Canadian Medical Association Journal: 185 (17)

November 19, 2013; Volume 185,Issue 17

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CMAJ November 19, 2013 185 (17) 1471;

Editorial

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With a disease for every day, who will care for the orphans?
Diane Kelsall

CMAJ November 19, 2013 185 (17) 1475; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.131553

Commentary

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Iron supplementation for children: Safety in all settings is not clear
Katherine Gray-Donald

CMAJ November 19, 2013 185 (17) 1477-1478; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.131249
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Stroke prevention in older adults with atrial fibrillation
Michiel Coppens, Robert G. Hart and John W. Eikelboom

CMAJ November 19, 2013 185 (17) 1479-1480; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.131291

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National cord blood bank opens first sites in Ottawa
Laura Eggertson

CMAJ November 19, 2013 185 (17) 1481-1482; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4630
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A home for interprofessional medical education at Dalhousie
Catherine Cross

CMAJ November 19, 2013 185 (17) 1482; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4632
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Emergency department problems raised at Sinclair inquest
Dan Lett

CMAJ November 19, 2013 185 (17) 1483; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4633
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CIHR to simplify open-funding programs
Lauren Vogel

CMAJ November 19, 2013 185 (17) 1484; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4619
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Police call for more mental health services
Wendy Glauser

CMAJ November 19, 2013 185 (17) 1485; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4615
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E-cigarettes “modestly effective” tool to quit smoking
Neil Chanchlani

CMAJ November 19, 2013 185 (17) E772; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4622
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Health minister ends special access to prescription heroin
Laura Eggertson

CMAJ November 19, 2013 185 (17) E773-E774; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4626
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Lack of leadership responsible for rising HIV infection levels in some provinces: HIV expert
Laura Eggertson

CMAJ November 19, 2013 185 (17) E775-E776; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4629
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Doctor freed from Egyptian jail no extremist: colleagues
Lauren Vogel

CMAJ November 19, 2013 185 (17) E777; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4628
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10 health stories that mattered Oct. 7–11, 2013
Roger Collier

CMAJ November 19, 2013 185 (17) E778; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4631
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Community partnerships fill mental health gaps
Wendy Glauser

CMAJ November 19, 2013 185 (17) E779-E780; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4616
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10 health stories that mattered Oct. 14–18, 2013
Roger Collier

CMAJ November 19, 2013 185 (17) E781; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4635
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Canada–EU trade agreement expected to increase drug costs
Laura Eggertson

CMAJ November 19, 2013 185 (17) E782; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4637
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Obama promises to fix awed health insurance website
Paul Webster

CMAJ November 19, 2013 185 (17) E783; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4639

Research

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Influence of retirement on nonadherence to medication for hypertension and diabetes
Mika Kivimäki, G. David Batty, Mark Hamer, Hermann Nabi, Maarit Korhonen, Risto Huupponen, Jaana Pentti, Tuula Oksanen, Ichiro Kawachi, Marianna Virtanen, Hugo Westerlund and Jussi Vahtera

CMAJ November 19, 2013 185 (17) E784-E790; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.122010
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Effects of daily iron supplementation in primary-school–aged children: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Michael Low, Ann Farrell, Beverley-Ann Biggs and Sant-Rayn Pasricha

CMAJ November 19, 2013 185 (17) E791-E802; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.130628
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Prevalence of and factors associated with head impact during falls in older adults in long-term care
Rebecca Schonnop, Yijian Yang, Fabio Feldman, Erin Robinson, Marie Loughin and Stephen N. Robinovitch

CMAJ November 19, 2013 185 (17) E803-E810; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.130498

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Management of insomnia and long-term use of sedative-hypnotic drugs in older patients
Jacqueline M. McMillan, Elizabeth Aitken and Jayna M. Holroyd-Leduc

CMAJ November 19, 2013 185 (17) 1499-1505; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.130025

Practice

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Innovations: Mobile remote-presence devices for point-of-care health care delivery
Ivar Mendez and Michiel C. Van den Hof

CMAJ November 19, 2013 185 (17) 1512-1516; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.120223
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Decisions: A 68-year-old woman with sleep-onset insomnia
Norman Wolkove and Marc Baltzan

CMAJ November 19, 2013 185 (17) 1517-1519; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.130260
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Cases: A case of hoarseness and vocal cord immobility
Amy M. Trottier, Emad Massoud and Timothy Brown

CMAJ November 19, 2013 185 (17) 1520-1524; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.112112
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Clinical Images: Lithium acne
Federica Scarfi and Meena Arunachalam

CMAJ November 19, 2013 185 (17) 1525; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.130009

Letters

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Oral contraceptives, ABO blood types and thromboembolism
Julian L. Ambrus

CMAJ November 19, 2013 185 (17) 1526; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.113-2148
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Guidelines and public consultations
Bakul I. Dalal and Stephanie Power

CMAJ November 19, 2013 185 (17) 1526; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.113-2145
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Interpreting positive urine cultures
Margaret J. Ackerman, Andrew Worster and Daren Lin

CMAJ November 19, 2013 185 (17) 1526-1527; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.113-2146
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Interpreting positive urine cultures
Alon Vaisman, Wayne L. Gold and Jerome A. Leis

CMAJ November 19, 2013 185 (17) 1527; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.113-2147

Humanities

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Essay: Morning handover
Philip Tsang

CMAJ November 19, 2013 185 (17) 1528-1529; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.130673
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Art: Stitching the perfect stomach
Paul Gessell

CMAJ November 19, 2013 185 (17) 1529-1530; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.131157

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We might get a lot from a province-wide colon screening program, but maybe not peace of mind
Alan Cassels

CMAJ November 19, 2013 185 (17) 1544; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.131348

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