Publications
| Title | Abstract | Year Filter | PMID(sorted ascending) Filter |
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| polioviruses and other enteroviruses in urban sewage from laval (canada): presence of non-vaccinal strains of poliovirus. | during a 13-month period (august 1, 1977-august 31, 1978) 55 samples of 2-4 l of raw sewage from an urban residential area were collected and studied for the presence of human enteroviruses. viruses were recovered from 47 (90.5%) of the samples. of the 201 viral isolates propagated, 180 (89.5%) were identified by the serum neutralization test as poliovirus types 1,2, or 3; 16 (8%) were identified as coxsackie b viruses; and 5 (2.5%) could not be identified by the methods used. while all poliovir ... | 1979 | 232002 |
| [where human warmth and nonverbal relations have their place]. | 1977 | 242973 | |
| clinical measurement in quebec chrysotile miners: use for future protection of workers. | there is a relationship between dust exposure, on the one hand, and serious disease and death, on the other, in chrysotile asbestos mine and mill workers of quebec. studies in current working populations indicate that prevalence of abnormality increases with increasing exposure. however, the relationship is weak and offers only a partial explanation of between-subject variability. in addition, there is no certain way to detect or predict change. because of the relative nonspecificity of the heal ... | 1979 | 294176 |
| wilder penfield (1891-1976): the man and his work. | 1977 | 355918 | |
| the william allan memorial award: presented to charles r. scriver, m.d. at the annual meeting of the american society of human genetics, vancouver, british columbia, october 6, 1978. | 1979 | 380327 | |
| [fluorides and the human environment]. | 1979 | 396007 | |
| paragordius varius (leidy) (nematomorpha) infection in man: a case report from quebec (canada). | 1977 | 403269 | |
| air pollution and health in three urban communities. | a health study was conducted in three communities in the greater montreal region; the first two were characterized by relatively high particulate and sulfur dioxide levels, respectively, and a third community without major industrial pollution. in each community, 300 men and women 45 to 64 yr of age were studied. residents of the two more polluted communities exhibited a higher prevalence of respiratory symptoms and mean lung function evaluated by various tests was lower than in residents of the ... | 1979 | 496434 |
| canadian experience with yersinia enterocolitica (1966--1977). | data pertaining to 1,219 cultures of yersinia enterocolitica isolated in canada are summarized. of the 977 cultures isolated from humans, y. enterocolitica serotype 0:3, biotype 4, phage type ixb was the most predominant type in ontario, quebec and the four eastern provinces. in the western provinces the predominant strains were indol-positive, serotypes 0:8; 5,27 and 4,32. most of the 242 cultures of nonhuman origin, except those isolated from swine and a few isolated from wild animals, were in ... | 1979 | 535372 |
| [isolation of type b/hong kong/5/72 and type a/port chalmers/1/73 (h3n2) influenza viruses in quebec in 1974]. | 1977 | 603860 | |
| genetics and medicine: an evolving relationship. | the rapid expansion of knowledge in human and medical genetics has revealed at least 6 percent average heterozygosity per structural gene locus, in excess of 2300 mendelian (single gene) variants and several hundred chromosomal variants in man. this means that with the exception of monozygous twins, no two individuals are alike in their phenotype. therefore, each person has a relative state of health, and genetic factors contribute significantly to disease. the ubiquity of genetic diversity requ ... | 1978 | 644337 |
| yersinia enterocolitica: serotypes and biotypes isolated from humans and the environment in quebec, canada. | thirty-one strains of yersinia enterocolitica were isolated from food and surface water. during the period of january 1975 to june 1977, 157 strains from 143 human cases were also isolated. among the different serotypes from nonhuman sources, serotypes 6,30 and 4,32 were the most common. serotype 4,32 was present only in food and not in water. serotype 3 was isolated only from humans. among the different serotypes from human cases, 73.9% belonged to serotype 3. only serotype 3 was isolated from ... | 1978 | 670388 |
| the teaching of human sexuality in a family medicine training program. | sexual health is an important component of the individual's total health picture. the primary physician, however, is often ill-prepared to deal with issues around sexuality and sexual dysfunction, and family medicine units need to structure programs for teaching in this area. this article describes a teaching program on human sexuality in a family medicine setting. its major goals were the transmission of information, the teaching of skills, and the desensitization of the health care professiona ... | 1978 | 722272 |
| doctor wilder penfield--the man the m.n.h. nurses remember. | 1976 | 794448 | |
| knowledge about and attitudes toward genetic screening among high-school students: the tay-sachs experience. | high school students (ages 15 to 18 years; no. = 930) taking biology in their curriculum were surveyed (the first survey), in the classroom, for their knowledge and attitudes about tay-sachs disease and other "public" issues in genetics. high-school students now constitute 38.9% of those screened for the tay-sachs gene in the montreal program and the participation rate is 75% among eligible jewish students. knowledge and attitudes about the screening experience were also surveyed (the second sur ... | 1977 | 840547 |
| [chromosomal translocation t(2;18)(q21;q23) in a schizophrenic individual and his daughter]. | 1976 | 982688 | |
| health law and civil rights. | 1976 | 992238 | |
| dogs and intestinal parasites: a public health problem. | the stools of 239 stray dogs were examined for intestinal parasites. of the helminths found, toxocara canis (43.5%), tapeworms (25.5%), ascaris species (21.3%) and hookworms (12.5%) were the commonest. of the protozoans found, isospora species and entamoeba coli were the most prevalent. an unusual feature of the present study was the finding of ascaris species. the importance of the high prevalence of intestinal parasites in dogs, the close contact of humans with dogs' excreta and the possible r ... | 1975 | 1125888 |
| [isolation of the influenza virus variant a/england/42/72 (h3n2) in quebec in 1973]. | 1975 | 1131778 | |
| five mutations at the pah locus account for almost 90% of pku mutations in french-canadians from eastern quebec. | 1992 | 1301193 | |
| possible influence of measles virus infection of cynomolgus monkeys on the outcome of the neurovirulence test for oral poliovirus vaccine. | macaque monkeys are susceptible to measles infection which triggers temporary immuno-depression similar to the well known phenomenon in humans. it is known that feral monkeys become infected with measles virus when they are exposed to humans. since macaca mulatta and m. fascicularis are species used to assay the neurovirulence of oral poliovirus vaccine, the immunodepression caused by measles infection of the test monkeys could significantly alter the results of the neurovirulence test. the seru ... | 1992 | 1319180 |
| antigenic variant of swine influenza virus causing proliferative and necrotizing pneumonia in pigs. | a new antigenic variant of swine influenza virus was isolated from the lungs of pigs experiencing respiratory problems in 7 different swine herds in quebec. pigs of different ages were affected, and the main clinical signs were fever, dyspnea, and abdominal respiration. coughing was not a constant finding of the syndrome. at necropsy, macroscopic lesions included the overall appearance of pale animals, general lymphadenopathy, hepatic congestion, and consolidation of the lungs. histopathologic f ... | 1992 | 1333815 |
| human exposure as a monitor of environmental contamination: its possibilities and limitations as illustrated by the case of methylmercury in northern quebec. | 1991 | 1365278 | |
| the intron 7 donor splice site transition: a second tay-sachs disease mutation in french canada. | mutations at the hexosaminidase a (hexa) gene which cause tay-sachs disease (tsd) have elevated frequency in the ashkenazi jewish and french-canadian populations. we report a novel tsd allele in the french-canadian population associated with the infantile form of the disease. the mutation, a g-->a transition at the +1 position of intron 7, abolishes the donor splice site. cultured human fibroblasts from a compound heterozygote for this transition (and for a deletion mutation) produce no detectab ... | 1992 | 1483696 |
| toxicological index and the presence in the workplace of chemical hazards for workers who breast-feed infants. | the increasing number of women in the workplace has made it more important than ever to ensure a safe work environment, particularly with respect to mothers who choose to breast-feed their babies. the quebec commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (csst) toxicological index is fully involved in the provincial program for the protective reassignment of workers who breast-feed infants. the infotox database provides peer-reviewed information concerning chemicals identified in the workpl ... | 1992 | 1496936 |
| [psychosocial factors influencing the intention of women infected with hiv to have a child: study of 12 cases]. | this study documents the factors that influenced the decision of 12 women of child-bearing age whether to have a child in the three years following an infection by the human immunodeficiency virus (hiv). three of the 12 women are intending to have a child, and their intention stems from their beliefs and positive attitudes toward having a child, their partner's positive influence, the absence of their children, their denial of the disease and the absence of symptoms within their family. for the ... | 1992 | 1515521 |
| survey of infection control precautions: a comparison to recommended guidelines. | the emergence of acquired immune deficiency syndrome as a new and devastating communicable disease has led to concern among health care workers as to their risk of acquiring human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) in the workplace. centres for disease control, and health and welfare canada guidelines seek to prevent hiv transmission through modification of work practices. a study was performed in the authors' institution to quantitate health care worker compliance with such practice modifications as ... | 1992 | 1525382 |
| [fluorides and osteosarcoma: human experience is reassuring but need a careful interpretation]. | 1992 | 1571889 | |
| serologic survey of white-tailed deer on anticosti island, quebec for bovine herpesvirus 1, bovine viral diarrhea, and parainfluenza 3. | in 1985 unusual mortality was observed among the 3- to 4-yr-old white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus) on anticosti island, québec (canada). a viral pathogen was suspected to be the cause of the deaths. thus, a serologic survey for bovine herpesvirus 1 (bhv-1), bovine viral diarrhea (bvd) virus and parainfluenza-3 (pi-3) virus was conducted. we examined 396 deer sera from 1985. results indicated that the high mortality mainly afflicted 3- to 4-yr-old deer. in 1985, 57% of deer sampled were s ... | 1991 | 1661783 |
| commingling analysis of generalized body mass and composition measures: the québec family study. | human body mass and composition are heterogeneous phenotypes resulting from the combined effects of genes, environmental factors, and their interactions. in order to gain an understanding of the individual genetic determinants leading to obesity, we have initiated a systematic analysis of several measures of fatness and its phenotypes including: the body mass index (wt/ht2), fat mass, fat-free (lean) mass, the ratio of fat mass over fat-free mass, percent body fat, and a fat mass index (fat mass ... | 1991 | 1778661 |
| coplanar pcbs in human milk in the province of québec, canada: are they more toxic than dioxin for breast fed infants? | 1991 | 1786431 | |
| partnership as a new strategy in mental health policy: the case of québec. | the notion of partnership is increasingly adopted as a sine qua non for the successful resolution of strategic problems in the field of human services. in this paper, i examine québec's recent mental health policy and its operational definition of the concept. i then suggest some of the roots and reasons behind this province's adoption of le partenariat as the basis for policy. i suggest that it is a response to four key strategic problems: (1) the exhaustion of resources and allocation of losse ... | 1991 | 1894925 |
| [poverty, mental health and survival strategies]. | the relation between "poverty and mental health" has long been established. however, the dynamic underlying the relation between social and psychic processes has received much less attention. this article presents certain preliminary results of research whose aim is to promote the emergence of the multiple dimensions behind the problematic of mental health in social conditions characterized by extreme poverty. in addition, the authors base their approach on the assumption that human beings, even ... | 1991 | 1932413 |
| descriptive study of prognostic factors influencing survival of compensated silicotic patients. | the objective of this study was to assess survival and the prognostic influencing survival of compensated silicotic patients. all workers compensated for silicosis in the province of quebec from 1938 to 1985 (n = 1,165) were included. clinical data were those collected during the exam that led to a compensation decision. due to missing data, a subcohort of 961 patients was used for multivariate analysis of clinical prognostic factors with the cox proportional hazards model. the following factors ... | 1991 | 1952433 |
| [psychogeriatrics in the year 2000: a medical and ethical challenge for society in quebec]. | during the past fifteen years, remarkable developments have occurred in psychogeriatrics. major advances have taken place in the biology of aging and the care of the elderly. because of the demographic expansion of the geriatric population, psychiatrists and family physicians need to be familiar with the specific interventions which are available to tract the psychiatric problems of the elderly. economic concerns should not distract attention from fundamental ethics issues connected with psychog ... | 1991 | 1957418 |
| jets over labrador and quebec: noise effects on human health. | to determine whether the noise from low-level flights over labrador and quebec is harmful to human health. data source and selection: search of medline for articles on the effect of noise, particularly impulse noise associated with low-level flights, and a search of the references from identified articles. | 1991 | 2007238 |
| review of human and animal cases of coccidioidomycosis diagnosed in canada. | the first canadian case of coccidioidomycosis in a human was reported in 1952 and 11 more cases since then. this study provides details of other cases of coccidioidomycosis that have been diagnosed in canada. based on clinical details, isolation of coccidioides immitis, detection of a specific antibody (f band) for coccidioidomycosis by macro- or microimmunodiffusion tests, concurrently used with the complement fixation procedure, and histopathological findings, 116 more cases of this disease we ... | 1991 | 2014046 |
| weiss v. solomon: a case study in institutional responsibility for clinical research. | 1990 | 2089192 | |
| enzyme activities of lung lavage in silicosis. | the cytotoxic effect of quartz on lung cells has been well documented by in vitro and animal studies, but the pertinence of these findings to humans has not yet been documented. we measured lactate dehydrogenase (ldh) activities in the lung lavage of 24 long-term workers in the québec granite industry and 25 control subjects. we found significant increases in ldh activities in the workers' lung lavage, even in the absence of established silicosis (9 subjects). we looked at a similar observation ... | 1990 | 2114508 |
| anti-hiv antibodies and other serological and immunological parameters among normal haitians in montreal. | a matched-pair, cross-sectional study of lymphocyte and serological parameters associated with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (aids) in 189 randomly chosen, ostensibly healthy adult haitian immigrants residing in montreal matched for sex, age (within 5 years), and neighborhood of residence to 189 non-haitian (caucasian) controls was done in 1983-1984. three years later (1986-1987), 41 of the haitian study subjects and 83 of the non-haitian controls participated in a follow-up study centered ... | 1990 | 2153200 |
| risk of occupational exposure to herpesvirus simiae (b virus) in quebec. | herpesvirus simiae (b virus) causes a mild infection in macaques. transmission to humans may result in life-threatening encephalomyelitis. to evaluate the risk of occupational exposure to b virus we surveyed the directors of 11 biomedical laboratories in quebec that use monkeys. information was obtained on the monkey population and on the use of infection control measures recommended by the us centers for disease control (cdc), atlanta. of the 519 monkeys belonging to susceptible species the ser ... | 1990 | 2171742 |
| hiv infection among quebec women giving birth to live infants. | this is the first anonymous unlinked seroprevalence study in canada to use serum samples from newborns to determine the seroprevalence rate of human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infection among childbearing women. of the 68,808 samples tested 42 were confirmed as positive, for an overall crude seroprevalence rate of 6.1 per 10,000 live births (95% confidence interval [ci] 4.4 to 8.3), or 1 woman in 1638. women who lived on montreal island had an overall rate of 17.9 per 10,000 live births (95% c ... | 1990 | 2224716 |
| airborne microbial contents in two types of swine confinement buildings in quebec. | airborne microorganisms were isolated with a sampler in two types of swine confinement buildings (farrowing units and fattening units). respirable (particles less than 5 microns) and total dust fractions were obtained. samplings were repeated every 2 weeks for a total of 6 samplings per unit between january and april. the predominant microorganisms isolated were bacteria (up to 1.25 x 10(6) cfu/m3) with an important fraction in the respirable size range (up to 0.5 x 10(6) cfu/m3). only small qua ... | 1990 | 2353639 |
| risk factors for hiv seropositivity among people consulting for hiv antibody testing: a pilot surveillance study in quebec. | the surveillance of aids (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) through case reporting only reflects the epidemiologic features of hiv (human immunodeficiency virus) transmission a few years earlier and not the prevalence of hiv seropositivity. hiv infection is not a notifiable condition in quebec. we were asked by the ministère de la santé et des services sociaux du québec to perform a pilot project for the surveillance of hiv seropositivity using a network of sentinel physicians. from may 15, 1 ... | 1990 | 2357678 |
| high levels of pcbs in breast milk of inuit women from arctic quebec. | 1989 | 2508801 | |
| abortion ruling in quebec. | brahams summarizes a 1989 quebec court of appeal decision in an abortion case and places the ruling in the context of worldwide trends in abortion regulation. in tremblay v. daigle (1989 jul 26), the quebec court upheld a lower court injunction banning a woman from having an abortion. the injunction had been obtained by the woman's former boyfriend, the putative father. brahams discusses the current legal status of abortion in canada, the daigle court's reasoning, and how the british approach ... | 1989 | 2569146 |
| lead concentrations in human bones from the canadian population. | stable lead was determined in post-mortem samples of human bones from three canadian cities. all age groups and both sexes were represented. the cities selected for investigation were winnipeg, montreal and charlottetown. no significant difference was found between the locations, although levels tended to be higher for montreal. mean lead concentrations (micrograms pb/g ash) were 8.98 +/- 1.17, 11.11 +/- 1.74 and 8.47 +/- 1.06 for winnipeg, montreal and charlottetown, respectively. corresponding ... | 1989 | 2617290 |
| case-control study of iddm. | insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (iddm) may be caused by a combination of genetic predisposition and environmental insults. however, there are few solid leads concerning human diabetogenic environmental agents. a case-control study was carried out to investigate the possible relationships between iddm and various biological, chemical, and psychological factors. all 161 cases of iddm among children aged 0-17 yr occurring in montreal from 1983 to 1986 were included. the parent of each newly dia ... | 1989 | 2702913 |
| incidence of cancers of the brain, the lymphatic tissues, and of leukemia and the use of pesticides among quebec's rural farm population, 1982-1983. | massive use of pesticides in agriculture poses risks for the environment and for human health. pesticides are toxic substances and the suggestion that some may be carcinogenic has been the source of much controversy. in this article we focus on the relation between the use of pesticides in agriculture and the incidence of cancers of the lymphatic tissues, the brain, and of leukemia in the rural farm population in 34 major drainage basins in the province of quebec (canada) for the period 1982-198 ... | 1989 | 2767436 |
| safety in the construction industry: linking types of accidents to task, trade, context and postural constraints. | 1989 | 2789552 | |
| detection of animal and human enteric viruses in water from the assomption river and its tributaries. | animal enteroviruses, reoviruses, and human enteric viruses were detected in water samples (20 l) from a major river system, the assomption river in the province of quebec. animal enteroviruses, probably of porcine origin (this region is a major producer of pork), were isolated on porcine cell cultures and were found in 29 to 60% of water samples from the different sites on the river and in 19 to 48% of the water samples from the tributaries. the average concentration of these animal enterovirus ... | 1988 | 2850104 |
| primates as a source of entamoeba histolytica, their zymodeme status and zoonotic potential. | a survey of 17 species of non-human captive primates in quebec, canada, revealed that 40% of the animals were infected with the protozoan entamoeba histolytica. isoenzyme analysis of lysates prepared from cultured amebic isolates showed them to belong to either a zymodeme iii or viii, and therefore, characteristic of non-pathogenic strains of e. histolytica from humans. these isolates were also of low virulence in gerbil ceca. serum samples from infected and uninfected primates had negative titr ... | 1985 | 2869116 |
| lesch-nyhan syndrome: molecular investigation of three french canadian families using a hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase cdna probe. | using human hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (hprt) cdna and an anonymous probe 36b-2, we examined the segregation of restriction fragment length polymorphism (rflp) alleles with the lesch-nyhan phenotype in three affected families. two families were informative. five carriers of the mutation in one family and two potential carriers in the second were heterozygous for either one or both polymorphisms allowing for prenatal diagnosis. southern blot patterns in patients from these thr ... | 1988 | 2904404 |
| mesothelioma and asbestos fiber type. evidence from lung tissue analyses. | lung tissue samples from 78 cases from autopsy of mesothelioma in canada, 1980 through 1984, and from matched referents were examined by optical and analytical transmission electron microscopic study. concentrations of amosite, crocidolite, and tremolite fibers, and of typical asbestos bodies discriminated sharply between cases and referents. the distributions of chrysotile and anthophyllite/talc fibers and of all other natural and man-made inorganic fibers (greater than or equal to 8 microns) i ... | 1989 | 2924262 |
| epizootiological survey of parainfluenza-3, reovirus-3, respiratory syncytial and infectious bovine rhinotracheitis viral antibodies in sheep and goat flocks in quebec. | a serological survey was conducted in an attempt to detect antibodies against bovine respiratory viruses in sheep and goats from seven geographical areas of quebec. sera from 10% of the animals in 182 sheep flocks and 40 goat flocks were collected and specific antibodies against parainfluenza-3, reovirus type 3, respiratory syncytial and infectious bovine rhinotracheitis viruses were detected by hemagglutination-inhibition tests for the former viruses and complement fixation and seroneutralizati ... | 1985 | 3000551 |
| genomic variations and antigenic relationships among cytopathic rotavirus strains isolated in quebec dairy herds. | twelve isolates of bovine rotavirus, originating from eight dairy herds in quebec known to have frequent epizootics of diarrhea in young calves in the last five years, were successfully propagated in cell cultures. the 12 isolates produced clear-cut plaques in bsc-1 cells and, except for one isolate, agglutinated human group "o" erythrocytes to an higher titer than bovine erythrocytes. antisera to each isolate were produced in rabbits and used to study their antigenic relationships. all the isol ... | 1986 | 3017524 |
| distinct serotypes of porcine rotavirus associated with diarrhea in suckling piglets in southern quebec. | cytopathic rotavirus strains were isolated in cell cultures from the intestinal contents of diarrheic piglets on quebec pig farms where repeated outbreaks of enteritis occurred. all the isolates shared the common group antigens of rotaviruses as revealed by immunofluorescence and counterimmunoelectrophoresis. a hemagglutinating activity was demonstrated with human group o, porcine and guinea pig erythrocytes. at least one of the isolates was clearly distinguished from the american prototype of p ... | 1986 | 3017525 |
| population polymorphism of the glo1 enzyme. identification of two new variants. | a new electrophoretic technique for the determination of the glyoxalase i (glo1) polymorphism on mixed agarose and starch gel is applied to the genetic study of "provinces françaises" and some other human populations. four rare electrophoretic variants are revealed; two of them (glo1*4, glo1*5), both new, are discussed. in the "provinces françaises" the mating glo1 2-1 x glo1 2-1 shows an irregular segregation of the glo1 alloenzymes. | 1988 | 3154776 |
| linkage studies of usher syndrome: analysis of an acadian kindred in louisiana. | 1988 | 3162715 | |
| the right to refuse in québec: five-year evolution of a new mode of expressing risk. | in this article, the authors trace the outstanding stages in the institutionalization in québec of the right to refuse, from its conception in 1978 to its application in more than 1200 cases (as of july 1985) since 1981. the major issue over the first five years of application has been the evolution of norms used as guidelines by inspectors in justifying or not justifying a refusal. the notions of danger and of normality of working conditions and personal conditions were widely debated and clari ... | 1988 | 3170060 |
| [involuntary commitment or protection of rights? (apropos of the experience in québec)]. | 1988 | 3239879 | |
| smoking and degree of occupational exposure: are internal analyses in cohort studies likely to be confounded by smoking status? | occupational cohort studies are usually carried out without the benefit of information on smoking habits of cohort members. one common approach to avoid confounding bias related to smoking habits is to carry out an internal analysis, comparing workers with different degrees of occupational exposure. the premise behind this approach is that within a cohort there is unlikely to be correlation between degree of exposure and smoking habits. if this were untrue, smoking could confound the disease-exp ... | 1988 | 3344756 |
| observations on the prevalence of ear disease in the inuit and cree indian school population of kuujjuaraapik. | in the last twenty years it has been recognized that hearing loss as the result of middle ear infection and/or noise exposure is a major problem among canadian inuit. in the past ten years in the eastern canadian arctic attempts have been made to alleviate the problem and physicians, audiologists and educators have been involved in treatment, training programs and research with varying degrees of success. in the last few years the quebec inuit have become more aware of these problems and have as ... | 1986 | 3514931 |
| reproductive technology and the law in canada. | even leaving aside the question of the impact of reproductive technology on property law, successions, commercial law and the legal qualification to be given to some of the relationships it entails (e.g. 'deposit' of genetic material, 'lease and hire' of wombs, 'gifts' of embryos), there is no doubt that, like the discovery of the atom, no other scientific advance portends such an enormous potential for human benefits or harm. no other scientific advance will so affect the personal, intimate lif ... | 1986 | 3558768 |
| pattern of cadmium contamination in the liver and kidneys of moose and white-tailed deer in québec. | samples of moose (n = 431) and white-tailed deer (n = 225) liver and kidneys were collected during the 1985 hunting season from 14 zones south of the 50 degree latitude in québec. regional differences in cadmium level in the liver were detected and three homogeneous areas were delineated for each species. uptake was greater for moose than for deer: in the liver, mean concentrations were 2.9-15.9 mg kg-1 (dry weight) for moose and 0.8-2.6 for deer, depending on the area and sex; in kidneys, means ... | 1987 | 3685957 |
| force-feeding: the physician's dilemma. | the right to treatment and the right to refuse treatment are parallel legal rights which, when in opposition, pose a dilemma. in this paper the issues surrounding the possible force-feeding of a hunger striker are examined together with the pertinent legal precedents and possible courses of action. although the discussion is particularly relevant to hunger strikers, the principles may be applicable to other circumstances. | 1986 | 3708524 |
| esterase d polymorphism in a french-canadian population. | red blood cell esterase d (esd) polymorphism was studied in a french-canadian population from quebec city, canada, by means of high voltage electrophoresis on agarose gel followed, in heterozygotes for esd 1, by ief to reveal the possible allele esd*5. frequencies of the esd alleles in 904 unrelated individuals were esd*1: 0.888, eds*2: 0.095 and esd*5: 0.017. the segregation pattern observed in 275 families confirmed a mendelian inheritance of three autosomal alleles. | 1986 | 3733080 |
| genetic information and the law: constraints, liability and rights. | 1986 | 3779557 | |
| [teaching of epidemiology applied to occupational health hazards]. | courses offered students in occupational medicine, ergonomics, occupational hygiene are generally brief, sometimes more substantial but too theoretical and not sufficiently specific. graduate courses are more specific, more pertinent and probably more efficient. | 1986 | 3823519 |
| the influence of the length of the human y chromosome on spontaneous abortions. a prospective study in family lines with inherited polymorphic y chromosomes. | following reports indicating a close association between the presence of a long y chromosome in males and the risk of spontaneous abortion in their female partners, the incidence of spontaneous fetal loss was investigated in four family lines whose patrilineary ancestors emigrated from france to canada during the second half of the seventeenth century. in two of the lines the males were carriers of a yq+, in the other two the males had a yq- or a normal y chromosome. results showed that in one o ... | 1985 | 3879146 |
| the man behind the eponym. pierre masson. master and friend. | 1985 | 3940076 | |
| [epidemiologic study of refugees from southeast asia admitted to the maisonneuve-rosemont hospital center between 1980 and 1983]. | 1985 | 4090101 | |
| survey on the incidence of yersinia enterocolitica infection in canada. | data pertaining to 278 cultures of yersinia enterocolitica isolated in canada are summarized in this paper. of this amount, 256 were isolated from humans, whereas 22 were of nonhuman sources. the typing of these cultures is presented together with their geographical location. y. enterocolitica serotype o:3 biotype 4, phage type 9b, was practically the only serotype present in the province of quebec. this serotype o:3 was also predominant in ontario, followed by serotypes o:5,27 and o:6,30; other ... | 1974 | 4472776 |
| laboratory and clinical features of influenza a2 1971-72 in montreal. | 1974 | 4473323 | |
| [man in his environment--a testimonial]. | 1972 | 4482600 | |
| a human satellited y chromosome with a probably illegitimate paternal origin. | 1972 | 4638423 | |
| human visual ecology and orientation anisotropies in acuity. | the visual environment of cree indians from the east coast of james bay, quebec, is different from that of city-raised euro-canadians. so also are their corresponding orientation anisotropies in visual acuity. a euro-canadian sample exhibited the usual higher resolution for vertically and horizontally oriented gratings as compared with oblique orientations, while a cree indian sample did not. the most parsimonious explanation of these acuity differences is that orientation-specific detectors in ... | 1973 | 4752214 |
| [human salmonellosis in the province of quebec (1967-1972)]. | 1974 | 4826019 | |
| two cases of human sarcophaga (diptera: sarcophagidae) myiasis in quebec, with descriptions of the larvae. | 1974 | 4840657 | |
| [surveillance of influenza in quebec 1968-71]. | 1974 | 4849837 | |
| human botulism in canada (1919-1973). | since 1919, in canada, 62 authenticated outbreaks of human botulism have affected 181 persons, with 83 deaths, a fatality rate of 46%. among these, 41 outbreaks were bacteriologically determined (31 in one laboratory) as six type a, four type b, one both a and b, and 30 type e. about two thirds of the total outbreaks, cases and deaths involved eskimos and pacific coast indians consuming raw marine mammal products and salmon eggs, respectively. other parts of canada recorded seven occurrences due ... | 1974 | 4855671 |
| [antigenic characteristics of an influenza a2 virus isolated in montreal during the outbreak of 1967-1968]. | 1969 | 4978411 | |
| [expo 67. health services on the "world of man"]. | 1967 | 5182042 | |
| the human side of osler. | 1966 | 5342227 | |
| a study of a hong kong influenza outbreak at a canadian forces base in quebec in 1968-69. | 1970 | 5437944 | |
| strontium-90 and infant mortality in canada. | 1970 | 5474939 | |
| an epidemic of influenza b in the province of quebec in the spring of 1966: laboratory studies. | laboratory studies of an influenza b epidemic in the province of quebec carried out during the spring of 1966 are described. during that period six influenza b strains were isolated. the isolated strains did not differ markedly from previous influenza b strains. the serological studies showed that this epidemic had spread over different parts of the province of quebec.the serological studies also showed that an isolated community, such as an armed forces camp, can exhibit an epidemiological patt ... | 1967 | 6019961 |
| prevalence of antibodies to bovine respiratory syncytial virus, bovine viral diarrhea virus, bovine herpesvirus-1, and bovine parainfluenza-3 virus in sheep and goats in quebec. | serum samples were collected from 1,075 clinically normal sheep and goats from 77 flocks in 7 agricultural regions of quebec from june to august 1982. sheep and goats were tested for antibodies to bovine respiratory syncytial virus, bovine viral diarrhea virus, and bovine herpes-virus-1 by the indirect fluorescent antibody technique and for parainfluenza-3 virus by the hemagglutination inhibition test. the prevalence of antibodies in animals to respiratory syncytial virus was 31%; to bovine vira ... | 1984 | 6089626 |
| [montreal children taking the test of animal affinities]. | research on the role of the animal in the development of the child does not seem to amount to a comprehensive study of the problem, although animals have a place in our lives from the early origins of the human species. an exploratory inquest in montreal in 1980 indicates that most children desire to possess animals on a personal basis, these pets covering needs not otherwise satisfied. after that, the test of animal affinities of p. bour was used. the results of this testing with one hundred an ... | 1982 | 6180667 |
| serological survey for human arbovirus infections in the province of quebec. | 1980 | 6256047 | |
| [infections of the central nervous system caused by enterovirus: 223 cases seen at a pediatric hospital between 1973 and 1981]. | between 1973 and 1981, 223 patients were seen at hôpital sainte-justine in montreal for enteroviral infection of the nervous system. in 161 the cause was documented by isolation of an enterovirus from the cerebrospinal fluid (csf). the viruses most frequently isolated were echovirus 11 (36 isolates), echovirus 30 (24), coxsackievirus b2 (23), coxsackievirus b3 (19), echovirus 6 (18), coxsackievirus b5 (16), coxsackievirus a9 (15), echovirus 9 (13), echovirus 7 (12) and coxsackievirus b1 (11). as ... | 1982 | 6291736 |
| [the rehabilitation institute of montréal]. | 1981 | 6457598 | |
| [group action: a solution to social injustice]. | 1984 | 6569391 | |
| abnormal alanine aminotransferase level in blood units from donors in montreal does not indicate high risk of transmitting hepatitis. | we undertook a prospective study to estimate the risk in montreal of developing hepatitis following transfusion of blood with an elevated alanine aminotransferase (alt) level. two thousand consecutive donor units were screened for alt activity; 133 (6.7%) had values greater than or equal to 51 iu 1(-1). twenty-four patients received one or more units with elevated alt levels and completed follow-up; two (8%) developed hepatitis (one of these was type b hepatitis). one of the 10 'control' patient ... | 1983 | 6671363 |
| [role of passerine birds in the ecology of influenza viruses]. | a total of 267 passerine birds distributed among 37 species were netted during spring 1980 and summer 1981 in the laurentian and montreal areas. all the cloacal swabs collected at that time wer free of influenza viruses. three and five days after oral administration of avian or human influenza a virus strains, 108 isolates were obtained from 42 of 134 passerine birds. positive samples were recovered mainly from the respiratory and the digestive tract and also from liver. spleen and kidneys. vira ... | 1983 | 6683860 |
| asbestos: scientific basis for environmental control of fibres. | any review of the scientific evidence on which public policy is based must commence with a cautionary statement about the quality of the available data both about dust and about asbestos-related disease. attention is drawn to some of the main problems. it is concluded that, in spite of their shortcomings, the data are sufficiently consistent to be useful in relation to some aspects of the problem of environmental control of the asbestos hazard. the question whether or not there is a threshold do ... | 1980 | 7228330 |
| dust exposure and mortality in chrysotile mining, 1910-75. | we report a further follow-up of a birth cohort of 11 379 workers exposed to chrysotile. the cohort consisted of 10 939 men and 440 women, born 1891-1920, who had worked for at least a month in the mines and mills of asbestos and thetford mines in quebec. for all subjects, length of service and estimates of accumulated dust exposure were obtained, with a smoking history for the vast majority. three methods of analysis, two based on the "man-years" methods, the other a "case-and-multiple-controls ... | 1980 | 7370189 |
| the use and abuse of deception. | 1980 | 7416327 | |
| malignant mesothelioma in north america. | ascertainment, through 7,400 pathologists, of all fatal malignant mesothelial tumors in canada (1960-75) and the u.s.a. (1972) gave a total of 668 cases (272 in 1972). in canada, the annual number of male cases rose from about 17 in 1966 to 25 in 1972 but the number of female cases remained fairly steady at a much lower level. the annual incidence in north america in 1972 was estimated at 2.8 per million males and 0.7 per million females aged 15 years and over. occupational histories were obtain ... | 1980 | 7417959 |
| [antigenic characterization of influenza a virus isolated from birds captured in ontario, quebec, and the maritime provinces during the 1977 season]. | a total of 145 influenza a viruses were isolated from ducks, geese and passerine birds in ontario, québec and the maritimes in july-august 1977. antigenic characterization of these isolates included five hemagglutinin (hsw1, hav4, hav5, hav6, hav7) and five neuraminidase subtypes (n1, n2, neq1, neq2, nav1) in nine different combinations; one combination hav7 neq1 had not been previously reported. the majority of these viruses were hsw1 n1, antigenically related to influenza viruses in pigs and h ... | 1980 | 7433721 |