Letters /
BY: G.F. Roseborough, MD
July / August 2001
... be subjected to: 1. Exclusion from public reimbursement. 2. A demand to repay the money the public has spent on their ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Christopher R. Honey, MD, DPhil, FRCS
May 2001
... reviews on the history of neurosurgery for PD. [1,2] In British Columbia, the surgical treatment of PD was ... demonstrated continued efficacy for off-period signs at 2- and 3-year follow-up. [13] The potential complications ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Karen A. Gelmon, MD, FRCPC
November 2001
... and increase risk by increasing breast mitotic rates. [ 2] Recent evidence suggests that progesterone does not ... women, that is, women with a body mass index of 24.4 kg/m 2 or less. This study once again highlighted the different ... so the benefits must outweigh the risks (see Table 2 for a summary of the provincial guidelines). Models [ ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: William J. Sullivan, BA, LLB, MCL
July / August 2001
... no difficulty provided the statutory tests are followed.[ 2 ] For example, capacity or competence or capability to make ... “risks and benefits of the proposed health care....”[ 2 ] Capable people can exercise their autonomy on health care ... decision-maker appointed under the Consent Act.[ 2 ] However, the Health Care Providers Guide to Consent to ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Ian R.A. Mackenzie, MD, FRCPC
April 2001
... ventral tier of the pars compacta being most affected.[ 2 ] It is estimated that at least 50% of the nigral neurons ... are an age-related incidental autopsy finding occurring in 2% to 10% of neurologically normal individuals. While some ... that such individuals may have presymptomatic PD,[ 2,5 ] others feel this indicates that Lewy bodies are not ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Diana Carter, MBBS
October 2001
... the menses than they are after menstruation has ceased. [ 2,3] Epidemiology of the menopause Large epidemiological ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Teresa Marie Kope, MD, FRCPC
June 2001
... terms such as social communication spectrum disorder [2] or multisystem developmental disorder . The latter, ... from those with mental handicaps or language disorders at 2 to 3 years of age by experienced clinicians. [9-11] Diverse ... in their children, often in infancy but usually by 1 to 11/2 years. About 25% report normal development up to 18 months, ...
Letters /
BY: Michael Alms, MB
March 2001
See responses to this letter: 1 , 2 One often hears the claim that in Canada we enjoy the best ...
Premise /
BY: Lorne Verhulst, MD
July / August 2001
... practice services to 1360 patients while Practitioner 2 served only 755 patients. (Among all GPs practising in BC ... outliers because per-patient costs are greater than 2 standard deviations above the mean. Is it fair that ... 272 patients fewer than most? Is it fair that Practitioner 2 should bill very near the median amount on a practice that ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Christopher Bozek MD, FRCPC
May 2001
... their blood pressure monitored. Hillen and colleagues [2] found that subclinical (decrease of systolic BP >15 mm ... and Parkinson's disease. Parkinsonism Rel Disord 1996;2:177-187. Mason LJ, Cojocaru TT, Cole DJ. Surgical ...