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Clinical Articles / BY: Pat G. Camp, MSc, PT, March 2008
... for BC and Canada is challenging, as the symptoms of COPD may not be present until airflow obstruction, a key feature ... data were searched for COPD cases.[ 6 ]   The 2003–2004 prevalence estimate for COPD in BC was 4.4% for men and ... match findings from other studies that have explored the issue of underdiagnosis. In the United States, data from the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jason Andrade, MD, FRCPC, June 2008
In 2004, cardiovascular disease (CVD) accounted for ... from COPD itself.[ 26 , 27 ]  Like CKD, part of this risk may be due to a commonality of risk factors, but after ... However, two studies from 2002 directly addressed this issue.  A large meta-analysis by Salpeter and colleagues ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jeffrey M. Pike, MD, MPH, FRCSC July/August 2008
... and increased mortality for the patient.[ 1 - 4] In 2004, 84 patients with soft tissue sarcomas were referred to ... rare in adults and make up about one-half of all soft  issue sarcomas in children. Young adults show a greater ... de­letion affecting the tumor-suppressor gene p53 and may lead to a higher risk of rhabdomyosarcoma, early onset  ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Farsheed Hedayati-Vala, MD, July/August 2008
... are often required to perform these procedures.  The issue of how we define a “well-trained” family physician ... of 12 000 people. From September 2002 to December 2004 (2.5 years), 677 scopes were undertaken at the facility. ... the scope from the cecum, and that using less time may result in a higher miss rate for small neoplasms. In ...