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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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  • Singer J, Montaner JS. Comparing the efficacy of efavirenz and boosted lopinavir using virema copy-years.

    February 19, 2015

    Lima VD, Sierra-Madero J, Wu Z, Singer J, Wood E, Hull MW, Richard Harrigan P, Montaner JS. Comparing the efficacy of efavirenz and boosted lopinavir using virema copy-years. J Int AIDS Soc. 2014 May 6; 17:18617. eCollection 2014. PMID: 24805184.

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  • Grafstein E. Assessment of consultation impact on emergency department operations through novel metrics of responsiveness and decision-making efficiency.

    January 22, 2016

    Lee PA, Rowe BH, Innes G, Grafstein E, Vilneff R, Wang D, van Rheenen S, Lang E. Assessment of consultation impact on emergency department operations through novel metrics of responsiveness and decision-making efficiency. CJEM. 2014 May 1; 16(3): 185–92. PMID 24852581.

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  • Humphries KH. The role of ethnicity in the deposition of body fat – Five-year results of the Multi-cultural Community Health Assessment Trial (M-CHAT).

    February 19, 2015

    Lear S, Park J, Gasevic D, Chackalingam A, Humphries KH. The role of ethnicity in the deposition of body fat – Five-year results of the Multi-cultural Community Health Assessment Trial (M-CHAT). Can J Diabetes. 2013 Apr; 37 Suppl 2:S244.

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  • Grunau BE. Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium – Amiodarone, Lidocaine or Placebo Study (ROC-ALPS): Rationale and methodology behind an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest antiarrhythmic drug trial.

    February 19, 2015

    Kudenchuck PJ, Brown SP, Daya M, Morrison LJ, Grunau BE, Rea T, Aufderheide T, Powell J, Leroux B, Vaillancourt C, Larsen J, Wittwer L, Colella MR, Stephens SW, Gamber M, Egan D, Dorian P; Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium Investigators. Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium – Amiodarone, Lidocaine or Placebo Study (ROC-ALPS): Rationale and methodology behind an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest antiarrhythmic drug trial. Am Heart J. 2014 May; 167(5): 653–9.e4. Epub 2014 Mar 1. PMID: 24766974.

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  • Shojania K. Trichodysplasia spinulosa: Rare presentation of polyomavirus infection in immunocompromised patients.

    February 19, 2015

    Kirchhof MG, Shojania K, Hull MW, Crawford RI, Au S. Trichodysplasia spinulosa: Rare presentation of polyomavirus infection in immunocompromised patients. J Cutan Med Surg. 2014 Nov; 18(6):430–5. PMID: 25348766

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  • Levin A. Effects of lowering LDL cholesterol on progression of kidney disease.

    February 19, 2015

    Landray MJ; for the SHARP Collaborative Group. Effects of lowering LDL cholesterol on progression of kidney disease. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2014 Aug;25(8):1825-33. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2013090965. Epub 2014 May 1. PMID: 24790178.

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  • Gill JS, Gill J. Differential association of body mass index with access to kidney transplantation in men and women.

    February 19, 2015

    Gill JS, Hendren E, Dong J, Johnston O, Gill J. Differential association of body mass index with access to kidney transplantation in men and women. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2014 May; 9(5): 951–9. Epub 2014 Apr 17. PMID: 24742478.

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