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  • Peritoneal perforation during transanal endoscopic microsurgery is not associated with significant short-term complications

    Surg Endosc

    March 1, 2019

    Surgery & Procedures

    Ramkumar J, Karimuddin AA, Phang PT, Raval MJ, Brown CJ

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  • Process and findings informing the development of a provincial emergency medicine network

    Tran K, Potts J, Robertson J, Ly K, Dayan N, Khan N, Chan W.

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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

    Ma AK, Nedzelski J, Chen J, Le T, Mick P, Lea J, Morris D, Aron M, Agrawal S, Parnes L, Mijovic T, Lin V, Surgery O subspecialty group of the CS of O– H& N.

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  • What are physicians told about their role in return to work and workers’ compensation systems? An analysis of Canadian resources

    Policy Pract Health Saf

    September 27, 2018

    Health Policy
    Work & Productivity

    1. Kosny A, Lifshen M, MacEachen E, Furlan A, Koehoorn M, Beaton D, Cooper J, Neis B

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  • Prediction model and web-based risk calculator for postoperative ileus after loop ileostomy closure

    July 17, 2019

    Surgery & Procedures

    Garfinkle R, Filion KB, Bhatnagar S, Sigler G, Banks A, Letarte F, Liberman S, Brown CJ, Boutros M.

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  • Electrolyte minerals intake and cardiovascular health

    Mohammadifard N, Gotay C, Humphries KH, Ignaszewski A, Esmaillzadeh A, Sarrafzadegan N

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