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  • Comparative analysis of work-related factors associated with burnout and its dimensions among nursing faculty in Canada and the United States

    Nurse Education in Practice

    April 4, 2025

    Nursing

    Boamah SA, Hamadi H, Kabir H, Havaei F, Webb F, Yu MJ-Y

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  • Association of Clonal Hematopoiesis of Indeterminate Potential with Cardiovascular Events in Patients with CKD

    Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

    April 9, 2025

    Cardiology & Cardiovascular Disease

    Pan Y, Vlasschaert C, Rao V, Akwo EA, Hixson JE, Uddin M, Yu Z, Kim D-K, Bick A, Kestenbaum B, Chong M, Paré G, Rauh M, Levin A, Lash JP, Tamura MK, Cohen DL, He J, Hamm L, Deo R, Bhat Z, Rao P, Xie D, Natarajan P, Kelly TN, Robinson-Cohen C, Lanktree MB

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  • Can-SOLVE CKD: reflections on successes, challenges, and future opportunities in patient-oriented kidney research

    Nephron

    April 1, 2025

    Nephrology

    Talson MD, Hampson M, Loverock K, Desjarlais A, Jones J, Pollock G, Woods C, Atkinson T, Manns BJ, James MT, Scholey JW, Levin A.

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  • Incidence Trends and Risk of Recurrent Stroke of Cervical Artery Dissections in the United States Between 2005 and 2019

    Neurology

    May 13, 2025

    Neurology

    Shu L, Strelecky L, Havenon A de, Nguyen TN, Henninger N, Keser Z, Khan M, Siegler JE, Penckofer M, Omran SS, Field TS, Zhou L, Xiao H, Jacobson A, Goldstein ED, Stretz C, Khan F, Perelstein E, Furie K, Yaghi S.

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  • Mental healthcare utilisation among individuals with colorectal cancer: population-based cohort studies

    BMJ Oncology

    April 1, 2025

    Mental Health & Wellbeing
    Oncology

    Cheng V, Sayre EC, Cheng V, Loree JM, Gill S, Murphy RA, Howren A, Vera MAD. Mental healthcare utilisation among individuals with colorectal cancer: population-based cohort studies.

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  • The Mental Well-Being of Graduate Students in Canada: A Scoping Review

    American Journal of Health Promotion

    March 12, 2025

    Mental Health & Wellbeing
    Youth & Young Adults

    Javadizadeh E, Oudshoorn A, Letts L, Barbic S, Marshall CA.

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  • Cohort profile: the British Columbia COVID-19 Cohort (BCC19C)—a dynamic, linked population-based cohort

    JMIR Public Health Surveillance

    June 6, 2024

    COVID-19

    Wilton J, Abdulmenan J, Chong M, Becerra A, Hussain MN, Harrigan SP, García HAV, Naveed Z, Sbihi H, Smolina K, Taylor M, Adhikari B, Zandy M, Setayeshgar S, Li J, Abdia Y, Binka M, Rasali D, Rose C, Coss M, Flatt A, Rizi SAM, Janjua NZ.

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  • Impact of new direct‐acting antiviral therapy on the prevalence and undiagnosed proportion of chronic hepatitis C infection

    Liver International

    March 6, 2024

    Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
    Infectious Disease & STBBIs

    Forouzannia F, Hamadeh A, Passos-Castilho AM, Erman A, Yu A, Feng Z, Janjua NZ, Sander B, Greenaway C, Wong WWL.

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  • Population-Based Matched Cohort Study of COVID-19 Healthcare Costs, Ontario, Canada

    Emerging Infectious Diseases

    1-April-2025

    COVID-19
    Health Economics
    Public Health

    Sander B, Mishra S, Swayze S, Sahakyan Y, Duchen R, Quinn K, Janjua N, Sbihi H, Kwong J

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  • Novel Network Analysis of County- and Individual-Level Factors Associated With Functional Outcomes After Stroke

    Jones AA, Zhou LW, Castro N, Palepu A, Panenka WJ, Honer ARRG, Smith EE, Field TS

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  • Optimizing placement of public-access naloxone kits using geospatial analytics: a modelling study

    Leung KHB, Grunau BE, Lee MK, Buxton JA, Helmer J, Diepen S van, Christenson J, Chan TCY

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  • A Province-Wide Home Dialysis Program Review: Challenges, Strengths, and Future Strategies

    Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease

    14-March-2025

    Nephrology

    Borkum M, Bevilacqua M, Romann A, Poinen K, Saunders S, Turnbull L, Singh RS, Levin A, Copland MA

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