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Table of Contents

December 10, 2013; Volume 185,Issue 18

Highlights

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    Highlights
    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

News

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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

Research

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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

Review

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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

Practice

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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

Salon

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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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