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  • Variations in Conduct, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Mood and Anxiety Disorders Among Children and Youth from Immigrant, Refugee, and Non-Immigrant Backgrounds in British Columbia, Canada: A Population-Based Study

    Petteni MG, Magee C, Puyat JH, Guhn M, Georgiades K, Janus M, Gadermann A.

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  • Using the International IgA Nephropathy Prediction Tool to Enrich Clinical Trial Cohorts

    Barbour SJ, Coppo R, Barratt J, Er L, Lafayette R, Heerspink HJL, Rizk DV, Liew A, Jha V, Zhang H, Suzuki Y, Trimarchi H, Cattran DC, Group IINNR.

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  • Modified frailty index is a useful predictor for complications following total elbow arthroplasty in all populations

    May 2, 2025

    Orthopaedics

    Seibold BT, Dopke C, Quan T, Gill S, Zimmer Z.

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  • Gender, Adverse Changes in Social Engagement and Risk of Unhealthy Eating: A Prospective Cohort Study of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (2011–2021)

    Mehranfar S, Ceolin G, Civi RM, Keller H, Murphy RA, Cohen TR, Conklin AI.

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  • Outcomes Following Perioperative Stroke in Cardiac Surgery Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study

    Farmer JR, Sutherland JM, Field TS, McIsaac DI, Gelb AW, Zhou LW, Sun T, Schwarz SKW, Flexman AM.

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  • The differential effects of sex hormone therapy on kidney function: insights into biological sex differences

    Collister D, Levin A.

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  • Hematologic malignancies masquerading as rheumatologic diseases: A case series and review

    April 25, 2025

    Clark J, Kowlessur M, VanderVeer E, Shojania K, Au S, Kim H, Wong S, Huang K.

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  • The Problems We Can-SOLVE: How Can-SOLVE CKD Network Implementation and Knowledge Mobilization Projects Are Reshaping Kidney Care in Canada

    April 9, 2025

    Nephrology

    Woods C, Donald M, Allu S, Hampson M, MacDonald C, Harris H, King M, Scholey J, Levin A, James MT.

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  • Life on the Line: Prioritizing Equity in Kidney Transplantation for Populations Marginalized by Race and Ethnicity

    April 10, 2025

    Nephrology
    Organ Transplant

    Gill J, Kaur R.

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  • CAEP 2024 Academic Symposium: adaptive platform trials in emergency medicine in Canada

    May 27, 2025

    Emergency Medicine

    Germain N, Audet M, Graves L, Murthy S, McLeod SL, Khangura J, Golchi S, McRae AD, Hohl CM, Cheng I, Chevrier GO, Marshall JC, Archambault PM, O’Grady H, Kong A, Yang E, Covell E, Yan J, McLeod SL, McRae AD, Hohl CM, Archambault PM.

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  • From Talking to Action: Changing Healthcare in Provinces and Territories

    Sutherland JM, Clement F.

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  • Longitudinal trajectories of healthcare costs among high-need high-cost patients: a population-based retrospective cohort study in British Columbia, Canada

    Trenaman L, Guh D, McGrail K, Karim ME, Sawatzky R, Bryan S, Li LC, Parker M, Wheeler K, Harrison M.

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