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October 19, 1999 / le 19 octobre 1999
CMAJ 1999; 161(8)
© 1999 Canadian Medical Association / Association médicale canadienne
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In this issue · Dans ce numéro
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Editor's Preface · Mot du rédacteur en chef |
925 |
eCMAJ [HTML / PDF] |
927 |
JAMCél [HTML / PDF]
Cover:
On the cover is Inuit artist Lucy Meeko Uppik's carving Breast Health for All. Articles in this issue examine the treatment of women with early-stage breast cancer (page 951) and provide recommendations for follow-up care (page 1001). | ![Breast Health for All](cover.gif) |
933 |
News and analysis · Nouvelles et analyses [HTML / PDF] |
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- No differential pay in BC
- This month in medicine: ether day
- Less-invasive biopsy
- Pulse: With CME, time is not on MDs' side
- Rapid lab tests
- The puzzle of menopause
- Research Update: The gene that regulates HDL cholesterol
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Evidence · Études |
951 |
Variations in the treatment of early-stage breast cancer in Quebec between 1988 and 1994
N. Hébert-Croteau, J. Brisson, J. Latreille, C. Blanchette, L. Deschênes
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959 |
Insulin adjustment by a diabetes nurse educator improves glucose control in insulin-requiring diabetic patients: a randomized trial
D.M. Thompson, S.E. Kozak, S. Sheps
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965 |
Evaluating the effectiveness of 2 educational interventions
in family practice
A.E.M. Borgiel, J.I. Williams, D.A. Davis, E.V. Dunn, N. Hobbs, B. Hutchison, C.R. Wilson, J. Jensen, J.J.S. O'Neil, M.J. Bass
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Education · Éducation |
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Preventive health care, 1999 update: 2. Echocardiography for the detection of a cardiac source of embolus in patients with stroke
M.K. Kapral, F.L. Silver, with the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care
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Soins de santé préventifs, mise à jour de 1999 : 2. L'échocardiographie comme moyen de détection d'une source cardiaque d'emboles chez les victimes d'un accident vasculaire cérébral
M.K. Kapral, F.L. Silver, avec le Groupe d'étude canadien sur les soins de santé préventifs
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1001 |
Preventive health care, 1999 update: 3. Follow-up after breast cancer
L.K.F. Temple, E.E.L. Wang, R.S. McLeod, with the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care
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Soins préventifs, mise à jour de 1999 : 3. Suivi après un cancer du sein
L.K.F. Temple, E.E.L. Wang, R.S. McLeod, en collaboration avec le Groupe d'étude canadien sur les soins de santé préventifs
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1013 |
The Left Atrium · De l'Oreille Gauche [HTML / PDF] |
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- Voices of experience (book review by C. Pain)
- Artist Vera Greenwood investigates madness in the family
- R. Stacey gets a shot in the arm
- W. Seufert on early amateur enthusiasm for Röntgen's rays
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Special Supplement
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Cardiovascular Disease in Seniors
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How serious is the outflow of physicians from Canada? Charlotte Gray reports that the answer appears to depend on whether you work at the lofty heights of statistical analysis or on the ground floor of health care delivery (page 1028). |
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