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Table of Contents

August 11, 2015; Volume 187,Issue 11

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    Highlights
    CMAJ August 11, 2015 187 (11) 783;

Editorial

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    Adopting global guidelines for air pollution: protecting the health of Canadians
    Moneeza Walji and Ken Flegel
    CMAJ August 11, 2015 187 (11) 788; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.150722

Commentary

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    Can reporting of adverse drug reactions create safer systems while improving health data?
    Corinne Hohl, Joel R. Lexchin and Ellen Balka
    CMAJ August 11, 2015 187 (11) 789-790; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.150057
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    Social accountability and the supply of physicians for remote rural Canada
    Roger Strasser
    CMAJ August 11, 2015 187 (11) 791-792; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.150266
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    Ensuring the security of health care in conflict settings: an urgent global health concern
    Jason W. Nickerson
    CMAJ August 11, 2015 187 (11) E347-E348; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.140410

News

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    HIV in Saskatchewan merits urgent response
    Lauren Vogel
    CMAJ August 11, 2015 187 (11) 793-794; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-5105
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    Surgical black box may sew up malpractice cases
    Donalee Moulton
    CMAJ August 11, 2015 187 (11) 794; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-5071
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    Doctors take lead in preparing for assisted dying law
    Shannon Lough
    CMAJ August 11, 2015 187 (11) 795; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-5113
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    Fluorinated chemicals need stricter control
    Paul Christopher Webster
    CMAJ August 11, 2015 187 (11) 796; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-5083
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    Rx for data-rich, access-poor researchers
    Barbara Sibbald
    CMAJ August 11, 2015 187 (11) 797; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-5090
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    Health Canada proposes nutrition label changes
    Roger Collier
    CMAJ August 11, 2015 187 (11) E331; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-5099
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    Discovery opens new approaches to neurological diseases
    Carolyn Brown
    CMAJ August 11, 2015 187 (11) E332; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-5100
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    Social media embraces suicide prevention
    Laura Eggertson
    CMAJ August 11, 2015 187 (11) E333; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-5104
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    Parliamentary report calls for action on Wi-Fi
    Paul Christopher Webster
    CMAJ August 11, 2015 187 (11) E334; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-5107
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    Aboriginal youth suicide rises in Northern Ontario
    Laura Eggertson
    CMAJ August 11, 2015 187 (11) E335-E336; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-5108
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    Should HPV vaccination be gender neutral?
    Martin Smith
    CMAJ August 11, 2015 187 (11) E337-E338; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-5066
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    What is government’s role in medical apps?
    Wilson Kwong
    CMAJ August 11, 2015 187 (11) E339; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-5063
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    Resident-initiated research bucks tradition
    Shannon Lough
    CMAJ August 11, 2015 187 (11) E340; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-5094
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    Choosing Wisely around the world
    Lauren Vogel
    CMAJ August 11, 2015 187 (11) E341-E342; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-5111
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    Global health response to crises needs reform
    Carolyn Brown
    CMAJ August 11, 2015 187 (11) E343; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-5115
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    India aims for universal health system
    Sanjeet Bagchi
    CMAJ August 11, 2015 187 (11) E344; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-5084
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    Dispensaries: the Wild West of Vancouver
    Shannon Lough
    CMAJ August 11, 2015 187 (11) E345-E346; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-5116

Research

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    Association between frailty and 30-day outcomes after discharge from hospital
    Sharry Kahlon, Jenelle Pederson, Sumit R. Majumdar, Sara Belga, Darren Lau, Miriam Fradette, Debbie Boyko, Jeffrey A. Bakal, Curtis Johnston, Raj S. Padwal and Finlay A. McAlister
    CMAJ August 11, 2015 187 (11) 799-804; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.150100
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    Preoperative testing before low-risk surgical procedures
    Kyle R. Kirkham, Duminda N. Wijeysundera, Ciara Pendrith, Ryan Ng, Jack V. Tu, Andreas Laupacis, Michael J. Schull, Wendy Levinson and R. Sacha Bhatia
    CMAJ August 11, 2015 187 (11) E349-E358; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.150174

Research in CMAJ Open

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    CMAJ August 11, 2015 187 (11) 806; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.150819

Review

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    Prevention of urinary tract infections in patients with spinal cord injury
    Ahmad Salameh, Mayar Al Mohajer and Rabih O. Daroucihe
    CMAJ August 11, 2015 187 (11) 807-811; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.141044

Analysis

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    Noninsured services provided with insured cataract surgery in Canada: ensuring transparent and fair treatment for patients
    Chryssa N. McAlister and Iqbal Ike K. Ahmed
    CMAJ August 11, 2015 187 (11) 813-816; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.141601

Practice

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    Decisions: A 42-year-old man with elevated ferritin
    Matthew B. Lanktree, Bekim Sadikovic and Mark A. Crowther
    CMAJ August 11, 2015 187 (11) 820-821; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.140259
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    Cases: Fulminant hepatic failure following ingestion of wild mushrooms
    Corey M. Stein, Peter E. Wu, James A. Scott and Adina S. Weinerman
    CMAJ August 11, 2015 187 (11) 822-824; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.150080
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    Five things to know about …: The human microbiome
    Bryan Coburn and David S. Guttman
    CMAJ August 11, 2015 187 (11) 825; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.141072
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    Clinical Images: Mandibular tori
    Maxime Mermod and Remy Hoarau
    CMAJ August 11, 2015 187 (11) 826; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.141048

Letters

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    Polypharmacy and clinical outcomes
    Hsiu-Nien Shen
    CMAJ August 11, 2015 187 (11) 827; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.1150048
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    Polypharmacy and clinical outcomes
    Wan-Hsuan Lu, Yu-Wen Wen, Liang-Kung Chen and Fei-Yuan Hsiao
    CMAJ August 11, 2015 187 (11) 827; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.1150049
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    Canadian Task Force obesity guidelines are unbalanced
    Chris de Gara, Aliyah Kanji, Shahzeer Karmali and Dan Birch
    CMAJ August 11, 2015 187 (11) 827; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.1150050
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    Canadian Task Force obesity guidelines are unbalanced
    Paula M. Brauer
    CMAJ August 11, 2015 187 (11) 827-828; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.1150051
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    Let’s talk chronic heart failure
    Michael Slawnych, Nakul Sharma, Debra Isaac and Jessica Simon
    CMAJ August 11, 2015 187 (11) 828; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.1150052
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    Time to rethink EMRs
    Darren A. Hudson
    CMAJ August 11, 2015 187 (11) 828; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.1150053

Humanities

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    Medicine and society: Flaying the boundaries of the body: touch and knowledge
    Anuradha Gobin
    CMAJ August 11, 2015 187 (11) 829-830; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.140985
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    Encounters: Going gently
    Paul Rousseau
    CMAJ August 11, 2015 187 (11) 831; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.140614
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    Books: Workplace insurance woes
    Alan Cassels
    CMAJ August 11, 2015 187 (11) E359-E360; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.140677
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    Poetry: Once woken
    Thomas E. MacMillan
    CMAJ August 11, 2015 187 (11) E361; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.150526
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