Letters /
BY: Peter Rees, PhD, FRCPC
October 2002
... in everyday life. Any unbiased physician familiar with the medical literature will come to the reasonable conclusion ... more detailed appraisal the reader is referred to a review article [8] not referenced by Dr Radanov. —P.M. Rees, MD ...
Editorials /
BY: James A. Wilson, MD
September 2002
... recently there has been an overt attempt by a large non-medical professional association to prevent the BCMJ from ... to prevent the BCMJ from publishing one particular article, stating it was improperly researched, reached ... agreed that it was a properly researched and well-written article. We have since published it on merit. It seems clear ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Agnes To, MD
November 2002
... problems. Depression also commonly coexists with other medical conditions and can be a side effect of medications. ... of treatment strategies for MDD in primary care. This article, “Treatment of depression in primary care—Part 1: Principles of acute treatment” and its companion article, “Treatment of depression in primary care—Part ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Erin E. Michalak, PhD
October 2002
... population-based systems of care for depression. This article aims to report on this shifting paradigm, ... The vast majority of BC residents are registered with the Medical Services Plan and see a general practitioner in the ... of care for the management of depressive disorders. This article assesses the current state in the treatment of ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Patricia Clugston, MD, FRCSC, FACS
April 2002
... in consultation with the patient’s surgical oncologist, medical oncologist, and reconstructive surgeon. Although the ... further literature were sent a reference list and a review article about breast reconstruction to assist in their ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Agnes To, MD
November 2002
... problems. Depression also commonly coexists with other medical conditions and can be a side effect of medications. ... of treatment strategies for MDD in primary care. This article, “Treatment of depression in primary care—Part 2: ... Principles of maintenance treatment,” and its companion article, “Treatment of depression in primary care—Part ...
College Library /
BY: Jim Henderson
May 2002
... have found: In print at MLS 44 Free to the world 14 Single article purchase 10 Subscription required 9 MDConsult 10 ... purchase as single articles. Charges varied from US$7 per article to US$35 per article (compare 18 free articles ... be? Only time will tell. —Jim Henderson, Director Medical Library Service College of Physicians & Surgeons of ...
College Library /
BY: Jim Henderson
October 2002
Eleven years ago I joined the College’s Medical Library Service. I found a unique cross-provincial ... the Internet, e-mail, and the World Wide Web. Access to medical information has changed rapidly, with books and ... and password and then connected to the full text of the article. If you do not yet have your free MDConsult account, ...
Letters /
BY: John Hall, MD
January/February 2002
The JAW article in the September edition of your excellent ... that many patients have about health professionals. The article can be applied equally accurately to the medical profession. Nowadays it is impossible to tell a ...
Editorials /
BY: James A. Wilson, MD
June 2002
Mainstream peer-reviewed medical/scientific journals rarely seem to publish articles on complementary/alternative medical (CAM) topics. This appears to be a paradox if we are ... resulting in an aberrant reaction (like Dr Wong’s recent article in BCMJ 2002;4[4]:184-187 ). There are quite a few ...