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April 17, 2001 / le 17 avril 2001
CMAJ 2001; 164(8)
 Highlights of this issue
• Editorial
• Letters
• Research
• Commentary
• Review |
• The Left Atrium
• News
• Deaths
• Heart & Soul
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Cover:
With the demand for cataract surgery growing, health care workers are having to juggle several factors as they prioritize patients on waiting lists. In this issue, Lorne Bellan and Mathen Mathen describe the first Canadian provincial program for monitoring cataract surgery waiting lists and prioritizing patients (page 1177). |
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Editorial • Éditorial |
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With all due haste: fast tracking at CMAJ
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Avec toute la diligence qui s'impose : Le traitement accéléré au JAMC
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Research • Recherche |
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Waiting time for breast cancer surgery in Quebec
N.E. Mayo, S.C. Scott, N. Shen, J. Hanley, M.S. Goldberg, N. MacDonald
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Evaluation of a decision aid for patients considering autologous blood donation before open-heart surgery
F.C. Grant, A. Laupacis, A.M. O'Connor, F. Reubens, J. Robblee
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Research Letters • Exposés de recherche |
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Low rate of adequate folic acid supplementation in well-educated women of high socioeconomic status attending a genetics clinic
L.E. Dawson, B. Pham, A.G.W. Hunter
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Cervical cancer: the increasing incidence of adenocarcinoma and adenosquamous carcinoma in younger women
S. Liu, R. Semenciw, Y. Mao
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Commentary • Commentaire |
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The revised CONSORT statement: honing the cutting edge of the ramdomized controlled trial
S. Shapiro
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The rich–poor gap in global health research: challenges for Canada
V. Neufeld, S. MacLeod, P. Tugwell, D. Zakus, C. Zarowsky
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Review • Synthèse |
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Bioethics for clinicians: 25. Teaching bioethics in the clinical setting
M.F. McKneally, P.A. Singer
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Problems for clinical judgement: 3. Thinking clearly in an emergency
M.J. Schull, L.E. Ferris, J.V. Tu, J.E. Hux, D.A. Redelmeier
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The Manitoba Cataract Waiting List Program
L. Bellan, M. Mathen
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Rheumatology: 12. Pain in the neck
I. Tsang
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The Left Atrium • De l'oreille gauche [HTML] |
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- The king's garden (book review by S. Glouberman) [PDF]
- B. Sibbald watches them vanish [PDF]
- Inukshuk (poem by R.C. Dickson) [PDF]
- S. Dutchyn changes hats [PDF]
- One thousand words [PDF]
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News • Nouvelles |
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- Family medicine loses its lustre as students "vote with feet" in 2001 residency match [HTML / PDF]
- Chinese medicine now part of primary care scene in BC [HTML / PDF]
- Bone of contention over surgical procedure [HTML / PDF]
- Alberta investing $10 million to keep elite specialists [HTML / PDF]
- Seven new inductees for Canadian Medical Hall of Fame [HTML / PDF]
- US health system needs major overhaul: academy [HTML / PDF]
Pulse: Nfld., Sask. retain smallest proportion of postgraduate trainees [HTML / PDF]
One-quarter of South African adults now HIV positive [HTML / PDF]
US physicians shunning online communication with patients [HTML / PDF]
On the Net: What patients want from your Web site [HTML / PDF]
Hospital moves to assure public that autopsies respectful, legal [HTML / PDF]
Clinical Update: COX-2 inhibitors and gastrointestinal toxicity [HTML / PDF]
Public Health: The public health toll of endometriosis [HTML / PDF] |
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Heart & Soul • Gens de cœur |
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The white badge of courage
K. Kilpatrick
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