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Robert Strang MD, FRCPC
Prison health care in Nova Scotia By Robert Strang Nova Scotia has a population of 940 000; less than 25% of BC’s 4.5 million population. In 2001 the Central Nova correctional facility opened in Nova Scotia in... Read More
Introduction The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) recommends that all institutionalized persons, all persons 65 years of age and older, and certain persons with chronic health problems be vaccinated... Read More
Introduction Because of its highly communicable and debilitating nature, influenza is the most dramatic infectious organism affecting elderly people. About 90% of the more than 1200 deaths each year in BC due to... Read More