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Clinical Articles / BY: Robert T. Morrison, MD, FRCPC July/August 2000
... Risk Estimation) was devised by Lydick and colleagues[ 1 ] as a simple technique to predict which individuals are ... density equal to the mean peak bone mass, a T-score of –1 represents 1 standard deviation below this, and a T-score of –2.5 has ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Leila Srour, MD January/February 2000
... and cope with selective immunologic and drug pressures.[ 1 , 2 ] Influenza viruses have unique genomic properties, ... with no pre-existing immunity can lead to a pandemic.[ 1 ] Yearly influenza vaccination with current circulating ... residents were vaccinated with influenza vaccine and only 1% with pneumococcal vaccine.[ 4 ] In BC, influenza vaccine ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Alan Brookstone, MD June 2000
... health care. According to the Intel Health Initiative,[ 1 ] “A survey conducted by FIND/SVP reveals that 77% of ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Stephen G.F. Ho, MD, FRCPC December 2000
... mortality in British Columbia and worldwide.[ 1 ] CRC ranks second in cancer deaths, with the liver as the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: David J. Klaassen, MD, FRCPC May 2000
... and mortality in British Columbia and the world.[ 1 ] Approximately two-thirds of all cases are operated on ... ] Two meta-analyses have been done.[ 6 , 21 ]  Table 1  summarizes the results. The Bruinvels meta-analysis[ 6 ] ... recurrence. These should be done at 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, and 2 years after surgery. In other types of colon ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Harvey Thommasen, MD, MSc, FCFP July/August 2000
... their time” in rural communities have not yet worked.[ 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 ] Review of the literature reveals that the ... same year. The total number of listed physicians, at year 1, is expressed as 100%. The number of physicians listed the ... following years is expressed as a percentage of this year 1 cohort. For example, in communities with populations of ...
Editorials / BY: Danuta M. Skowronski, MD, FRCPC January/February 2000
... in six Canadians is infected with influenza, resulting in 1.5 million work days lost and 50,000 hospitalizations. More ... preventing mortality due to influenza in this age group.[ 1 ]    Many of the measures proven to combat influenza are ... that is 70% to 90% effective in preventing influenza A.[ 1 ] It was first licensed for this purpose in Canada in 1979. ...
Clinical Articles / BY: T.F. Handley, MD June 2000
... post-graduate training requirement for licensure from 1 to 2 years, but there is still concern that emerging family ...
Editorials / BY: G.I. McGregor, MD, FRCSC, FACS April 2000
... BC Cancer Agency,Vancouver Centre     Editorials Part 1—Colorectal cancer: Current practices and future ...
Clinical Articles / BY: T. Gregory Hislop, MDCM December 2000
... of the BC population identified themselves as Chinese.[ 1 ] A large proportion (77%) were foreign born, coming mainly ... pre-tested.[ 10,16 ] Data collection and analysis About 1 month before the start of the survey, the Chinese community ... with a history of receiving at least one Pap test ( Table 1 ). Age, place of birth, marital status, household type, and ...