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  • C-Reactive Protein Levels and the Risk of Incident Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Events in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea

    Ayas NT, Hirsch Allen AJ, Fox N, Peres B, Mehrtash M, Humphries KH, Jen R, Taylor CM, van Eeden SF

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  • The relationship between statistical power and predictor distribution in multilevel logistic regression: a simulation-based approach

    BMC Medical Research Methodology

    May 9, 2019

    Statistics & Methodology

    Olvera Astivia OL, Gadermann A, Guhn M

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  • Multimorbidity prevalence in Canada: a comparison of Northern Territories with Provinces, 2013/14

    Int J Circumpolar Health

    May 1, 2019

    Epidemiology
    Statistics & Methodology

    Basham CA, Karim ME

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  • Effects of the new prescribing standards in British Columbia on consumption of opioids and benzodiazepines and z drugs

    Crabtree A, Rose C, Chong M, Smolina K

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  • Characterization of pharmacist-based medication management services in a community pharmacy

    Res Social Adm Pharm

    April 25, 2019

    Drugs & Pharmaceuticals

    Salmasi S, Tsao NW, Li K, Shaske JN, Marra CA, Lynd LD

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  • Preventing rheumatoid arthritis: Preferences for and predicted uptake of preventive treatments among high risk individuals

    PLoS One

    April 25, 2019

    Patient Preferences
    Rheumatology

    Harrison M, Spooner L, Bansback N, Milbers K, Koehn C, Shojania K, Finckh A, Hudson M

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  • Time for Reform in Transplant Program Specific Reporting – AST/ASTS Transplant Metrics Taskforce

    Am J Transplant

    April 23, 2019

    Organ Transplant

    Chandraker A, Andreoni KA, Gaston RS, Gill JS, Locke JE, Mathur AK, Norman DJ, Patzer RE, Rana A, Ratner LE, Schold JD, Pruett TL; AST/ASTS Transplant Metrics Taskforce

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  • Prevalence of overweight and obesity in Western countries: discrepancies in published estimates

    Eur J Epi

    March 2, 2019

    Epidemiology
    Overweight & Obesity

    Temple NJ, Conklin A

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  • Extent, trends, and determinants of controller/reliever balance in mild asthma: a 14-year population-based study

    Resp Research.

    February 28, 2019

    Chronic Conditions

    Khakban A, FitzGerald JM, Tavakoli H, Lynd L, Ehteshami-Afshar S, Sadatsafavi M

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  • The Impact of Cycling Cadence on Respiratory and Hemodynamic Responses to Exercise

    Med Sci Sports Exerc

    March 4, 2019

    Exercise Science & Physical Activity

    1Mitchell RA, Boyle KG, Ramsook AH, Puyat JH, Henderson WR, Koehle MS, Guenette JA

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  • When exposure is subject to nondifferential misclassification, are validation data helpful in testing for an exposure-disease association?

    Can J Statistics

    March 3, 2019

    Statistics & Methodology

    Gustafson P, Karim ME

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  • Evaluating Canadians’ Values for Drug Coverage Decision Making

    Rizzardo S, Bansback N, Dragojlovic N, Douglas C, Li KH, Mitton C, Marra C, Blanis L, Lynd LD

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