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  • Understanding Risks and Our Responsibility to Living Donors

    J Am Soc Nephrol

    November 1, 2021

    Editorial
    Nephrology
    Organ Transplant

    Gill JS, Schold J, Kaplan B

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  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus transmission by HIV risk group and along the HIV care continuum: A contrast of six US cities

    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr

    October 27, 2021

    Cascade of Care
    Infectious Disease & STBBIs

    Zang X, Mah C, Quan AML, Min JE, Armstrong WS, Behrends CN, Rio CD, Dombrowski JC, Feaster DJ, Kirk GD, Marshall BD, Mehta SH, Metsch LR, Pandya A, Schackman BR, Shoptaw S, Strathdee SA, Krebs E, Nosyk B

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  • Partner number and use of COVID-19 risk reduction strategies during initial phases of the pandemic in British Columbia, Canada: a survey of sexual health service clients

    Gilbert M, Chang HJ, Ablona A, Salway T, Ogilvie G, Wong J, Campeau L, Worthington C, Grace D, Grennan T

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  • Opioid agonist treatment uptake within provincial correctional facilities in British Columbia, Canada

    Kurz M, Dale LM, Min JE, Hongdilokkul N, Greiner L, Olley M, McLeod K, Slaunwhite A, Nosyk B

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  • The Therapeutic Evaluation of Steroids in IgA Nephropathy Global (TESTING) Study: Trial Design and Baseline Characteristics

    Am J Nephrol

    November 3, 2021

    Clinical Trials
    Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
    Nephrology

    Wong MG, Lv J, Hladunewich MA, Jha V, Hooi LS, Monaghan H, Zhao M, Barbour S, Reich HN, Cattran D, Glassock R, Levin A, Jardine MJ, Wheeler DC, Woodward M, Billot L, Chan TM, Liu ZH, Johnson DW, Cass A, Feehally J, Floege J, Remuzzi G, Wu Y, Agarwal R, Zhang H, Perkovic V, for the TESTING Study Group

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  • Acute Kidney Injury and Renal Replacement Therapy in COVID-19 Versus Other Respiratory Viruses: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Can J Kidney Health Dis

    October 30, 2021

    COVID-19
    Nephrology
    Surgery & Procedures

    Cau A, Cheng MP, Lee T, Levin A, Lee TC, Vinh DC, Lamontagne F, Singer J, Walley KR, Murthy S, Patrick D, Rewa O, Winston B, Marshall J, Boyd J, Russell J; on Behalf of ARBs Corona I

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  • Does the Canadian TIA Score adequately risk stratify patients for subsequent stroke and revascularization in the emergency department?

    Maguire K, Harris D, Barbic D

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  • Assessing the determinants of completing OAT induction and long-term retention: A population-based study in British Columbia, Canada

    J Subst Abuse Treat

    October 26, 2021

    Cascade of Care
    Substance Use & Addictions

    Kurz M, Min JE, Dale LM, Nosyk B

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  • Accessing needed sexual health services during the COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia, Canada: a survey of sexual health service clients

    Gilbert M, Chang HJ, Ablona A, Salway T, Ogilvie GS, Wong J, Haag D, Pedersen HN, Bannar-Martin S, Campeau L, Ford G, Worthington C, Grace D, Grennan T

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  • Better together: Launching and nurturing a Community Stakeholder Committee to enhance care and research for asthma and COPD

    Barn P, Rideout KL, Lo W, Josey D, Vint Z, Sha C, Hamilton C, Hoens AM, Shellington EM, Joshi PB, Carlsten C

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  • Progress in response-shift research needs diverse approaches

    Qual Life Res

    November 8, 2021

    Editorial

    Sprangers MAG, Sawatzky R, Sébille V, on behalf of the Response Shift–in Sync Working Group

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  • Risk of chronic kidney disease in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

    Sleep

    November 10, 2021

    Nephrology
    Sleep & Health

    Beaudin AE, Raneri JK, Ahmed SB, Allen AJMH, Nocon A, Gomes T, Gakwaya S, Series F, Kimoff J, Skomro RP, Ayas NT, Hanly PJ, on behalf of the Canadian Sleep and Circadian Network (CSCN)

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