CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne
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To assess and compare the quality of nonstructured and structured abstracts of original research articles in three medical journals. ⋯ The findings support recommendations that promote the use of structured abstracts. Further studies should be performed to assess the effect of time on the quality of abstracts and the extent to which abstracts reflect the content of the articles.
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To determine obstetrician-gynecologists' (ob-gyns') awareness of and experience with sexual abuse of patients and former patients and their opinions about appropriate consequences. ⋯ Ob-gyns have varied opinions about how sexual abuse of patients should be defined and how it should be sanctioned. There is a discrepancy between proposed public policy and the beliefs of physicians to whom the policy is to be applied.
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To assess current red blood cell (RBC) transfusion practices and to determine the potential impact of implementing recently published guidelines on RBC transfusion from the American College of Physicians (ACP). ⋯ According to the ACP guidelines, there was significant unnecessary blood use in the hospital surveyed. The guidelines provide a useful framework for assessing transfusion practices but may require further refinement to apply to a broader spectrum of clinical settings.