotes develop clinical symptoms of HHC. [2,15,16]  The H63D mutation is not as penetrant as the C282Y ...
Letters / BY: Robert Grist, MD January/February 2002
... times more likely to die of one than a male counterpart.[2] Like many busy practitioners, I had accepted the ...
Editorials / BY: Murray Allen, MD July/August 2002
This is part 2 of two on the enigma of whiplash, which in the meantime is ... brave decision maker. —Murray Allen, MD Editorials Part 2—Whiplash: Still an enigma (Guest editorial) ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Harvey Thommasen, MD, MSc, FCFP May 2002
... and specialists were surveyed ( Table 1 ,  Table 2  ). [14,15] Van der Weyde and colleagues sent ... not less satisfied than their urban counterparts ( Table 2 ). According to the October 1998 survey, overall quality of ... not individual physicians. [29] Table 1  and  Table 2  show that rural physicians are least satisfied (mean ...
Letters / BY: Allan C.P. Lam, MD October 2002
... the  Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain  Volume 9, November 2, 2001. In this study, 79% of the patients treated improved. ... (average 128 weeks). All the patients belong to Grade 2 or 3 except for one Grade 4 according to the Quebec Task ...
Letters / BY: Lloyd Oppel, MD, MHSc, FCFP(Em) June 2002
... rigorous tests showing no effect: Donath and colleagues [2]  reported multiple endpoints in a study of valerian ... and indicates that a strict low-fat diet could at best add 2 months to one’s life expectancy. [25] Dr Montemuro ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Andrew R. Woolfenden, MD, FRCPC April 2002
... including 10,000 British Columbians, suffer a stroke. [1,2]  There are 300,000 stroke survivors living in Canada, of ... or transient ischemic attack (TIA) (relative risk [RR] 2.5)  •  History of hypertension—controlled or ... with moderate to severe left ventricular dysfunction. (RR 2.5) [ 15]  Enlargement of the left atrium was not an ...