The Total Design Method (TDM) as offered by DA Dillman promises “guaranteed” 80% return
rates for mail and telephone surveys. In a survey conducted in London, Ontario, a booklet-…

METHODS Thirteen family practices associated with the Depart ment of Family Medicine of
the University of Western Ontario participated in the study. These practices are located in …

Objective: To evaluate a palliative care home support team based on an inpatient unit.
Design: Randomised controlled trial with waiting list. Patients in the study group received the …

OBJECTIVE: To identify factors associated with the location of death (home or hospital) of
patients referred to a palliative care home support team. DESIGN: Retrospective case-control …

Objective: This study was undertaken to determine whether dexamethasone or betamethasone
is superior for the antepartum treatment of HELLP (hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, …

Some patient encounters may produce a variety of unpleasant reactions such as guilt, anger,
frustration, or dissatisfaction in the physician. These troubling feelings may arise from …

There has been a lack of objective assessment of the disruptive effect that the symptomatology
of premenstrual syndrome has on the functional performance of affected women. This …

Obtaining the voluntary participation of family physicians in quality of care research is a
major problem in family practice research. An innovative approach was therefore required to …

To test a new approach to detecting and managing hypertension, 34 family practices in
southwestern Ontario that comprised 32 124 patients aged 20 to 65 years were randomly …

To assess the involvement of family physicians in the continuing care of cancer patients, 499
patients attending the London Regional Cancer Centre for follow-up appointments were …