OBJECTIVE: To assess the evidence for the effectiveness of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs)
in improving patient outcomes in primary care. DATA SOURCES: A search of the …

Background: Depression, a common disorder often treated by family physicians, may be both
underdiagnosed and undertreated. The objective of this study was to determine whether …

The population health perspective has become significant in academic and policy discourse.
The purpose of this paper is to assess its significance among health care practitioners and …

Norepinephrine (NE) applied iontophoretically to the dentate gyrus in vivo, and bath applied
to hippocampal slices in vitro, produces potentiation of the perforant path-evoked potential. β…

The purpose of this study was to assess whether there is a relationship between diabetes
control and cognitive function in older persons with type II diabetes. Seventy-seven patients …

This Canadian Public Service Employee Assistance Program (EAP) was initiated in 1990,
and over the course of the past two decades since its implementation great changes have …

Can Dr Johnson's wisely cynical phrase be used to describe the situation of family physicians
with regard to clinical practice guidelines (CPGs)? Does our present and past experience …

Recent research on the determinants of health has rapidly expanded and refined our knowledge
about the wide range of factors that influence the health of individuals and populations (…

OBJECTIVE: To compare the predictive power of functional assessment for death and
institutionalization with the clinical judgment of continuing care nurses; to determine the rates of …

Recent research suggests that there is an emerging urban Aboriginal middle-income group
in Canada but little is known about it. This article examines the demographic profile of the …