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Preface
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A letter to our patrons
Infectious Disease
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Preliminary data on the effect of Ontario's influenza vaccination program on emergency room visits and inpatient admissions
Paediatrics
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Combating paediatric obesity: A new spin on an old theme
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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Characteristics of patients attending a naturopathic medicine teaching clinic
News and Views
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Forum: Hormone replacement therapy: Assigning a grade for HRT in primary prevtion for women
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In the literature
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Prolific scientist profiles: An interview with Dr. Kathleen Pritchard, Medical Oncologist
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Back to Basics XI: Osteoporosis: An approach to diagnosis and treatment
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Evidence Based Medicine: The women's health initiative - Evidence of what?
Clinicopathological Correlation
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Vestibular schwannoma: Presentation, diagnosis and treatment
Quick Diagnosis
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Technology Review
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Function follows form: Current efforts to understand protein structure
Morning Report
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The return of the patient
Historical Review
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Biological warfare: Yesterday, today, and tomorrow?
Economics and Health Policy
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The ABCs of cost-effectiveness analysis
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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Naturopathy: Complementary or rudimentary medicine?
Medical Education
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Rural family medicine residencies
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What I did last summer ... NOMEC - Summer studentship program
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Rural medicine: An essential part of undergraduate curriculum
Book Reviews
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A cry unheard: New insights into the medical consequences of loneliness
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Pocket Medicine - The Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook of Internal Medicine
Front cover illustration by Ken Vanderstoep
Department of Biomedical Communications, University of Toronto
Department of Biomedical Communications, University of Toronto