Canadian Medical Association Journal: 185 (18)

December 10, 2013; Volume 185,Issue 18

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CMAJ December 10, 2013 185 (18) 1551;

Editorial

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Sense and sensitivity
Gordon Giddings

CMAJ December 10, 2013 185 (18) 1555; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.131617

Commentary

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Traffic-related air pollution and health in Canada
Michael Brauer, Conor Reynolds and Perry Hystad

CMAJ December 10, 2013 185 (18) 1557-1558; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.121568
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Advocating for equality for preterm infants
Daniel Batton and Beau Batton

CMAJ December 10, 2013 185 (18) 1559-1560; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.130268

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CIHR cuts grants for in-depth health journalism to focus on social media
Lauren Vogel

CMAJ December 10, 2013 185 (18) 1561; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4638
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Stigma a major barrier to treatment for pregnant women with addictions
Laura Eggertson

CMAJ December 10, 2013 185 (18) 1562; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4653
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Prison needle exchange programs rare despite evidence
Wendy Glauser

CMAJ December 10, 2013 185 (18) 1563; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4644
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Changes ahead for Medical Council of Canada qualifying exams
Catherine Cross

CMAJ December 10, 2013 185 (18) 1565; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4642
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Potential dangers of unlicensed daycares
Adam Miller

CMAJ December 10, 2013 185 (18) 1566; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4643
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Health Canada to improve drug recall process
Catherine Cross

CMAJ December 10, 2013 185 (18) E811-E812; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4641
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Access to patient services lacking: National Physician Survey
Laura Eggertson

CMAJ December 10, 2013 185 (18) E813-E814; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4646
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Life on fringe bad for immigrants’ health, finds report
Lauren Vogel

CMAJ December 10, 2013 185 (18) E815-E816; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4647
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10 health stories that mattered: Oct. 21–25, 2013
Roger Collier

CMAJ December 10, 2013 185 (18) E817; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4645
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Will Canada bend its health spending curve?
Lauren Vogel

CMAJ December 10, 2013 185 (18) E818; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4649
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For the record: What kind of health plan does a senator have anyway?
Laura Eggertson

CMAJ December 10, 2013 185 (18) E819; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4650
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10 health stories that mattered: Oct. 28–Nov. 1
Roger Collier

CMAJ December 10, 2013 185 (18) E820; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4651
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RACE program provides rapid specialist consults
Lauren Kramer

CMAJ December 10, 2013 185 (18) E821; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4627
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EMRs for specialists: Physicians take the helm
Paul Christopher Webster

CMAJ December 10, 2013 185 (18) E822; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4613
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Raising awareness of breast reconstruction options
Catherine Cross

CMAJ December 10, 2013 185 (18) E823; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4652
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A conversation with 2013 Gairdner Wightman Award winner Dr. James Hogg
Louisa Fletcher

CMAJ December 10, 2013 185 (18) E824; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4654
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10 health stories that mattered: Nov. 4–8
Roger Collier

CMAJ December 10, 2013 185 (18) E825; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4657
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Cut-and-paste clinical notes confuse care, say US internists
Lauren Vogel

CMAJ December 10, 2013 185 (18) E826; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4656

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Crystal methamphetamine and initiation of injection drug use among street-involved youth in a Canadian setting
Dan Werb, Thomas Kerr, Jane Buxton, Jeannie Shoveller, Chris Richardson, Julio Montaner and Evan Wood

CMAJ December 10, 2013 185 (18) 1569-1575; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.130295
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Concordance of effects of medical interventions on hospital admission and readmission rates with effects on mortality
Lars G. Hemkens, Despina G. Contopoulos-Ioannidis and John P.A. Ioannidis

CMAJ December 10, 2013 185 (18) E827-E837; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.130430
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Incidence of neurologic death among patients with brain injury: a cohort study in a Canadian health region
Andreas H. Kramer, David A. Zygun, Christopher J. Doig and Danny J. Zuege

CMAJ December 10, 2013 185 (18) E838-E845; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.130271

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Primary cicatricial alopecia: diagnosis and treatment
Rebecca Filbrandt, Nicholas Rufaut, Leslie Jones and Rodney Sinclair

CMAJ December 10, 2013 185 (18) 1579-1585; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.111570

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Decisions: Patchy hair loss in an otherwise healthy man
Arif Aslam and Matthew J. Harries

CMAJ December 10, 2013 185 (18) 1591-1592; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.130305
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What is your call?: Severe transient neutropenia with fever and abdominal pain in a 30-year-old man
Sarah Hudgins and Alexander Wong

CMAJ December 10, 2013 185 (18) 1593-1596; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.111951
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Cases: Urinary obstruction from sexual practice involving magnetized beads inserted in the male urethra
Tyler Brooks, Jamie Zreick and Angelo Iocca

CMAJ December 10, 2013 185 (18) 1597-1598; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.130397
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Five things to know about...: Bicuspid aortic valve disease
Katie L. Losenno and Michael W.A. Chu

CMAJ December 10, 2013 185 (18) 1599; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.121875
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Clinical Images: Eruptive xanthomas in a patient with severe hypertriglyceridemia and type 2 diabetes
Barry Ladizinski and Kachiu C. Lee

CMAJ December 10, 2013 185 (18) 1600; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.130148
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Five things to know about...: West Nile virus infection
Leyla Asadi and Paul E. Bunce

CMAJ December 10, 2013 185 (18) E846; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.130624
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Clinical Images: Piezogenic pedal papules
Dong-Lai Ma and Sergio Vano-Galvan

CMAJ December 10, 2013 185 (18) E847; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.121963

Letters

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Diagnosing concussion
Neil Craton and Oliver Leslie

CMAJ December 10, 2013 185 (18) 1601; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.113-2149
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Diagnosing concussion
David J. Rhine

CMAJ December 10, 2013 185 (18) 1601-1602; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.113-2150
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Diagnosing concussion
Derryck H. Smith

CMAJ December 10, 2013 185 (18) 1602; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.113-2151

Holiday Reading

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Reflections: Seasonal gifts
Mary V. Seeman

CMAJ December 10, 2013 185 (18) 1603; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.131198
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Unsubstantiated Theory: The story of a physician, his bowels and beer
Iain C. Murray and Carol S. Heck

CMAJ December 10, 2013 185 (18) 1604-1605; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.131382
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Satire: The metamorphosis
Aly Abdulla

CMAJ December 10, 2013 185 (18) 1606-1607; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.131205
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Poetry: Problems: Adam had ‘em
Andrew Helmers

CMAJ December 10, 2013 185 (18) 1608; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.131475
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Poetry: Firedrake
Richard Bronson

CMAJ December 10, 2013 185 (18) 1609; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.131122

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Trust between specialists and family physicians
J. David Spence

CMAJ December 10, 2013 185 (18) 1632; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.131079

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