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  • What to expect after open heart valve surgery? Changes in health-related quality of life

    Borregaard B, Pedersen SS, Berg S, Dahl J, Ekholm O, Sibilitz K, Zwisler A, Lauck SB, Kyte D, Calvert M, Riber L, Møller J.

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  • Relationship of Preoperative Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) to Postoperative Success in End-Stage Ankle Arthritis

    Foot Ankle Int

    December 9, 2019

    Orthopaedics
    Patient-Centred Care
    Surgery & Procedures

    Waly FJ, Yeo EMN, Wing KJ, Penner MJ, Veljkovic A, Younger ASE.

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  • Outcomes of Total Ankle Replacement, Arthroscopic Ankle Arthrodesis, and Open Ankle Arthrodesis for Isolated Non-Deformed End-Stage Ankle Arthritis

    J Bone Joint Surg Am

    September 4, 2019

    Orthopaedics

    Veljkovic A, Daniels T, Glazebrook M, Dryden P, Penner M, Wing K, Younger A

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  • Emergency department visits during the 4/20 cannabis celebration

    Emerg Medicine J Emj

    December 12, 2019

    Emergency Medicine

    Staples JA, Merchant K, Erdelyi S, Lund A, Brubacher JR.

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  • Is attending birth dying out? Trends in obstetric care provision among primary care physicians in British Columbia

    Can Fam Physician

    December 18, 2019

    Obstetrics & Gynaecology

    Hedden L, Munro S, McGrail KM, Law MR, Bourgeault IL, Barer ML.

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  • Lithium vs valproate in the maintenance treatment of bipolar I disorder: A post-hoc analysis of a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial

    Aust N Z J Psychiatry

    December 18, 2019

    Clinical Trials
    Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
    Mental Health & Wellbeing

    Kang MG, Qian H, Keramatian K, Chakrabarty T, Saraf G, Lam RW, Wong H, Yatham LN.

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  • Risk of congenital anomalies in infants born to women with autoimmune disease using biologics before or during pregnancy: a population-based cohort study

    Clin Exp Rheumatol

    December 18, 2019

    Chronic Conditions
    Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
    Paediatrics

    Tsao NW, Hanley GE, Lynd LD, Amiri N, Vera MA.

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  • Validating the Foot and Ankle Outcome score for measuring foot dysfunction among hallux valgus surgery patients using item response theory

    J European Soc Foot Ankle Surg

    December 4, 2019

    Orthopaedics
    Surgery & Procedures

    Yusuf F, Liu G, Wing K, Crump T, Penner M, Younger A, Veljkovic A, Sutherland J.

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  • Decision aid for early identification of acute underlying illness in emergency department patients with atrial fibrillation or flutter

    Scheuermeyer FX, Norena M, Innes G, Grunau B, Christenson J, Grafstein E, Barbic D, Barrett T.

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  • Remote assessment via video evaluation (RAVVE): a pilot study to trial video-enabled peer feedback on clinical performance

    BMC Med Educ

    December 18, 2019

    Remote Care & Digital Tools

    Ho K, Yao C, Lauscher H, Koehler BE, Shojania K, Jamal S, Collins D, Kherani R, Meneilly G, Eva K.

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  • Occupational experiences of homelessness: A systematic review and meta-aggregation

    Scand J Occup Ther

    November 13, 2019

    Housing & Homelessness
    Work & Productivity

    Marshall C, Boland L, Westover L, Wickett S, Roy L, Mace J, Gewurtz R, Barbic SP, Kirsh B.

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  • Prevalence of Injecting Drug Use and Coverage of Interventions to Prevent HIV and Hepatitis C Virus Infection Among People Who Inject Drugs in Canada

    Jacka B, Larney S, Degenhardt L, Janjua N, Høj S, Krajden M, Grebely J, Bruneau J.

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