Editorial

First, the bad news...

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Éditorial

D'abord, la mauvaise nouvelle ...

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Highlights of this issue

Highlights of this issue

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Letters • Correspondance

Mesothelioma and venous thrombosis

Henry Schneiderman
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Mesothelioma and venous thrombosis

Mehlika Isildak, Gulay Sain Guven, and Salih Emri
CMAJ 2004 171: 11; doi:10.1503/cmaj.1040664 [Full Text] [PDF] [Figures Only]  

Mesothelioma and venous thrombosis

Ami Schattner
CMAJ 2004 171: 11-12; doi:10.1503/cmaj.1040715 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kickbacks and self-referral

George Southey
CMAJ 2004 171: 12; doi:10.1503/cmaj.1040548 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kickbacks and self-referral

Irfan Dhalla
CMAJ 2004 171: 12-13; doi:10.1503/cmaj.1040626 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elective cesarean section

John R. Fernandes
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Elective cesarean section

Padmanabhan Badrinath
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Elective cesarean section

Penny L. Lindballe
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Elective cesarean section

Michael C. Klein
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Elective cesarean section

Catherine Gerbelli
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Elective cesarean section

Mary E. Hannah
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Corrections

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Corrections

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Corrections

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Synopsis • Synopsis

       News • Nouvelles

Hospitals battling outbreaks of C. difficile

         Laura Eggertson and Barbara Sibbald
         CMAJ 2004 171: 19-21; doi:10.1503/cmaj.1040979 [Full Text] [PDF] [Early Release]  

Need for national surveillance for hospital infections

         Laura Eggertson and Barbara Sibbald
         CMAJ 2004 171: 22; doi:10.1503/cmaj.1040980 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Global diet and exercise plan approved

         Colin Meek
         CMAJ 2004 171: 22; doi:10.1503/cmaj.1040932 [Full Text] [PDF]  

UK bans, Health Canada warns about antidepressants

         Wayne Kondro
         CMAJ 2004 171: 23; doi:10.1503/cmaj.1040981 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Legal action against GSK over SSRI data

         Barbara Sibbald
         CMAJ 2004 171: 23; doi:10.1503/cmaj.1040982 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Number of living organ donors doubled in 7 years

         Lynda Buske
         CMAJ 2004 171: 24; doi:10.1503/cmaj.1040931 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stockholders protest Pfizer's drug prices

         Jeanne Lenzer
         CMAJ 2004 171: 24; doi:10.1503/cmaj.1040937 [Full Text] [PDF]  

UK MDs oppose selling statins without prescription

         Colin Meek
         CMAJ 2004 171: 25; doi:10.1503/cmaj.1040934 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Manitoba refuses to fund abortions at clinic

         Dan Lett
         CMAJ 2004 171: 25; doi:10.1503/cmaj.1040933 [Full Text] [PDF]  

News @ a glance

         Barbara Sibbald
         CMAJ 2004 171: 26; doi:10.1503/cmaj.1040868 [Full Text] [PDF]  

       Analysis • Analyses

Clostridium difficile infection in hospitals: a brewing storm

         Louis Valiquette, Donald E. Low, Jacques Pépin, and Allison McGeer
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       Practice • Dans la practique

              In the literature

Does tighter perioperative glycemic control improve outcomes for diabetic patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery?

                       Alice Y.Y. Cheng
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              Books received

Books Received

                       
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              Clinical Vistas • Images cliniques

Erythematous groin plaque in a patient with multiple myeloma

                       Anatoli Freiman, Khue Nguyen, Channy Y. Muhn, Herbert Srolovitz, and Robin C. Billick
                       CMAJ 2004 171: 32; doi:10.1503/cmaj.1031990 [Full Text] [PDF] [Figures Only]  

Research • Recherche

Risk of Clostridium difficile diarrhea among hospital inpatients prescribed proton pump inhibitors: cohort and case–control studies

Sandra Dial, Khalid Alrasadi, Chantal Manoukian, Allen Huang, and Dick Menzies
CMAJ 2004 171: 33-38; doi:10.1503/cmaj.1040876 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Figures Only] [Early Release]  

Lack of insurance coverage for testing supplies is associated with poorer glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes

Samantha L. Bowker, Chad G. Mitchell, Sumit R. Majumdar, Ellen L. Toth, and Jeffrey A. Johnson
CMAJ 2004 171: 39-43; doi:10.1503/cmaj.1031830 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Figures Only] [Online Appendix]  

Commentary • Commentaire

Clostridium difficile infection in hospitals: risk factors and responses

Thomas J. Louie and Jon Meddings
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Clostridium difficile: a formidable foe

Vivian G. Loo, Michael D. Libman, Mark A. Miller, Anne-Marie Bourgault, Charles H. Frenette, Mirabelle Kelly, Sophie Michaud, Tuyen Nguyen, Louise Poirier, Anne Vibien, Ruth Horn, Pierre J. Laflamme, and Pierre René
CMAJ 2004 171: 47-48; doi:10.1503/cmaj.1040836 [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Appendix]  

Glycemic self-monitoring and insurance coverage

Michele Heisler
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Review • Synthèse

Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea in adults

Susan M. Poutanen and Andrew E. Simor
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Deaths • Nécrologie

Deaths

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Query • Réflexion

Query

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