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Clinical Articles / BY: Gordean Bjornson, MBA March 2000
... children the infection rate was about 30% each year.[ 1,2 ] The complications of influenza generally result from ... of influenza vaccine for household members in 1998 was 42.2% for diabetics and 46.7% for asthmatics. In ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Kendall Ho, MD, FRCPC June 2000
... medical education and clinical service provision.[ 2-4 ] Telemedicine seems poised to continue its momentum in ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Greg McGregor, MD, FRCSC May 2000
... colorectal cancer, possibly by immunologic suppression.[ 2 ] The prognosis may be poorer if the surrounding organs are ... nerves to preserve bladder and sexual function. Although a 2 cm distal margin is preferred, a margin of 1 cm is ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Shayesta Dhalla, MD September 2000
... in approximately 3 to 20 persons of every 100,000.[ 2 ] However, because of its potentially lethal nature, ... in January 1999 again revealed a carcinoid tumor ( Figure 2 ). He continues to experience symptoms of carcinoid ... to 80%.[ 1,9-11 ] In terms of biological behavior, only 2% of pulmonary carcinoids are associated with carcinoid ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Danuta M. Skowronski, MD, FRCPC March 2000
... also recommends immunization for health-care workers.[ 1 , 2 ] A distinct recommendation to health-care workers has been ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Martin Zelder, PhD June 2000
... to that province for a fiscal year be withheld.”[ 2 ] The cash contribution that may be withheld is the Canada ... growth in BC waiting time between 1992 and 1998 ( Table 2 ). Over that period, median waiting time between a GP’s ... referral and treatment by a specialist has risen from 11.2 to 15.2 weeks, a 36% increase. Between 1997 and 1998 alone, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: David Baxter June 2000
... generation the population gets older since, effectively, 2 older people contribute 1.6 younger people to the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jacqueline Saw, MD, FRCPC October 2000
... cause of myocarditis in an immunocompetent person.[ 2 ] Only a minority of patients with acute viral myocarditis ... given was 1g/kg over 12 hours intravenously for 2 consecutive days. Average age at presentation was 41.2 years (range 31 to 54 years). Five of the six patients had ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Alex Agranovich, MD, FRCPC April 2000
... form of radiotherapy was pioneered by Dr J. Papillon.[ 2 ] Only a small fraction of patients with rectal cancer are ... (five treatments over 1 week) followed by radical surgery 2 weeks later was compared with surgery alone. With median ... of radiotherapy is sufficient (from a single treatment to 2 weeks of treatment). Radiotherapy is not advised, however, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Leo Wong, MD June 2000
... physicians entering practice in all of Canada.[ 1,2 ] As a result, for years the province has relied on an ...