Canadian Medical Association Journal: 171 (5)

August 31, 2004; Volume 171,Issue 5

Highlights of this issue

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Highlights of this issue
CMAJ August 31, 2004 171 (5) 427;

Editorial

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Nosocomial infections: What needs to be done?
CMAJ August 31, 2004 171 (5) 421; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.1041264

Commentary

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The inappropriate use of carotid endarterectomy
Henry J.M. Barnett

CMAJ August 31, 2004 171 (5) 473-474; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.1040725
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Editors' declaration of their own conflicts of interest
Irina Haivas, Sara Schroter, Fabian Waechter and Richard Smith

CMAJ August 31, 2004 171 (5) 475-476; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.1031982

Research

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Variations in rates of appropriate and inappropriate carotid endarterectomy for stroke prevention in 4 Canadian provinces
James Kennedy, Hude Quan, William A. Ghali and Thomas E. Feasby

CMAJ August 31, 2004 171 (5) 455-459; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.1040170
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Association of socioeconomic status and receipt of colorectal cancer investigations: a population-based retrospective cohort study
Sheldon M. Singh, Lawrence F. Paszat, Cindy Li, Jingsong He, Chris Vinden and Linda Rabeneck

CMAJ August 31, 2004 171 (5) 461-465; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.1031921
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Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea in a region of Quebec from 1991 to 2003: a changing pattern of disease severity
Jacques Pépin, Louis Valiquette, Marie-Eve Alary, Philippe Villemure, Annick Pelletier, Karine Forget, Karine Pépin and Daniel Chouinard

CMAJ August 31, 2004 171 (5) 466-472; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.1041104

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Complicated and fatal Strongyloides infection in Canadians: risk factors, diagnosis and management
Sue Lim, Kevin Katz, Sigmund Krajden, Milan Fuksa, Jay S. Keystone and Kevin C. Kain

CMAJ August 31, 2004 171 (5) 479-484; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.1031698

Letters

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Lead poisoning in children
Warren Bell and Kelly O'Grady

CMAJ August 31, 2004 171 (5) 429; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.1040573
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Lead poisoning in children
Kathleen Cooper

CMAJ August 31, 2004 171 (5) 429-430; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.1040533
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Lead poisoning in children
Benoit Bailey

CMAJ August 31, 2004 171 (5) 430; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.1040745
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Possible causes of cognitive decline
Duane E. Graveline

CMAJ August 31, 2004 171 (5) 430-431; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.1040802
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Possible causes of cognitive decline
Michael D. Hill and Jessica E. Simon

CMAJ August 31, 2004 171 (5) 431-432; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.1041166
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Genetics and insurance
Wendy S. Meschino

CMAJ August 31, 2004 171 (5) 432; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.1040969
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Correction
CMAJ August 31, 2004 171 (5) 432-432-a; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.1041188

The Left Atrium

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Ethics and education
Guy LeBlanc

CMAJ August 31, 2004 171 (5) 485-486; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.1040332
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Jerusalem life
Janice R. Halpern

CMAJ August 31, 2004 171 (5) 486-487; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.1040955
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Tools of the trade
Sean Flinn

CMAJ August 31, 2004 171 (5) 487; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.1041269

Deaths

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Deaths
CMAJ August 31, 2004 171 (5) 535; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.1041248

Query

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Query
CMAJ August 31, 2004 171 (5) 536; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.1031851

Ã‰ditorial

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Les infections nosocomiales : que faut-il faire?
CMAJ August 31, 2004 171 (5) 423; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.1041265

Synopsis

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Credentialing body needed for foreign-trained doctors
Wayne Kondro

CMAJ August 31, 2004 171 (5) 435; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.1041243
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C. difficile hits Sherbrooke, Que., hospital: 100 deaths
Laura Eggertson

CMAJ August 31, 2004 171 (5) 436; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.1041250
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Eleven million adults co-infected with AIDS, TB
M. J. Ferrari

CMAJ August 31, 2004 171 (5) 437; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.1041249
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Prairie First Nations groups planning 8 private MRI clinics
Amy Jo Ehman

CMAJ August 31, 2004 171 (5) 437-437-a; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.1041245
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Independent inquiry needed into firing of whistleblowers
Laura Eggertson

CMAJ August 31, 2004 171 (5) 438; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.1041246
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Cross-border malpractice coverage cancelled
Tim Lougheed

CMAJ August 31, 2004 171 (5) 438-438-a; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.1041247
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Whistleblower protection needed in Canada: advocates
Jeanne Lenzer

CMAJ August 31, 2004 171 (5) 439; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.1041244
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News @ a glance
Barbara Sibbald

CMAJ August 31, 2004 171 (5) 440; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.1041242
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Stem cell therapy for myocardial infarction
Hyun-Jae Kang, Hyo-Soo Kim and Young-Bae Park

CMAJ August 31, 2004 171 (5) 442-443; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.1041178
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Use of telemedicine for an emergency craniotomy in a pediatric trauma
Bruce A. Campana, Sandra Jarvis-Selinger, Kendall Ho, Warwick L. Evans and Thomas J. Zwimpfer

CMAJ August 31, 2004 171 (5) 444-446; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.1040006
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Bacterial vaginosis: more questions than answers
Erica Weir

CMAJ August 31, 2004 171 (5) 448; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.1041174
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Several Chinese herbal products may contain toxic aristolochic acid
Eric Wooltorton

CMAJ August 31, 2004 171 (5) 449; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.1041266
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Do food additives cause hyperactivity in preschool children?
Paul A. Kurdyak

CMAJ August 31, 2004 171 (5) 450; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.1041187
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Her tongue tipped us off…
Chantelle Barnard, Ronik Kanani and Jeremy N. Friedman

CMAJ August 31, 2004 171 (5) 451; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.1040630

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