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BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Victoria J. Cook, MD, FRCPC July/August 2004
... and follow the standard concentric circle approach. [1]  Extensive amounts of information are collected as a ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Nita Jain, MD, FRCPC April 2004
... to consider screening for STDs in prepubertal children. [1]  They recommended identifying and testing in situations ... in sexual abuse victims, with a prevalence of 2% to 5% [1]  and concurrent chlamydia infection is common. [4]  The ... in this population, since false-positives can occur. [1,4-6] Because of the high prevalence of ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Harvey Thommasen, MD, MSc, FCFP November 2004
... affects approximately 5% of adults, which means more than 1 million Canadians. [1,2] Having diabetes substantially increases one’s risk of ... receive dietary advice from a registered dietitian. [1,2,13] Diabetes teaching centres (DTCs), also known as ...
Editorials / BY: Susan E. Haigh, MD June 2004
... we do. Although the Labour Relations Board states that 1 day a month is allowed for sick leave, we may fly into a ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jean Hlady, MD, FRCPC March 2004
... Describe all injuries in detail. Prepare to testify. [1]  Some problems can be avoided with adequate preparation. ...
Editorials / BY: Howard Feldman, MD, FRCPC September 2004
... the neurofibrillary tangles and senile neuritic plaques [1]  now recognized as characteristic of Alzheimer disease ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Alan Brookstone, MD June 2004
... for change. Barriers to change Specific barrier [1]  to the implementation of an EMR system include: • ...
Letters November 2004
... studies that demonstrate strong reliability is unclear. [1-4]  It is noteworthy that these other four all used ...
Editorials / BY: Eric M. Yoshida, OBC, MD, MHSc, FRCPC January/February 2004
... a significant barrier. The development of cyclosporine [1]  in the early 1980s resulted in reasonable ... rest of Canada, patients and physicians alike can expect a 1-year survival of 85% and a 3-year survival between 75% and ...
Letters / BY: Paul R. Latimer, MD July/August 2004
... fibromyalgia with acupuncture and counseling,” 2004;46[1]:21-23 ) in response to a letter to the editor from Dr ...