Canadian Medical Association Journal: 186 (3)

February 18, 2014; Volume 186,Issue 3

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CMAJ February 18, 2014 186 (3) 159;

Editorial

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New CMAJ policy on sharing data from clinical research
John Fletcher

CMAJ February 18, 2014 186 (3) 163; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.140041

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Conflicts at the heart of the FRAX tool
Teppo L.N. Järvinen, Jarkko Jokihaara, Pierre Guy, Pablo Alonso-Coello, Gary S. Collins, Karl Michaëlsson and Harri Sievänen

CMAJ February 18, 2014 186 (3) 165-167; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.121874
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Personalizing prognosis in a patient with serious illness
Jeff Myers and Debbie Selby

CMAJ February 18, 2014 186 (3) 169-170; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.131415

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Children as young as six sniffing gas in Pikangikum
Laura Eggertson

CMAJ February 18, 2014 186 (3) 171-172; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4702
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Canada behind in regulating farmyard antibiotics
Paul Christopher Webster

CMAJ February 18, 2014 186 (3) 173; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4698
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RCT wins CMAJ Bruce Squires Award
Barbara Sibbald

CMAJ February 18, 2014 186 (3) 175; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4703
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UK Parliament calls for sharing of all clinical trial data
Roger Collier

CMAJ February 18, 2014 186 (3) 176; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4697
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Rural premedicine program aims to tackle doctor shortages
Lauren Vogel

CMAJ February 18, 2014 186 (3) 177; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4700
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Alarm fatigue a top patient safety hazard
Kierra Jones

CMAJ February 18, 2014 186 (3) 178; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4696
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Ten health stories that mattered: Jan. 6–10
Roger Collier

CMAJ February 18, 2014 186 (3) E103; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4699
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High H1N1 prevalence and mortality rates a concern
Patrick Janukavicius

CMAJ February 18, 2014 186 (3) E104; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4701
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Incidental findings: expect to find the unexpected
Kierra Jones

CMAJ February 18, 2014 186 (3) E105-E106; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4695
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Legal storm brewing over Texas forced life-support case
Lauren Vogel

CMAJ February 18, 2014 186 (3) E107-E108; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4704
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Nunavut calls inquest into record number of suicides
Laura Eggertson

CMAJ February 18, 2014 186 (3) E109-E110; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4706
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Ten health stories that mattered: Jan. 13–17
Roger Collier

CMAJ February 18, 2014 186 (3) E111; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.109-4707

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The CANHEART health index: a tool for monitoring the cardiovascular health of the Canadian population
Laura C. Maclagan, Jungwee Park, Claudia Sanmartin, Karan R. Mathur, Doug Roth, Douglas G. Manuel, Andrea Gershon, Gillian L. Booth, Sacha Bhatia, Clare L. Atzema and Jack V. Tu

CMAJ February 18, 2014 186 (3) 180-187; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.131358
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Noninvasive ventilation as a weaning strategy for mechanical ventilation in adults with respiratory failure: a Cochrane systematic review
Karen E.A. Burns, Maureen O. Meade, Azra Premji and Neill K.J. Adhikari

CMAJ February 18, 2014 186 (3) E112-E122; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.130974
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Guidelines 2.0: systematic development of a comprehensive checklist for a successful guideline enterprise
Holger J. Schünemann, Wojtek Wiercioch, Itziar Etxeandia, Maicon Falavigna, Nancy Santesso, Reem Mustafa, Matthew Ventresca, Romina Brignardello-Petersen, Kaja-Triin Laisaar, Sérgio Kowalski, Tejan Baldeh, Yuan Zhang, Ulla Raid, Ignacio Neumann, Susan L. Norris, Judith Thornton, Robin Harbour, Shaun Treweek, Gordon Guyatt, Pablo Alonso-Coello, Marge Reinap, Jan Brožek, Andrew Oxman and Elie A. Akl

CMAJ February 18, 2014 186 (3) E123-E142; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.131237

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Prevention and treatment of the common cold: making sense of the evidence
G. Michael Allan and Bruce Arroll

CMAJ February 18, 2014 186 (3) 190-199; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.121442

Practice

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Decisions: Evaluation and care of a patient with new-onset atrial fibrillation
Yasbanoo Moayedi, Husam M. Abdel-Qadir and Paul Dorian

CMAJ February 18, 2014 186 (3) 204-205; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.130393
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What is your call?: Arthritis, progressive maculopapular rash and severe peripheral neuropathy in a 60-year-old man
François Tremblay and Martin Albert

CMAJ February 18, 2014 186 (3) 206-209; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.130688
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Five things to know about...: Synthetic cannabinoids
Tony Antoniou and David N. Juurlink

CMAJ February 18, 2014 186 (3) 210; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.130510
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Clinical Images: Painless needle prick on an erythematous plaque: a sign of leprosy
Francisco Vázquez-López and Leire Gonzalez-Lara

CMAJ February 18, 2014 186 (3) 211; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.130221

Letters

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Palliative sedation
Romayne Gallagher and Caroline Baldwin

CMAJ February 18, 2014 186 (3) 212; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.114-0010
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Palliative sedation
Darren Cargill

CMAJ February 18, 2014 186 (3) 212; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.114-0011
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Clopidogrel and proton pump inhibitors
David Juurlink

CMAJ February 18, 2014 186 (3) 212-213; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.114-0014
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Clopidogrel and proton pump inhibitors
Deepak L. Bhatt

CMAJ February 18, 2014 186 (3) 213; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.114-0015
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The quality of mercy
John S. Mackay

CMAJ February 18, 2014 186 (3) 213; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.114-0013
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Independent research needed to inform end-of-life policy choices
Antoine Boivin, Isabelle Marcoux, Geneviève Garnon, Evert van Leeuwen, Nicholas Mays, Raynald Pineault, Marie-Claude Prémont and Pascale Lehoux

CMAJ February 18, 2014 186 (3) 213; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.114-0012

Humanities

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Encounter: “And you, my father, there on the sad height”
Kenneth Lam

CMAJ February 18, 2014 186 (3) 214; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.131245
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Books: Medical museums
J.T.H. Connor

CMAJ February 18, 2014 186 (3) 215; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.131392
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Poetry: Invisibility and death
Holly Delaney

CMAJ February 18, 2014 186 (3) 216; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.130836

Salon

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The house of the rising sun medical school
Ken Flegel

CMAJ February 18, 2014 186 (3) 232; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.121784

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