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  • Towards the Development of a Conceptual Framework of the Determinants of Pre‐eclampsia: A Hierarchical Systematic Review of Biomarkers

    Elawad T, Mistry HD, Kinshella MW, Vidler M, Volvert M, Elwell H, Filippi V, Pickerill K, Craik R, Singer J, Townsend R, Blencowe H, Tsigas EZ, Bone JN, Dadelszen P von, Magee LA, Network the P.

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  • Developing a social model for blood and plasma donation

    Easterbrook A, Berger M, Holloway K, Bansback N.

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  • The relationship between obesity and obstructive sleep apnea in four community-based cohorts: an individual participant data meta-analysis of 12,860 adults

    Esmaeili N, Gell L, Imler T, Hajipour M, Taranto-Montemurro L, Messineo L, Stone KL, Sands SA, Ayas N, Yee J, Cronin J, Heinzer R, Wellman A, Redline S, Azarbarzin A.

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  • Work Productivity Loss in People Living with Long COVID Symptoms over 2 years from Infection

    May 5, 2025

    COVID-19

    Naik H, Zhu B, Er L, Sbihi H, Janjua NZ, Smith PM, Tran KC, Levin A, Zhang W.

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  • Development and Validation of a Novel Prediction Model for Hearing Loss From Cisplatin Chemotherapy

    Millstein J, Rassekh SR, Brown AL, Nie Q, Esbenshade AJ, Knight KR, Scheurer ME, Sung L, Brooks B, Moke DJ, Ross CJD, Wright M, Mena V, Rushing T, Carleton BC, Orgel E.

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  • Did a digital quality of life (QOL) assessment and practice support system in home health care improve the QOL of older adults living with life-limiting conditions and of their family caregivers? A mixed-methods pragmatic randomized controlled trial

    Sawatzky R, Schick-Makaroff K, Ratner PA, Kwon J-Y, Whitehurst DGT, Öhlén J, Maybee A, Stajduhar K, Zetes-Zanatta L, Cohen SR.

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  • Consensus building in bipolar disorder: A scoping review of consensus methods

    O’Donnell L, Johal PK, Mauer-Vakil D, Ziegler C, Morton E, Banner D, Barnes SJ, Michalak EE.

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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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