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  • Torchalla I, Strehlau V, Krausz M. Religious participation and substance use behaviours in a Canadian sample of homeless people.

    February 23, 2015

    Torchalla I, Li K, Strehlau V, Linden IA, Krausz M. Religious participation and substance use behaviours in a Canadian sample of homeless people. Community Ment Health J. 2014 Oct;50(7):862-9. doi: 10.1007/s10597-014-9705-z. Epub 2014 Feb 7. PMID: 24504535.

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  • Palepu A. Healthcare utilization, legal incidents and victimization following traumatic brain injury in homeless and vulnerably housed individuals: A prospective cohort study.

    February 23, 2015

    To MJ, O’Brien K, Palepu A, Hubley AM, Farrell S, Aubry T, Gogosis E, Muckle W, Hwang SW. Healthcare utilization, legal incidents and victimization following traumatic brain injury in homeless and vulnerably housed individuals: A prospective cohort study. J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2014 Mar 19. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 24651000.

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  • Levin A. CKD stage at nephrology referral and factors influencing the risks of ESRD and death.

    February 23, 2015

    Sud M, Tangri N, Levin A, Pintilie M, Levey AS, Naimark DM. CKD stage at nephrology referral and factors influencing the risks of ESRD and death. Am J Kidney Dis. 2014 Jun;63(6):928-36. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2013.12.008. Epub 2014 Jan 28. PMID: 24485146.

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  • Koehoorn M. Are age-related differences in the consequence of work injury greater when occupational physical demands are high?

    February 23, 2015

    Smith P, Bielecky A, Koehoorn M, Beaton D, Ibrahim S, Mustard C, Saunders R, Scott-Marshall H. Are age-related differences in the consequence of work injury greater when occupational physical demands are high? Am J Ind Med. 2014 Apr;57(4): 438–44. Epub 2014 Jan 24. PMID: 24464769.

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  • Humphries KH. Warfarin use and the risk for stroke and bleeding in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing dialysis.

    February 24, 2015

    Shah M, Avgil Tsadok M, Jackevicius CA, Essebag V, Eisenberg MJ, Rahme E, Humphries KH, Tu JV, Behlouli H, Guo H, Pilote L. Warfarin use and the risk for stroke and bleeding in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing dialysis. Circulation.  2014 Mar 18;129(11):1196-203. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.113.004777. Epub 2014 Jan 22. PMID: 24452752

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  • Humphries KH. Sex-specific factors in microvascular angina.

    February 24, 2015

    Sedlak T, Izadnegahdar M, Humphries KH, Bairey Merz CN. Sex-specific factors in microvascular angina. Can J Cardiol. 2014 Jul;30(7):747-55. doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2013.08.013. Epub 2014 Feb 27. PMID: 24582724.

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  • Levin A. Rationale for a home dialysis virtual ward: Design and implementation.

    February 24, 2015

    Schachter ME, Bargman JM, Copland M, Hladunewich M, Tennankore KK, Levin A, Oliver M, Pauly RP, Perl J, Zimmerman D, Chan CT. Rationale for a home dialysis virtual ward: Design and implementation. BMC Nephrol. 2014 Feb 14; 15(1): 33. PMID: 24528505.

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  • Frankish J, Krausz MR. Homeless and incarcerated: An epidemiological study from Canada.

    February 24, 2015

    Saddichha S, Fliers JM, Frankish J, Somers J, Schütz CG, Krausz MR. Homeless and incarcerated: An epidemiological study from Canada. Int J Soc Psychiatry. 2014 Dec;60(8):795-800. doi: 10.1177/0020764014522776. Epub 2014 Mar 3. PMID: 24595262.

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  • Anis AH. Osteoarthritis incidence and trends in administrative health records from British Columbia, Canada.

    February 19, 2015

    Rahman MM, Cibere J, Goldsmith CH, Anis AH, Kopec JA. Osteoarthritis incidence and trends in administrative health records from British Columbia, Canada. J Rheumatol. 2014 Jun; 41(6):1147–54. Epub 2014 Apr 15. PMID: 24737915.

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  • Humphries KH. Incorporating sex and gender in cardiovascular research: The time has come.

    February 19, 2015

    Pilote L, Humphries KH. Incorporating sex and gender in cardiovascular research: The time has come. Can J Cardiol. 2014 May 28. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 24880934.

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  • Oviedo-Joekes E, Anis AH, Schechter MT. Differential long-term outcomes for voluntary and involuntary transition from injection to oral opioid maintenance treatment.

    February 19, 2015

    Oviedo-Joekes E, Guh D, Marchand K, Marsh DC, Lock K, Brissette S, Anis AH, Schechter MT. Differential long-term outcomes for voluntary and involuntary transition from injection to oral opioid maintenance treatment. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy. 2014 Jun 8; 9(1):23. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 24908387.

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  • Anis AH. High levels of opioid analgesic co-prescription among methadone maintenance treatment clients in British Columbia, Canada: Results from a population-level retrospective cohort study.

    February 19, 2015

    Nosyk B, Fischer B, Sun H, Marsh DC, Kerr T, Rehm JT, Anis AH. High levels of opioid analgesic co-prescription among methadone maintenance treatment clients in British Columbia, Canada: Results from a population-level retrospective cohort study. Am J Addict. 2014 May–Jun; 23(3):257–64. PMID: 24724883.

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