This paper assesses the extent to which Canada's universal health care system has eliminated
socio-economic barriers in the use of physician services by examining the role of socio-…

ContextRecent guidelines for management of pharyngitis vary in their recommendations
concerning empirical antibiotic treatment and the need for laboratory confirmation of group A …

OBJECTIVE: To validate a score based on clinical symptoms and signs for the identification
of group A Streptococcus (GAS) infection in general practice patients with score throat. …

Background: Although mass screening for osteoporosis is not recommended among
postmenopausal women, there is no consensus on which women should undergo testing for low …

Background: Reducing the number of antibiotic prescriptions given for common respiratory
infections has been recommended as a way to limit bacterial resistance. This study assessed …

Background: Rising concern over the poor level of blood-pressure (BP) control among
hypertensive patients has prompted searches for novel ways of managing hypertension. The …

Lowering blood pressure reduces cardiovascular risk, yet hypertension is poorly controlled
in diabetic patients. In a pilot study we demonstrated that a home blood pressure …

ContextIdentification of women with low bone mineral density (BMD) is an important strategy
in reducing the incidence of osteoporotic fractures. However, screening all women is not …

OBJECTIVES To assess the knowledge of early childhood caries and to examine the current
preventive oral health-related practices and training among Canadian paediatricians and …

Objective Guidelines recommend home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM) to improve
blood pressure control, but the attitudes of primary care physicians and their hypertensive …