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  • Mortality Among Severely Injured Adolescents Admitted to Pediatric vs Adult Trauma Centers

    Muttalib F, Tillmann B, Ernst G, Murthy S, Bhutta Z, Hansen B, Adhikari NKJ.

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  • Enhancing Integrated Treatment Programs for Severe Concurrent Substance Use and Mental Disorders: Insights on Overdose from the ROAR CANADA Project: Améliorer les programmes de traitement intégré pour les troubles mentaux et les troubles liés à l’usage de substances psychoactives graves et concomitants : aperçu de la problématique des surdoses dans le cadre du projet ROAR CANADA

    Schütz CG, Nicholls T, Schmid L, Penner S, Massey M, Thiessen KA, Todesco S, Rafizadeh R, Cowie K, Syan SK, MacKillop J.

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  • Immunogenicity of bivalent versus monovalent mRNA booster vaccination among adult paramedics in Canada who had received three prior mRNA wild-type doses

    January 13, 2025

    Vaccines

    samoah-Boaheng M, Goldfarb DM, Kayda I, Yap J, Kirkham T, Karim ME, Demers P, Copp JM, Grunau B.

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  • Identifying ‘Where’ and ‘How’ Peer Support for Youth is Integrated into Community-Based Mental Health Services: A Survey Study

    January 7, 2025

    Hews-Girard JC, Cullen E, Singh M, Perry R, Brill K, Taylor N, Munson M, Barbic S, Henderson J, Cronin S, Harley M, Salt V, Parker NJ, Urichuk L, Iyer S, Dimitropoulos G

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  • The use and impact of virtual reality programs supported by aromatherapy for older adults: A scoping review protocol

    Hung L, Wong J, Ren H, Mortenson WB, Lim A, Boger J, Wallsworth C, Zhao Y

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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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