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  • Exploring associations between estrogen and gene candidates identified by coronary artery disease genome-wide association studies

    March 20, 2025


    Aminbakhsh AP, Théberge ET, Burden E, Adejumo CK, Gravely AK, Lehman A, Sedlak TL.

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  • Systematic Review of Patient and Caregiver Involvement in CKD Research

    March 17, 2025

    Gutman T, Coghlan D, Craig JC, Guha C, Jaure A, Jesudason S, Levin A, White DM, Silva JR, Zwieten A van, Tunnicliffe D, Viecelli AK, Wong G, Teixeira-Pinto A, Kim S, McDonald S, Hawley CM, Scholes-Robertson N.

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  • Recommendations for mobile apps for mental health treatment: Qualitative interviews with psychiatrists

    March 17, 2025

    Gill H, Hippman C, Hanft-Robert S, Nugent L, Nováček O, Kamel MM, Ryan D, Demlová R, Krausz M, Tabi K.

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  • Patterns and predictors of 12-month treatment of common anxiety, mood, and substance use disorders in the World Mental Health (WMH) surveys: treatment in the context of perceived need

    Stein DJ, Vigo DV, Harris MG, Kazdin AE, Viana MC, Hwang I, Kessler TL, Manoukian SM, Sampson NA, Alonso J, Andrade LH, Benjet C, Bruffaerts R, Bunting B, Cardoso G, Chardoul S, Girolamo G de, Jonge P de, Gureje O, Haro JM, Karam EG, Kovess-Masfety V, Moskalewicz J, Navarro-Mateu F, Nishi D, Posada-Villa J, Scott K, Stagnaro JC, Vladescu C, Wciórka J, Zarkov Z, Kessler RC, collaborators TWWMHS, Aguilar-Gaxiola S, Al-Hamzawi A, Altwaijri YA, Atwoli L, Borges G, Bromet EJ, Caldas-de-Almeida JM, Cía AH, Degenhardt L, Guzman MLRE de, Hinkov H, Hu C, Karam AN, Karam G, Kawakami N, Khaled S, Kiejna A, McGrath JJ, Medina-Mora ME, Piazza M, Scott KM, Have M ten, Torres Y, Williams DR, Wojtyniak B, Woodruff P, Xavier M, Zaslavsky AM.

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  • Systematic review of applied transportability and generalizability analysis: A landscape analysis

    Ann Epidemiol

    March 8, 2025

    Epidemiology
    Statistics & Methodology

    Vuong Q, Metcalfe RK, Ling A, Ackerman B, Inoue K, Park JJ

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  • A theory of change for patient-initiated follow-up care in rheumatoid arthritis

    BMC Rheumatol

    March 12, 2025

    Arthritis
    Patient-Centred Care

    Ester M, White K, Dhiman K, Zafar S, Subdar S, Zimmermann GL, Hoens AM, Manske SL, Hazlewood G, Lacaille D, Barber MRW, Panich N, Jung M, Perry MG, Twilt M, Then KL, Charlton A, Barber CEH

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  • Developing a moral empowerment system for healthcare organizations to address moral distress: A case report

    Healthc Manage Forum

    March 13, 2025

    Health Services & Outcomes

    Alonso-Prieto E, Swanson V, Mueller-Prevost V, Sutter D, Fee J, Petropanagos A, Clark DBA, Banner-Lukaris D, Virani A, Ebadi-Cook V, Blanding A, Thomson K

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  • Evaluation and management of chronic kidney disease: Synopsis of the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes 2024 Clinical Practice Guidelines

    Ann Intern Med

    March 11, 2025

    Chronic Conditions
    Nephrology

    Madero M, Levin A, Ahmed SB, Carrero JJ, Foster B, Francis A, Hall RK, Herrington WG, Hill G, Inker LA, Kazancıoğlu R, Lamb E, Lin P, McIntyre N, Morrow K, Roberts G, Sabanayagam D, Shlipak M, Shroff R, Tangri N, Thanachayanont T, Ulasi I, Wong G, Yang CW, Zhang L, Robinson KA, Wilson LM, Wilson RF, Kasiske BL, Cheung M, Earley A, Stevens PE, Schaeffner E

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  • Assessing the prevalence of unmet need for genetic counseling in Canada and exploring associations with sociodemographic factors

    Eur J Hum Genet

    March 10, 2025

    Access to Care
    Genetics & Genomics
    Public Health

    Borle K, Austin J, Lynd LD

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  • Raise Your Voice: How to Increase the Effectiveness of Resident and Family Councils in Long-Term Care Homes

    Staempfli S, Havaei F, Dawson L, Novek S, Slater K, Kaulius M, Ahmed A

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  • Environmental Sustainability in ICUs: A Report From the Society of Critical Care Medicine Sustainability Task Force

    March 1, 2025

    Emergency Medicine

    Domico M, Meyer MJ, Blackburn L, Toomey SA, Gooch ME, Nadkarni VM, Huckleberry Y, Draper A, Palmieri TL, Nazer LH, Nader A, Valcin EK, Evans S, Al-Hakim T, Murthy S.

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  • Developing and tailoring a person-centred pathway for mental health care for people receiving dialysis

    Schick-Makaroff K, Berendonk C, Salum M, Yoeun P, Wichart J, Armstrong M, Thompson S, Elliott M, Lee L, Smith T, Reintjes F, Fillier D, Klarenbach S, Sawatzky R.

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