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Quebec
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Definition of 'Quebec'A province of eastern Canada. Its capital is Quebec. The region belonged to France from 1627 to 1763 when it was lost to the British. The name is from the Algonquian quilibek meaning the place where waters narrow, referring to the gradually narrowing channel of the St. Lawrence or to the narrows of the river at Cape Diamond. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p993 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p440) |
Sunday, November 22, 2009
29 Nov 2009 
The oncology patient navigator role was developed to ensure both continuity and consultation in the delivery of care to cancer patients and their families. In Québec, this role is filled by a nurse. This first article in a series of two, aims to ... Read more...
Long-lasting measles outbreak affecting several unrelated networks of unvaccinated persons.
13 Nov 2009 Despite a population immunity level estimated at approximately 95%, an outbreak of measles responsible for 94 cases occurred in Quebec, Canada. Unlike previous outbreaks in which most unvaccinated children belonged to a single community, this ... Read more...
30 Oct 2009 CONTEXT: Prenatal exposure to maternal cigarette smoking (PEMCS) may affect brain development and behavior in adolescent offspring. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the involvement of the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) in mediating the relationship between PEMCS ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Quebec'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- [Montérégie Comprehensive Cancer Care Centre: integrating nurse navigators in Montérégie's oncology teams: one aspect of implementing the Cancer Control Program--Part 1] 29 Nov 2009
- Long-lasting measles outbreak affecting several unrelated networks of unvaccinated persons. 13 Nov 2009
- Rapidity of rheumatology consultation for people in an early inflammatory arthritis cohort.
30 Oct 2009 - Orbitofrontal cortex and drug use during adolescence: role of prenatal exposure to maternal smoking and BDNF genotype. 30 Oct 2009
- Beryllium aerosol characteristics in the magnesium and aluminum transformation industry in Quebec: a comparison of four different sampling methodologies. 30 Oct 2009
- Analyses of injury count data: some do's and don'ts. 5 Oct 2009
- Patterns of colonization and spread in the fungal spruce pathogen Onnia tomentosa. 3 Oct 2009
- Environmental mercury exposure and blood pressure among Nunavik Inuit adults. 3 Oct 2009
- Conflict and costs when reforming nursing: the introduction of Nightingale nursing in Australia and Canada. 29 Sep 2009
- Established and potential risk factors for Clostridum difficile infection. 29 Sep 2009
- Factors related to time to admission to specialized multidisciplinary clinics in patients with congestive heart failure. 29 Sep 2009
- Racial variability of glaucoma risk factors between African Caribbeans and Caucasians in a Canadian urban screening population. 29 Sep 2009
- Jacques de Champlain, Md, PhD, FAHA, 1938-2009. 29 Sep 2009
- Determinants of adult day center attendance among older adults with functional limitations. 29 Sep 2009
- Zen and the art of painting. 26 Sep 2009
- [Insular epilepsy: The Montreal experience] 2 Sep 2009
- A randomized clinical trial of exercise to alleviate postpartum depressed mood. 30 Aug 2009
- Mastery of mothering skills and satisfaction with associated health services: an ethnocultural comparison. 30 Aug 2009
- Familial congenital mirror movements: report of a large 4-generation family. 30 Aug 2009
- Sex differences in blood pressure and its relationship to body composition and metabolism in adolescence. 30 Aug 2009
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Technical information about 'Quebec'
Definition: A province of eastern Canada. Its capital is Quebec. The region belonged to France from 1627 to 1763 when it was lost to the British. The name is from the Algonquian quilibek meaning the place where waters narrow, referring to the gradually narrowing channel of the St. Lawrence or to the narrows of the river at Cape Diamond. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p993 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p440)
Descriptor UI: D011792
Alternative terms: Quebec;
Allowable Qualifiers: ethnology; epidemiology;
Tree Number: Z01.107.567.176.791;
Technical Notes: a province of eastern Canada