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Table of Contents

January 05, 2016; Volume 188,Issue 1

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    Highlights
    CMAJ January 05, 2016 188 (1) 5;

Editorial

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    A letter to our colleague, Canada’s new Minister of Health
    Matthew B. Stanbrook, Ken Flegel, Diane Kelsall, Kirsten Patrick, Erin Russell and John Fletcher
    CMAJ January 05, 2016 188 (1) 9; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.151398

Commentary

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    Physicians and knowledge translation of statistics: Mind the gap
    Gillian Bartlett and Justin Gagnon
    CMAJ January 05, 2016 188 (1) 11-12; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.151254
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    Race and preterm birth rates in North America
    Russell S. Kirby
    CMAJ January 05, 2016 188 (1) 13-14; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.151160
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    Screening for mild cognitive impairment: If not now, when?
    Sara B. Mitchell and Sandra E. Black
    CMAJ January 05, 2016 188 (1) 15-16; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.151411
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    Addressing vaccine hesitancy and refusal in Canada
    Eve Dubé and Noni E. MacDonald
    CMAJ January 05, 2016 188 (1) E17-E18; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.150707

News

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    Medical students now choosing wisely
    Lauren Vogel
    CMAJ January 05, 2016 188 (1) 17; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-5198
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    CMPA not an insurer, NB court told
    Donalee Moulton
    CMAJ January 05, 2016 188 (1) 18; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-5175
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    Better outbreak research response needed
    Miriam Shuchman
    CMAJ January 05, 2016 188 (1) 22; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-5188
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    Britain debates “sugar tax” to fight obesity
    Michael Colborne
    CMAJ January 05, 2016 188 (1) 24; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-5201
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    Optimism for restoration of refugee health care
    Laura Eggertson
    CMAJ January 05, 2016 188 (1) E1-E2; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-5196
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    Pharmaphobes, pharmascolds and conflict denialists
    Roger Collier
    CMAJ January 05, 2016 188 (1) E3-E4; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-5180
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    Arsenic and cadmium are contaminants of concern
    Carolyn Brown
    CMAJ January 05, 2016 188 (1) E5; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-5173
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    Medicine at sea: the front line of the migrant crisis
    Lauren Vogel
    CMAJ January 05, 2016 188 (1) E6; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-5200
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    Reimbursement discussions exclude surrogates, donors
    Alison Motluk
    CMAJ January 05, 2016 188 (1) E7-E8; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-5176
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    GPs challenge seven-day NHS proposal
    Debra Martens
    CMAJ January 05, 2016 188 (1) E9; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-5195
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    Streamlining the ethics review system
    Shannon Lough
    CMAJ January 05, 2016 188 (1) E10; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-5199
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    Dr. Mark Wainberg on old battles and new frontiers in HIV
    Lauren Vogel
    CMAJ January 05, 2016 188 (1) E11-E12; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-5204
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    Canadian-style medical education in China
    Patrick Sullivan
    CMAJ January 05, 2016 188 (1) E13-E14; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-5197
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    Science minister addresses criticisms, promotes robust science
    Carolyn Brown
    CMAJ January 05, 2016 188 (1) E15; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-5205
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    Harm reduction over morals to reduce smoking deaths
    Laura Eggertson
    CMAJ January 05, 2016 188 (1) E16; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-5203

Research

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    Do clinicians understand the size of treatment effects? A randomized survey across 8 countries
    Bradley C. Johnston, Pablo Alonso-Coello, Jan O. Friedrich, Reem A. Mustafa, Kari A.O. Tikkinen, Ignacio Neumann, Per O. Vandvik, Elie A. Akl, Bruno R. da Costa, Neill K. Adhikari, Gemma Mas Dalmau, Elise Kosunen, Jukka Mustonen, Mark W. Crawford, Lehana Thabane and Gordon H. Guyatt
    CMAJ January 05, 2016 188 (1) 25-32; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.150430
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    Comparison of black–white disparities in preterm birth between Canada and the United States
    Britt McKinnon, Seungmi Yang, Michael S. Kramer, Tracey Bushnik, Amanda J. Sheppard and Jay S. Kaufman
    CMAJ January 05, 2016 188 (1) E19-E26; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.150464

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    CMAJ January 05, 2016 188 (1) 35; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.151424

Guidelines

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    Recommendations on screening for cognitive impairment in older adults
    Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care, Kevin Pottie, Rana Rahal, Alejandra Jaramillo, Richard Birtwhistle, Brett D. Thombs, Harminder Singh, Sarah Connor Gorber, Lesley Dunfield, Amanda Shane, Maria Bacchus, Niel Bell and Marcello Tonelli
    CMAJ January 05, 2016 188 (1) 37-46; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.141165

Analysis

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    Medical certificates of death: First principles and established practices provide answers to new questions
    Jocelyn Downie and Kacie Oliver
    CMAJ January 05, 2016 188 (1) 49-52; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.151130

Practice

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    Decisions: Urinary urgency and frequency in a 53-year-old woman
    Mohammad Hajiha and Dean Elterman
    CMAJ January 05, 2016 188 (1) 59-60; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.150255
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    Five things to know about …: Trigger finger in adults
    Tiffany N.S. Ballard and Jeffrey H. Kozlow
    CMAJ January 05, 2016 188 (1) 61; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.150225
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    Clinical Images: Rapid endovascular treatment for stroke
    Faizan Khan, Satya Patro and Daniela Iancu
    CMAJ January 05, 2016 188 (1) 62; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.150633

Letters

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    Detection of abnormalities is not synonymous with patient benefit
    Eric R. Coon and Alan R. Schroeder
    CMAJ January 05, 2016 188 (1) 63; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.1150077
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    Public health benefits from legalizing cannabis: both sides of the coin
    Ian Mitchell
    CMAJ January 05, 2016 188 (1) 63; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.1150076

Humanities

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    Medicine and society: “Witchcraft, a fad or a racket?” Food allergy in historical perspective
    Matthew Smith
    CMAJ January 05, 2016 188 (1) 64-65; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.150575
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