Background In jurisdictions that permit euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide, patients with
cancer comprise the largest group to die by these methods. We investigated the personal …

Power generation is one of the biggest sources of man-made carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions,
the main anthropologic greenhouse gas. As the combustion of fossil fuels generates CO …

Background: High rates of health care utilization at the end of life may be a marker of care
that does not align with patient-stated preferences. We sought to describe trends in end-of-life …

PURPOSE: The aim of this study is to determine if more males than females are admitted to
adult intensive care units (ICUs). MATERIALS AND METHODS: In 9 tertiary and community …

Risk is a multifaceted and complex concept that mediates quality of life through the balance
between risk taking and risk avoidance. Society expects older adults to identify and manage …

doi: 10.1111/j.1741‐2358.2011.00575.x A scoping review and research synthesis on financing
and regulating oral care in long‐term care facilities Background: Oral health care for frail …

Among women aged 50 to 69 years, regular screening by mammography in combination
with clinical examination, can substantially decrease the morbidity and mortality associated …

This critical constructionist case study of ‘Leonard,’ a man with frontotemporal dementia living
on a special care unit predominantly populated by people with Alzheimer’s disease and …

80 BC MEDICAL JOURNAL VOL. 55 NO. 2, MARCH 2013 www. bcmj. org reflect on the
tensions that arise from competing clinical interests (quality of life versus mitigation of disease …

The article discusses papers included in the themed issue of the" British Medical Journal,"
about issues facing primary physicians in British Columbia who care for the elderly in the …