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Table of Contents

August 30, 2005; Volume 173,Issue 5

Highlights of this issue

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    Highlights of this issue
    CMAJ August 30, 2005 173 (5) 461;

Editorial

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    Disclosure and performance: expecting more, and better
    CMAJ August 30, 2005 173 (5) 457; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.050985

Commentary

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    Metformin's contraindications should be contraindicated
    James McCormack, Kevin Johns and Hugh Tildesley
    CMAJ August 30, 2005 173 (5) 502-504; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.045292
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    Metformin's contraindications: needed for now
    I. George Fantus
    CMAJ August 30, 2005 173 (5) 505-507; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.050401
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    The Canadian Hypertension Education Program (CHEP) recommendations: launching a new series
    Finlay A. McAlister, Eric Wooltorton, Norman R.C. Campbell and ; for The Canadian Hypertension Education Program
    CMAJ August 30, 2005 173 (5) 508-509; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.050737

Research

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    A global clinical measure of fitness and frailty in elderly people
    Kenneth Rockwood, Xiaowei Song, Chris MacKnight, Howard Bergman, David B. Hogan, Ian McDowell and Arnold Mitnitski
    CMAJ August 30, 2005 173 (5) 489-495; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.050051
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    Impact of a patient decision aid on care among patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation: a cluster randomized trial
    Finlay A. McAlister, Malcolm Man-Son-Hing, Sharon E. Straus, William A. Ghali, David Anderson, Sumit R. Majumdar, Paul Gibson, Jafna L. Cox, Miriam Fradette and ; for The Decision Aid in Atrial Fibrillation (DAAFI) Investigators
    CMAJ August 30, 2005 173 (5) 496-501; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.050091

Review

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    Frequency, type and clinical importance of medication history errors at admission to hospital: a systematic review
    Vincent C. Tam, Sandra R. Knowles, Patricia L. Cornish, Nowell Fine, Romina Marchesano and Edward E. Etchells
    CMAJ August 30, 2005 173 (5) 510-515; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.045311

Letters

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    Physician, regulate thyself!
    Bob Burns
    CMAJ August 30, 2005 173 (5) 465; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.1050159
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    Physician, regulate thyself!
    Michael Goodyear
    CMAJ August 30, 2005 173 (5) 465-465-a; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.1050086
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    Patients beware
    Joseph Erban
    CMAJ August 30, 2005 173 (5) 465-466; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.1050064
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    Psychological aftermath of abortion
    L.L. deVeber and Ian Gentles
    CMAJ August 30, 2005 173 (5) 466-467; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.1050079
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    Psychological aftermath of abortion
    Sukhbir S. Singh and William A. Fisher
    CMAJ August 30, 2005 173 (5) 467; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.1050145
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    Staffing levels for long-term care
    Ed Helfrich
    CMAJ August 30, 2005 173 (5) 467-468; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.1050089
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    Staffing levels for long-term care
    Margaret J. McGregor, Marcy Cohen and Kimberlyn McGrail
    CMAJ August 30, 2005 173 (5) 468; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.1050127
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    Correction
    CMAJ August 30, 2005 173 (5) 468-468-a; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.050975

Deaths

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    Deaths
    CMAJ August 30, 2005 173 (5) 559; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.050981

Query

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    Query
    CMAJ August 30, 2005 173 (5) 560; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.050301

Éditorial

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    Divulgation et rendement : on s'attend à plus et mieux
    CMAJ August 30, 2005 173 (5) 459; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.050991

Synopsis

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    Children's mental health services neglected: Kirby
    Laura Eggertson
    CMAJ August 30, 2005 173 (5) 471; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.050937
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    Wanted: manufacturer for Ebola and Marburg vaccines
    Dan Lett
    CMAJ August 30, 2005 173 (5) 472; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.050938
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    Safety campaign aims to reduce adverse events
    Janis Hass
    CMAJ August 30, 2005 173 (5) 472-472-a; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.050946
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    Northern Ontario School of Medicine opens
    Rosanna Tamburri
    CMAJ August 30, 2005 173 (5) 473; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.050950
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    New medicinal marijuana rules ease onus on physicians
    Barbara Sibbald
    CMAJ August 30, 2005 173 (5) 473-473-a; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.050967
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    News @ a glance
    CMAJ August 30, 2005 173 (5) 474; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.050951
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    Smoking and premature mortality: reflections on the contributions of Sir Richard Doll
    Prabhat Jha and Witold A. Zatonski
    CMAJ August 30, 2005 173 (5) 476-477; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.050948
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    Inexpensive CD4 counting for the developing world
    David Secko
    CMAJ August 30, 2005 173 (5) 478; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.050945
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    Applying the 2005 Canadian Hypertension Education Program recommendations: 1. Diagnosis of hypertension
    Peter Bolli, Martin Myers, Donald McKay and ; for The Canadian Hypertension Education Program
    CMAJ August 30, 2005 173 (5) 480-483; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.050184
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    West Nile virus
    Sally Murray and Erica Weir
    CMAJ August 30, 2005 173 (5) 484; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.050930
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    Septic shock after medical abortions with mifepristone (Mifeprex, RU 486) and misoprostol
    Sally Murray and Eric Wooltorton
    CMAJ August 30, 2005 173 (5) 485; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.050980
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    Soy protein: The next antihypertensive agent?
    Ana M. Cartagena
    CMAJ August 30, 2005 173 (5) 486; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.050903
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    Pulmonary embolism in a man with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator
    Benjamin Chow and Anthony Tang
    CMAJ August 30, 2005 173 (5) 487; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.045098
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