Background: Heart failure is a leading cause of admission to hospital, but whether the incidence
of heart failure is increasing or decreasing is uncertain. We examined temporal trends in …

BACKGROUND: Previous studies suggest that patients with heart failure (HF) treated by
cardiologists have improved outcomes compared with patients treated by other physicians. It …

Background There has been significant attention to the quality of care for acute myocardial
infarction (MI). However, little is known about the quality of preventive care before a patient's …

Background: Public reporting of hospital performance on in-hospital heart failure (HF) quality
indicators is increasingly common although its effectiveness in reducing HF readmissions …

Background: Heart failure is an important health issue because it is a leading cause of
hospitalization and major burden to the health care system. Therefore, we examined temporal …

Quality indicators (QIs) are increasingly being used to measure and improve the quality of
cardiac care. We conducted an international environmental scan to identify and critically …

Objectives To estimate seasonal proportions of patient visits due to acute gastrointestinal
illness (GI), assess factors influencing physicians’ stool sample requests, their understanding …

In 2006–2007, more than 54,000 (or one in seven) babies across Canada were born preterm
or small for their gestational age (SGA). These babies are often at higher risk for morbidity …

… a good male role model… ( Nicole) In the earlier excerpt, Nicole makes sense of her son's
abuse as … This is exemplified by Nicole's belief that her son is missing a father/son relationship …

A large patch of anomalously warm water (nicknamed "the Blob") appeared off the coast of
Alaska in the winter of 2013–2014 and subsequently stretched south to Baja California. This …