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Volume 5 - Issue 1 - Spring 2008

Table of Contents

FROM THE EDITORS
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Preface [pdf]
A. Gunz, S. Banglawala, S. VanderSpek
CASE REPORTS
5
Aortic Valve Replacement and Factor V Leiden: A Difficult Clinical Decision [pdf]
A.N. Lau
7
Alagille Syndrome: Case Report and Approach to Neonatal Hyperbillirubinemia [pdf]
A. Raut, R. Goel
CLINICAL REVIEW
11
Atrial Fibrillation: A Review of Management and Stroke Prevention [pdf]
S. Rawof, E. Ho, S. Scovil, S. Upadhye
17
Multiple Sclerosis: Epidemiological and Etiological Considerations [pdf]
S. Banglawala
21
Prostate Specific Antigen and Its Latest Challenger [pdf]
A.A. Sheikh, A.H. Zaidi
EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE
24
An Introduction to Clinical Decision Analysis [pdf]
I. Aleem
MEDICAL EDUCATION
29
McMaster University Medical School: The Little School That Could - And Did [pdf]
C. B. Mueller
LITERATURE, THE ARTS & MEDICINE
34
Speaking of HIV/AIDS: Some Reflections from the Local Faces of the Epidemic [pdf]
D.L. Clark, A.G. Joong
35
Addressing HIV [pdf]
S.M. Barber
37
Me and HIV: Musings of a Physician [pdf]
D. Guenter
39
On Being Positive [pdf]
P. Horner
40
Discussion [pdf]
D.L. Clark
INTERNATIONAL HEALTH
44
Venezuela's Barrio Adentro: Community Focus on Primary and Preventative Care [pdf]
D. VanderBurgh
HEALTH ADVOCACY
47
Obesity: A Barrier to Adequate Healthcare [pdf]
M. Bagovich
PUBLIC HEALTH
51
What are Bayesian Models? How do They Compare with Traditional Models for Economic Evaluations in Health Care? A Review [pdf]
W. Sharieff, G. Tomlinson
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
59
Self-Expanding Entry System for Laparoscopic Surgery [pdf]
C. Kenny-Scherber, S. Horne, K. Spence, M. Anvari, M. Oliver
CAREERS IN MEDICINE
63
Plastic Surgery: More Than Just Cosmetics [pdf]
I. Aleem
CLINICAL QUIZ AND ANSWERS
66
How Much Do You Know About Addison's Disease [pdf]
S. Pallan

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