Canadian Medical Association Journal: 184 (1)

January 10, 2012; Volume 184,Issue 1

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CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) 7;

Editorial

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Preventing blindness: seeing is believing
Ken Flegel, Noni E. MacDonald, Matthew B. Stanbrook, Astika Kappagoda and Paul C. Hébert

CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) E1-E2; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.111480
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Early and continuing education: a prescription for achieving patient-centred care
Matthew B. Stanbrook, Diane Kelsall, Noni E. MacDonald, Daniel Rosenfield, Ken Flegel and Paul C. Hébert

CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) E3; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.111687
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Parking-centred health care
Rajendra Kale

CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) 11; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.111846

Commentary

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Patients and families as safety experts
Charles Vincent and Rachel Davis

CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) 15-16; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.111311
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Is Clostridium difficile infection still a problem for hospitals?
David A. Enoch and Sani H. Aliyu

CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) 17-18; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.111449
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Variation in risk of second primary cancer
Marcy Winget and Yutaka Yasui

CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) 19-20; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.111424

News

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For the record
CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) E4-E10; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4070
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Briefly
CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) E11-E14; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4071
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Late cuts: an international look at adult circumcision
Roger Collier

CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) E15-E16; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4013
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Breast screening guidelines fuel firestorm
Lauren Vogel

CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) E17-E18; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4062
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Line between acts and omissions blurred, euthanasia critics argue
Lauren Vogel

CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) E19-E20; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4061
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The redlining of harm reduction programs
Paul Christopher Webster

CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) E21-E22; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4054
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Crackdown on factory farm drug use urged
Paul Christopher Webster

CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) E23-E24; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4055
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Ugly, messy and nasty debate surrounds circumcision
Roger Collier

CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) E25-E26; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4017
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Snakebite neglect rampant in Africa
Bernard Appiah

CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) E27-E28; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4046
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WHO signals intent to trim sails
Roger Collier

CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) E29-E30; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4067
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Europe clamps down on antibiotic misuse
Tiago Villanueva

CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) E31-E32; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4066
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Climate change poses health threats in Arctic
Becky Rynor

CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) E33-E34; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4053
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Nothing cutting edge about Canadian ehealth strategy, critics say
Paul Christopher Webster

CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) E35-E36; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4065
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The studies that launched a thousand snips
Roger Collier

CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) E37-E38; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4029
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Food aid for children woefully substandard
Lauren Vogel

CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) E39-E40; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4074
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Ontario college beats retreat on alternative therapies
Lauren Vogel

CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) E41-E42; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4075
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Genetic tests for athletic ability: Science or snake oil?
Roger Collier

CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) E43-E44; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4063
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Testing the ethics of genetic testing in sports
Roger Collier

CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) E45-E46; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4064
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Private rooms: The fiscal advantage
Nathan Stall

CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) E47-E48; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4078
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Hospital-induced delirium hits hard
Roger Collier

CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) 23-24; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4069
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Private rooms: A choice between infection and profit
Nathan Stall

CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) 24-25; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4077

Research

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Diagnosed hypertension in Canada: incidence, prevalence and associated mortality
Cynthia Robitaille, Sulan Dai, Chris Waters, Lidia Loukine, Christina Bancej, Susan Quach, Joellyn Ellison, Norman Campbell, Karen Tu, Kim Reimer, Robin Walker, Mark Smith, Claudia Blais and Hude Quan

CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) E49-E56; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.101863
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Associations between first and second primary cancers: a population-based study
Sune F. Nielsen, Børge G. Nordestgaard and Stig E. Bojesen

CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) E57-E69; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.110167
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Identification by families of pediatric adverse events and near misses overlooked by health care providers
Jeremy P. Daniels, Kate Hunc, D. Douglas Cochrane, Roxane Carr, Nicola T. Shaw, Annemarie Taylor, Susan Heathcote, Rollin Brant, Joanne Lim and J. Mark Ansermino

CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) 29-34; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.110393
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The effect of hospital-acquired infection with Clostridium difficile on length of stay in hospital
Alan J. Forster, Monica Taljaard, Natalie Oake, Kumanan Wilson, Virginia Roth and Carl van Walraven

CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) 37-42; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.110543

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The role of seroepidemiology in the comprehensive surveillance of vaccine-preventable diseases
Sarah E. Wilson, Shelley L. Deeks, Todd F. Hatchette and Natasha S. Crowcroft

CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) E70-E76; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.110506
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Managing the supply of physicians’ services through intelligent incentives
Brian R. Golden, Rosemary Hannam and Douglas Hyatt

CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) E77-E80; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.111018
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Using administrative health data for the surveillance of interventions for alcohol-related harm among young people
Steve Kisely, Mark Asbridge, Jason Connor, Angela White, Joanne Pais and Elizabeth Lin

CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) 49-53; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.110367

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Clinical Images: Emphysematous cholecystitis
Miguel F. Carrascosa and José R. Salcines-Caviedes

CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) E81; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.110601
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Clinical Images: Tension gastrothorax causing cardiac arrest
Panagiotis Flamée and Caroline Pregardien

CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) E82; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.110715
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Clinical Images: Recurrent appendicitis after appendectomy
Kathryn L. Martin, Michele Weir, Peter B. Engbers and Brian Taylor

CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) E83; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.110018
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Cases: The lucky penny: an illustration of the bullet rule
Paul T. Engels and Homer C. Tien

CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) 63-65; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.110210
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Five things to know about...: Autonomic dysreflexia
Jacquelyn Cragg and Andrei Krassioukov

CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) 66; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.110859
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Clinical Images: Chilblains
Sergio Vano-Galvan and Antonio Martorell

CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) 67; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.110100
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Clinical Images: Black hairy tongue in an infant
Andreas Körber and Nadine Voshege

CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) 68; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.111013
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Clinical shorts
Diane Kelsall

CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) 69; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.112088
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Book review: Baby basics
Lisa Graves

CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) 70; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.111011

Letters

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Opioids and chronic pain
Lisa Bromley

CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) 73; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.112-2001
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Opioids and chronic pain
Jason W. Nickerson and Amir Attaran

CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) 73; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.112-2002
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Opioids and chronic pain
Meldon M. Kahan

CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) 74; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.112-2003
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Centralized electronic health records benefit emergency medicine
Alex Hoechsmann

CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) 74; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.112-2004
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Helicobacter pylori and immigrant health
Nicola L. Jones, Naoki Chiba, Carlo Fallone, Richard Hunt and Alan Thomson

CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) 74-75; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.112-2006
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Canada’s low-risk drinking guidelines
Tim Stockwell, Doug Beirness, Peter Butt, Louis Gliksman and Catherine Paradis

CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) 75; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.112-2007
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When patient and doctor disagree
Joel Bruce Zivot

CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) 75-76; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.112-2008
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Conclusions about specialties don’t match evidence
Adam B. Papini

CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) 76; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.112-2009

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Cover text of Dec. 13, 2011 CMAJ, Vol. 183(18)
CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) 76; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.112-2005

Humanities

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Books: The popular culture of medicine
Abby Lippman

CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) E84-E86; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.110261
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Books: A visual story of inclusion
Mark Frutkin

CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) E87-E94; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.110934
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Books: Gripping family tale lacks cache for physicians
A. Mark Clarfield

CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) E95; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.110889
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Poetry: I went to the cenotaph today
James Stephenson

CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) E96; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.101647
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Poetry: Quartet of remembrance
Ian Scott

CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) E97; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.111092
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Essay: White coat narcissism
Mary V. Seeman

CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) E98-E99; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.110984
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Arts: Coupland’s Museum of the Rapture needs contributions
Barbara Sibbald

CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) 80; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.112046

100 Years

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The doctor’s bag in 1911
James A. Low

CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) E100-E102; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.111963

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Welcome to Canada … but don’t get sick
Ritika Goel and Michaela Beder

CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) E103; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.111095
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Military metaphors and friendly fire
Douglas Slobod and Abraham Fuks

CMAJ January 10, 2012 184 (1) 144; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.111438

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