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  • Bansback N: Surgical assessment: Measuring unobserved health.

    February 17, 2015

    Crump T, Wing K, Bansback N, Sutherland JM. Surgical assessment: Measuring unobserved health. BMC Surg. 2015 Jan 15; 15(1):4. PMID: 25591412.

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  • Khan NA: Prescribing patterns and adherence to medication among South-Asian, Chinese and white people with type 2 diabetes mellitus

    February 17, 2015

    Chong E, Wang H, King-Shier KM, Quan H, Rabi DM, Khan NA. Prescribing patterns and adherence to medication among South-Asian, Chinese and white people with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A population-based cohort study. Diabet Med. 2014 Dec;31(12):1586-93. doi: 10.1111/dme.12559. Epub 2014 Sep 15. PMID: 25131338.

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  • Torchalla I: Gender, smoking and tobacco reduction and cessation: A scoping review.

    February 17, 2015

    Bottorff JL, Haines-Saah R, Kelly MT, Oliffe JL, Torchalla I, Poole N, Greaves L, Robinson CA, Ensom M, Okoli C, Phillips CJ. Gender, smoking and tobacco reduction and cessation: A scoping review. Int J Equity Health. 2014 Dec 12;13(1):114. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 25495141.tobacco

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  • Barbour S, Gill JS: Advances in the understanding of complement mediated glomerular disease: Implications for recurrence in the transplant setting.

    February 17, 2015

    Barbour S, Gill JS. Advances in the understanding of complement mediated glomerular disease: Implications for recurrence in the transplant setting. Am J Transplant. 2015 Feb;15(2):312-9. doi: 10.1111/ajt.13042. PMID: 25612487.

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  • Lynd, LD. Economic and health effect of full adherence to controller therapy in adults with uncontrolled asthma: A simulation study.

    February 19, 2015

    Zafari Z, Lynd LD, FitzGerald JM, Sadatsafavi M. Economic and health effect of full adherence to controller therapy in adults with uncontrolled asthma: A simulation study. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2014 Oct;134(4):908-915.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2014.04.009. Epub 2014 May 27. PMID: 24875619.

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  • Bansback, NJ. Decentralized automated dispensing devices: Systematic review of clinical and economic impacts in hospitals.

    February 19, 2015

    Tsao NW, Lo C, Babich M, Shah K, Bansback NJ. Decentralized automated dispensing devices: Systematic review of clinical and economic impacts in hospitals. Can J Hosp Pharm. 2014 Mar; 67(2): 138–148. PMID: 24799724.

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  • Gill, JS. Public attitudes and beliefs about living kidney donation: Focus group study.

    February 19, 2015

    Tong A, Ralph A, Chapman JR, Gill JS, Josephson MA, Hanson CS, Wong G, Craig JC. Public attitudes and beliefs about living kidney donation: Focus group study. Transplantation. 2014 May 27; 97(10):977–85. PMID: 24717225.

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  • Krausz MR. Family history of alcohol and drug abuse, childhood trauma and age of first drug injection.

    February 19, 2015

    Taplin C, Sahoo S, Li K, Krausz MR. Family history of alcohol and drug abuse, childhood trauma and age of first drug injection. Subst Use Misuse. 2014 Aug;49(10):1311-6. doi: 10.3109/10826084.2014.901383. Epub 2014 Apr 7. PMID: 24708431.

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  • Strehlau V, Torchalla I, Krausz M. Sexual health, vulnerabilities and risk behaviours among homeless adults.

    February 19, 2015

    Strehlau V, Torchalla I, Linden I, Li K, Krausz M. Sexual health, vulnerabilities and risk behaviours among homeless adults. Sex Health. 2014 Mar; 11(1): 91–3. PMID: 24670303. PMID: 24670303.

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  • Richardson CG. An examination of exposure and avoidance behavior related to second-hand cigarette smoke among adolescent girls in Canada.

    February 19, 2015

    Schwartz J, Graham RB, Richardson CG, Okoli CT, Struik LL, Bottorff JL. An examination of exposure and avoidance behavior related to second-hand cigarette smoke among adolescent girls in Canada. BMC Public Health. 2014 May; 14:468. PMID: 24885176.

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  • Richardson CG. Secondhand smoke exposure, restless sleep, and sleep duration in adolescents.

    February 19, 2015

    Schwartz J, Bottorff JL, Richardson CG. Secondhand smoke exposure, restless sleep, and sleep duration in adolescents. Sleep Disord. 2014; 2014:374732. Epub 2014 Apr 7. PMID: 24808961.

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  • Singer J. Assessment of chloroquine as a modulator of immune activation to improve CD4 recovery in immune nonresponding HIV-infected patients receiving antiretroviral therapy.

    January 22, 2016

    Routy JP, Angel J, Patel M, Kanagaratham C, Radzioch D, Kema I, Gilmore N, Ancuta P, Singer J, Jenabian MA. Assessment of chloroquine as a modulator of immune activation to improve CD4 recovery in immune nonresponding HIV-infected patients receiving antiretroviral therapy. HIV Med. 2015 Jan; 16(1):48–56. doi: 10.1111/hiv.12171. Epub 2014 Jun 2. PMID: 24889179.

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