© 2000 Canadian Medical Association or its licensors biopsy in many patients, and we will
be offering this test in our practices. Transrectal ultrasonography and biopsy will still be …

After reading Dr. AF Shearer's rather depressing letter, 1 I felt com-pelled to respond in
some way. I too have a large suburban practice and, after 16 years in family practice, I have …

C ongratulations and kudos on the new feature," Prescrire" 1 in Canadian Family Physician.
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ven if doctors tried to F avoid patients infected with human immunodefi-ciency virus (HIV)
they could not. People whose test results are negative can still be infected. As the condition …

This excellent update on medical imaging was one of the most practical and succinct collection
of articles I have come across in years! There are numerous other topics I would like to …

Action long overdue on drug labelling Page 1 to include additional authors inappropriately. Is it
time to create some disincentives to counter the incentives for authorship inflation? In particular …

A Canadian physician reflects on the evolution of medical care in Canada, commenting along
the way on the pitfalls and strengths of the system. His hope? That the US Congress will …

Declarations of Interest: The declarations of interest of the members of the Ontario COVID-19
Science Advisory Table, its Working Groups, or its partners can be found at https://covid19-…

! Hemocompatibility. Overview of clinical and engineering integration and its role and importance;
examples of stents and their c hallenges. This chapter discusses examples of special …

6 Biomaterials Science: An Integrated Clinical and Engineering Approach or temporarily [1–3].
Therefore, in these types of devices, the hemocompatibility component can significantly …