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  • Impact of direct-acting antivirals for HCV on mortality in a large population-based cohort study

    Janjua NZ, Wong S, Abdia Y, Jeong D, Buller-Tylor T, Adu P, Samji H, Wilton J, Pearce M, Butt ZA, Yu A, Binka M, Bartlett S, Alvarez M, Krajden M

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  • Impact of HCV infection and ethnicity on incident type 2 diabetes: findings from a large population-based cohort in British Columbia

    BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care

    June 7, 2021

    Culture & Ethnicity
    Diabetes
    Infectious Disease & STBBIs

    Jeong D, Karim ME, Wong S, Wilton J, Butt ZA, Binka M, Adu PA, Bartlett S, Pearce M, Clementi E, Yu A, Alvarez M, Samji H, García HAV, Abdia Y, Krajden M, Janjua NZ

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  • International Society of Nephrology Global Kidney Health Atlas: structures, organization, and services for the management of kidney failure in Africa

    Kidney Int Suppl

    May 1, 2021

    Global Health
    Nephrology

    Oguejiofor F, Kiggundu DS, Bello AK, Swanepoel CR, Ashuntantang G, Jha V, Harris DCH, Levin A, Tonelli M, Niang A, Wearne N, Moloi MW, Ulasi I, Arogundade FA, Saad S, Zaidi D, Osman MA, Ye F, Lunney M, Olanrewaju TO, Ekrikpo U, Umeizudike TI, Abdu A, Nalado AM, Makusidi MA, Liman HM, Sakajiki A, Diongole HM, Khan M, Gharbi MB, Johnson DW, Okpechi IG, on behalf of theISN Africa Regional Board

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  • Use of sustained release dextroamphetamine for the treatment of stimulant use disorder in the setting of injectable opioid agonist treatment in Canada: a case report

    Palis H, MacDonald S, Jun J, Oviedo-Joekes E

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  • International Society of Nephrology Global Kidney Health Atlas: structures, organization, and services for the management of kidney failure in Eastern and Central Europe

    Kidney Int Suppl

    May 1, 2021

    Global Health
    Nephrology

    Dębska-Ślizień A, Bello AK, Johnson DW, Jha V, Harris DCH, Levin A, Tonelli M, Saad S, Zaidi D, Osman MA, Ye F, Khan M, Lunney M, Okpechi IG, Kazancioglu RT, on behalf of theISN Eastern and Central Europe Regional Board

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  • International Society of Nephrology Global Kidney Health Atlas: structures, organization, and services for the management of kidney failure in Latin America

    Kidney Int Suppl

    May 1, 2021

    Global Health
    Nephrology

    Wainstein M, Bello AK, Jha V, Harris DCH, Levin A, Gonzalez-Bedat MC, Rosa-Diez GJ, Fuentes AF, Sola L, Pecoits-Filho R, Granado RCD, Madero M, Osman MA, Saad S, Zaidi D, Lunney M, Ye F, Katz IJ, Khan M, Shrapnel S, Tonelli M, Okpechi IG, Johnson DW, on behalf of theISN Latin America Regional Board

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  • Contemporary use of guideline-based higher potency P2Y12 receptor inhibitor therapy in patients with moderate-to-high risk non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: Results from the Canadian ACS reflective II cross-sectional study

    Patel A, Goodman SG, Tan M, Suskin N, McKelvie R, Mathew AL, Lutchmedial S, Dehghani P, Lavoie AJ, Huynh T, Lavi S, Philipp R, Khan R, Yan AT, Radhakrishnan S, Sedlak T, Brunner N, Kim HH, Cieza T, Kassam S, Fordyce CB, Heffernan M, Jedrzkiewicz S, Madan M, Ahmed S, Barry C, Dery JP, Bagai A, for the Canadian ACS Reflective II Investigators

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  • International Society of Nephrology Global Kidney Health Atlas: structures, organization, and services for the management of kidney failure in the Middle East

    Amouzegar A, Abu-Alfa AK, Alrukhaimi MN, Bello AK, Ghnaimat MA, Johnson DW, Jha V, Harris DCH, Levin A, Tonelli M, Lunney M, Saad S, Khan M, Zaidi D, Osman MA, Ye F, Okpechi IG, Ossareh S, on behalf of theISN Middle East Regional Board

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  • International Society of Nephrology Global Kidney Health Atlas: structures, organization, and services for the management of kidney failure in Newly Independent States and Russia

    Kidney Int Suppl

    May 1, 2021

    Global Health
    Nephrology

    Zakharova E, Gaipov A, Bello AK, Johnson DW, Jha V, Harris DCH, Levin A, Saad S, Khan M, Zaidi D, Osman MA, Ye F, Lunney M, Tonelli M, Okpechi IG, Zemchenkov A, Tchokhonelidze I, on behalf of theISN Newly Independent States and Russia Regional Board

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  • International Society of Nephrology Global Kidney Health Atlas: structures, organization, and services for the management of kidney failure in North America and the Caribbean

    Kidney Int Suppl

    May 1, 2021

    Global Health
    Nephrology

    Bello AK, McIsaac M, Okpechi IG, Johnson DW, Jha V, Harris DCH, Saad S, Zaidi D, Osman MA, Ye F, Lunney M, Jindal K, Klarenbach S, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Kovesdy CP, Parekh RS, Prasad B, Khan M, Riaz P, Tonelli M, Wolf M, Levin A, on behalf of theISN North America and the Caribbean Regional Board

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  • International Society of Nephrology Global Kidney Health Atlas: structures, organization and services for the management of kidney failure in North and East Asia

    Kidney Int Suppl

    May 1, 2021

    Global Health
    Nephrology

    Zhang L, Wang J, Yang CW, Tang SCW, Kashihara N, Kim YS, Togtokh A, Saad S, Ye F, Khan M, Zaidi D, Osman MA, Lunney M, Okpechi IG, Jha V, Harris DCH, Levin A, Tonelli M, Johnson DW, Bello AK, Zhao MH, on behalf of theISN North and East Asia Regional Board

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  • International Society of Nephrology Global Kidney Health Atlas: structures, organization, and services for the management of kidney failure in Oceania and South East Asia

    Kidney Int Suppl

    May 1, 2021

    Global Health
    Nephrology

    Ethier I, Johnson DW, Bello AK, Ye F, Osman MA, Levin A, Harris DCH, Kerr P, Liew A, Wong MG, Lunney M, Saad S, Zaidi D, Khan M, Jha V, Tonelli M, Okpechi IG, Viecelli AK, on behalf of theISN Oceania and South East Asia Regional Board

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