Is the devil in the details : trends in avoidable hospitalization rates by geography in British Columbia , 1990-2000?
These data suggest that access to effective primary care in rural communities remains problematic in BC given that rural areas did not make any gains in AHRs relative to urban areas under recent health sector restructuring initiatives. It remains important to continue to monitor the discrepancy between them as a reflection of inequity in service provision. In addition, it is important to consider alternative explanations for the observed trends paying particular attention to the needs of rural and urban populations and the factors influencing local service provision.
These results suggest that high CD44s expression is associated with the aggressive recurrence pattern via EMT after LAT for HCC.