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Clinical Articles / BY: Michael Stanger, MD, March 2016
... measures (PROMs) and related them to clinical tests,[ 2-5 ] few of these studies have originated in a nonacademic ... tests for shoulder patients are compared ( Figure 5 ), no correlation is seen. Hip and knee patients Based on ... patients and 11 points for knee patients. We found that 80.5% of hip patients and 68.9% of knee patients achieved this ...
Letters / BY: Michael M. O’Brien December 2016
... good ol’ days. Nary an orphan in sight.” BCMJ 2016:58(5):244 ]. Why are there orphans now when there were none in ... to mid-1960s compared to close to 300 currently. That’s 5 to 6 times as many for a population that has increased only ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Derek Smith, MD, FRCSC November 2016
... but make small contributions to overall incidence.[ 5 , 6 ] The Thompson test is considered to be the most ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Derek Smith, MD, FRCSC September 2016
... 24 per 100 000 person-years.[ 1 ] The injury is 2 to 5 times more common in males, with almost half occurring ...
Clinical Articles / BY: James McKinney, MD, MSc, April 2016
... (SCD) occurred less often in conductors than drivers (0.5/1000 versus 1.1/1000), and the conductors’ CHD were more ... 4 ] and fitness is related to physical activity patterns.[ 5 ] While physical activity can be difficult to estimate, ... between the least fit and the next-to-least fit group.[ 3-5 ] In a study assessing both fitness and physical activity ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Peter Rothfels, MD May 2016
... on a time or sessional basis—in which a session equals 3.5 hours of your professional services). •    ...
Letters / BY: H.C. George Wong, MD, FRCPC July/August 2016
... contrast, there is an increased risk in prostate cancer (5% higher risk) and melanoma (up to 27% higher risk), ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP January/February 2016
... if this person died in the next 6 months to 1 year?[ 5 ] If the answer is no, then you have a species before you ...
Obituaries / BY: Kim Martin, MD, April 2016
... practice then led to a move to Chilliwack. He enjoyed 5 years of active practice in this small community until he ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: David M. Patrick, MD, FRCPC, MHSc November 2016
... annual cost of community antibiotic prescribing fell by 15.5%, from $342 million to $289 million, a difference of $53 ...