Vol. 78, No. 3
May 2001

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Table of Contents
177
 
 
Biomedical Research

The Human Genome Project

184
Nicholas Tan
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Cardiovascular

Acromegaly: A Review and Case Presentation


190
Yael Friedman, Andrea K. Boggild, and Ivy Fettes
 
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Health Assessment
 
Assessing Health-Related Quality of Life

196
Marc Kerba
 
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Pediatrics
 

Crohn’s Disease in Children

200
Kiran K. Kundhal, Pavi S. Kundhal and Anne M. Griffiths
 

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Crossword
 
Sarah Shaikh

205

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News and Views
 
In the Literature
206
Philippe L. Bedard
 
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Prolific Scientist Profiles:
A Conversation with Dr. Tirone David, M.D.,
F.R.C.S.(C.), F.A.C.S. Innovation, Passion & Cardiac Surgery

208
Steve K. Singh
 
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Law and Ethics in Medicine:
When to Speak Out: The Dilemma for Medical Students

214
Anil J. Misir and Ifran Dhalla
 
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Forum:
Exploring the Use of Physician Report Cards


216
Christopher J. Hall and Ann M. Stewart
 
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Evidence-Based Medicine:
The Value of Mammography in Screening for Breast Cancer
220
Ann M. Stewart
 
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Back to Basics VI: An Approach to the Patient with a Life-Threatening Acid-Base Disturbance: the Alkalemias and Mixed Disturbances

226
Manish Shah, Murray Beuerlein and Karoon Danayan
 
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Back to Basics VII: Minor Burns Injuries


232
Michael Bezuhly, Manuel Gomez, Joel S. Fish
 
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Clinicopathological Correlation
 
Furuncular Myiasis: A Case of an Unexpected
Traveling Companion

239
Andrea K. Boggild, Yael Friedman and Kevin C. Kain
 
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Morning Report
 
A Suspicious Jaundice

244
Martin C. Chang and Catherine Chung
 
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Quick Diagnosis
 
Piero Tartaro, Steven W.H. Hwang and Shoba Subramanian
247
 
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Technology Reviews
 
Handheld Computers and Medicine:
A Brief Review of Hardware and Software Options

254
Feisal A. Adatia and Anthony D. LoFaro
 
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Canadian Health Care
 
Canada’s “Brain Drain” and Its Impact on Health Care
259
Vlad Miropolsky
 
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Book Reviews
 

Doing Good: the Life of Toronto’s General Hospital

263
Rizwan Haq
 
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Code Blue: Reviving Canada’s Health Care System

263
Chris Chong
 
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Clear Answers: the Economics and Politics of For-Profit Medicine

264
Ifran Dhalla
 
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Infections and Inequalities: The Modern Plagues

265
Darrell Tan
 
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A Review of Anatomy Books
266
Paolo Mazzotta and Anil J. Misir
 
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The House of God


267
Andrea Waddell
 
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Front cover illustration by Andrée Jenks and Victoria Rowsell
Division of Biomedical Communications, University of Toronto.