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Table of Contents

August 05, 2003; Volume 169,Issue 3

Highlights of this issue

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    Highlights of this issue
    CMAJ August 05, 2003 169 (3) 185;

Editorial

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    Polemic and public health
    CMAJ August 05, 2003 169 (3) 181;

Commentary

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    Colorectal cancer screening in Canada: Why not consider nurse endoscopists?
    Linda Rabeneck and Lawrence F. Paszat
    CMAJ August 05, 2003 169 (3) 206-207;
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    New grades for recommendations from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care
    ; Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care
    CMAJ August 05, 2003 169 (3) 207-208;

News

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    Medical marijuana to sell for $5 per gram
    Barbara Sibbald
    CMAJ August 05, 2003 169 (3) 222;
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    Neurosurgeon takes health care helm in Quebec
    Brenda Branswell
    CMAJ August 05, 2003 169 (3) 222-222-a;
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    Counterfeit drugs latest public health hazard in US
    Milan Korcok
    CMAJ August 05, 2003 169 (3) 223;
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    New features added at eCMAJ
    Holly Bodger
    CMAJ August 05, 2003 169 (3) 223-223-a;
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    Slow-burning smokes become a hot item
    Barbara Sibbald
    CMAJ August 05, 2003 169 (3) 223-223-b;
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    Dispute over autism treatment heads to top court
    Heather Kent
    CMAJ August 05, 2003 169 (3) 224;
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    Health of the nation: “I'm fine, eh”
    Lynda Buske
    CMAJ August 05, 2003 169 (3) 224-224-a;
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    News @ a glance
    Barbara Sibbald
    CMAJ August 05, 2003 169 (3) 225;

Research

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    Effects of thrombolysis for acute stroke in patients with pre-existing disability
    R. Blaine Taylor Foell, Brian Silver, Jose G. Merino, Edward H. Wong, Bart M. Demaerschalk, Fali Poncha, Arturo Tamayo and Vladimir Hachinski
    CMAJ August 05, 2003 169 (3) 193-197;
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    Risk factors for early-onset group B streptococcal disease in neonates: a population-based case–control study
    Carol Elaine Adair, Laura Kowalsky, Harvey Quon, Doreen Ma, Jayson Stoffman, Allison McGeer, Sheila Robertson, Melissa Mucenski and H. Dele Davies
    CMAJ August 05, 2003 169 (3) 198-203;

Review

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    DEET-based insect repellents: safety implications for children and pregnant and lactating women
    Gideon Koren, Doreen Matsui and Benoit Bailey
    CMAJ August 05, 2003 169 (3) 209-212;

Practice

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    Use of back belts to prevent occupational low-back pain
    Recommendation statement from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care
    CMAJ August 05, 2003 169 (3) 213-214;
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    Do hip protectors help prevent hip fractures?
    Mohit Bhandari
    CMAJ August 05, 2003 169 (3) 215;
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    Acute venous stasis and swelling of the lower abdomen and extremities in an infant after circumcision
    Linh Ly and Koravangattu Sankaran
    CMAJ August 05, 2003 169 (3) 216-217;
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    CYPHER coronary stents and risk of thrombosis
    Stephen B. Choi
    CMAJ August 05, 2003 169 (3) 218;

Letters

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    Vide VIDUS
    Ned Glick
    CMAJ August 05, 2003 169 (3) 187-188;
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    Vide VIDUS
    Kevin J.P. Craib, Patricia M. Spittal, Evan Wood and On behalf of the VIDUS investigators
    CMAJ August 05, 2003 169 (3) 188;
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    Training on the wards
    G. Kandel
    CMAJ August 05, 2003 169 (3) 188-189;
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    Training on the wards
    George Price
    CMAJ August 05, 2003 169 (3) 189;
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    Training on the wards
    Ian Blumer
    CMAJ August 05, 2003 169 (3) 189-189-a;
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    An Oasys for occupational asthma
    Jeremy Beach and Harold Hoffman
    CMAJ August 05, 2003 169 (3) 189-189-b;
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    An Oasys for occupational asthma
    Susan M. Tarlo and Gary Liss
    CMAJ August 05, 2003 169 (3) 189-190;
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    COX-2 inhibitors and type 4 error
    Michal R. Pijak and Frantisek Gazdik
    CMAJ August 05, 2003 169 (3) 190;

Deaths

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    Deaths
    CMAJ August 05, 2003 169 (3) 264;

Éditorial

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    Polémique et santé publique
    CMAJ August 05, 2003 169 (3) 183;

practice

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    Books received
    CMAJ August 05, 2003 169 (3) 217;
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