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  • Perceived helpfulness of treatment for alcohol use disorders: Findings from the World Mental Health Surveys

    Degenhardt L, Bharat C, Chiu WT, Harris MG, Kazdin AE, Vigo DV, Sampson NA, Alonso J, Andrade LH, Bruffaerts R, Bunting B, Cardoso G, de Girolamo G, Florescu S, Gureje O, Haro JM, Hu C, Karam AN, Karam EG, Kovess-Masfety V, Lee S, Makanjuola V, McGrath JJ, Medina-Mora ME, Moskalewicz J, Navarro-Mateu F, Posada-Villa J, Rapsey C, Stagnaro JC, Tachimori H, Have MT, Torres Y, Williams DR, Zarkov Z, Kessler RC, on behalf of the WHO World Mental Health Survey collaborators, The WHO World Mental Health Survey collaborators are Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola

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  • Sex Disparity Among Canadian Cardiologists in Academic Medicine: Differences in Scholarly Productivity and Academic Ran

    Rano J, Jalal S, Sedlak T, Butler J, Khan MS, Manning WJ, Khosa F

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  • Diagnosed Incidence of Non-Affective Psychotic Disorders Amongst Adolescents in British Columbia and Sociodemographic Risk Factors: A Retrospective Cohort Study

    Magee C, Guhn M, Puyat JH, Gadermann A, Oberle E

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  • Circulating C-reactive protein levels in patients with suspected obstructive sleep apnea

    J Clin Sleep Med

    November 16, 2021

    Measurement
    Screening & Testing
    Sleep & Health

    Shah A, Mukherjee S, Mcardle N, Singh B, Ayas N

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  • Immunosuppression and COVID-19 infection in British Columbia: Protocol for a linkage study of population-based administrative and self-reported survey data

    PLoS One

    November 19, 2021

    Clinical Trials
    COVID-19
    Data Linkage

    Avina-Galindo AM, Fazal ZA, Marozoff S, Kwan J, Lu N, Hoens AM, Kopec J, Lacaille D, Xie H, Loree JM, Avina-Zubieta JA, on behalf of the SCOUT team

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  • Prescription opioid treatment for non-cancer pain and initiation of injection drug use: large retrospective cohort study

    Wilton J, Abdia Y, Chong M, Karim ME, Wong S, MacInnes A, Balshaw R, Zhao B, Gomes T, Yu A, Alvarez M, Dart RC, Krajden M, Buxton JA, Janjua NZ, Purssell R

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  • Case Report: Absence of Clinically Significant Recurrent Diabetic Kidney Disease on Postmortem Biopsy 32 Years After Kidney Transplantation for Type 1 Diabetes

    Transplant Direct

    November 17, 2021

    Diabetes
    Nephrology
    Organ Transplant

    Nicholl DDM, Whitelaw JP, Weir RV, Bissonnette MLZ, Gill JS, Landsberg DN

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  • TikTok and public health: a proposed research agenda

    BMJ Glob Health

    November 24, 2021

    Editorial
    Public Health
    Remote Care & Digital Tools

    Zenone M, Ow N, Barbic S

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  • The Influence of Monitoring Strategy on Assessment of Ablation Success and Post-ablation Atrial Fibrillation Burden Assessment: Implications for Practice and Clinical Trial Design

    Aguilar M, Macle L, Deyell MW, Yao R, Hawkins N, Khairy P, Andrade JG

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  • “What Is the Right Decision for Me?” Integrating Patient Perspectives Through Shared Decision-Making for Valvular Heart Disease Therapy

    Lauck SB, Lewis KB, Borregaard B, de Sousa I

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  • Increases in Alcohol and Cannabis Use Associated with Deteriorating Mental Health among LGBTQ2+ Adults in the Context of COVID-19: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Study in Canada, 2020-2021

    Int J Environ Res Public Health

    November 19, 2021

    COVID-19
    Mental Health & Wellbeing
    Public Health
    Substance Use & Addictions

    Goodyear T, Slemon A, Richardson C, Gadermann A, Salway T, Dhari S, Knight R, Jenkins E

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  • Differences in Work Disability Duration for Immigrants and Canadian-Born Workers in British Columbia, Canada

    Int J Environ Res Public Health

    November 10, 2021

    Work & Productivity

    Senthanar S, Koehoorn M, Tamburic L, Premji S, Bültmann U, McLeod CB

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