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  • Schechter MT, Spittal PM. The Cedar Project: Impacts of policing among young Aboriginal people who use injection and non-injection drugs in British Columbia, Canada.

    March 6, 2015

    Pan SW, Christian WM, Pearce ME, Blair AH, Jongbloed K, Zhang H, Teegee M, Thomas V, Schechter MT, Spittal PM. The Cedar Project: Impacts of policing among young Aboriginal people who use injection and non-injection drugs in British Columbia, Canada. Int J Drug Policy. 2013 Sep;24(5):449-59. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2013.04.009. Epub 2013 Jun. PMID: 23731672

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  • Cundiff G. Long-term outcomes following abdominal sacrocolpopexy for pelvic organ prolapse.

    March 6, 2015

    Nygaard I, Brubaker L, Zyczynski HM, Cundiff G, Richter H, Gantz M, Fine P, Menefee S, Ridgeway B, Visco A, Warren LK, Zhang M, Meikle S. Long-term outcomes following abdominal sacrocolpopexy for pelvic organ prolapse. JAMA. 2013 May 15;309(19):2016–24. doi: 10.1001/jama.2013.4919. PMID: 23677313

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  • Werker GR, Krausz M. Research on a vulnerable neighbourhood—the Vancouver Downtown Eastside from 2001 to 2011.

    January 21, 2016

    Linden IA, Mar MY, Werker GR, Jang K, Krausz M. Research on a vulnerable neighbourhood—the Vancouver Downtown Eastside from 2001 to 2011. J Urban Health. 2013 Jun; 90(3):559–73. doi: 10.1007/s11524-012-9771-x. PMID: 23161093

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  • Humphries KH. Low prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus among patients with high levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.

    March 6, 2015

    Juren AJ, Sarwal G, Al-Sarraf A, Vrablik M, Chan D, Humphries KH, Frohlich JJ. Low prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus among patients with high levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. J Clin Lipidol. 2013 May-Jun;7(3):194-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jacl.2013.02.003. Epub 2013 Feb 26. PMID: 23725918

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  • Dodek P. Failure to engage hospitalized elderly patients and their families in advance care planning.

    March 6, 2015

    Heyland DK, Barwich D, Pichora D, Dodek P, Lamontagne F, You JJ, Tayler C, Porterfield P, Sinuff T, Simon J, for the Advance Care Planning Evaluation in Elderly Patients (ACCEPT) Study Team and the Canadian Researchers at the End of Life Network (CARENET). Failure to engage hospitalized elderly patients and their families in advance care planning. JAMA Intern Med. 2013 May 13;173(9):778-87. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.180. PMID: 23545563

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  • Geller J. The psychometric properties of the Readiness and Motivation Questionnaire: A symptom-specific measure of readiness for change in the eating disorders.

    March 6, 2015

    Geller J, Brown KE, Srikameswaran S, Piper W, Dunn EC. The psychometric properties of the Readiness and Motivation Questionnaire: A symptom-specific measure of readiness for change in the eating disorders. Psychol Assess. 2013 Sep;25(3):759-68. doi: 10.1037/a0032539. Epub 2013 May 6. PMID: 23647034

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  • Levin A. Evolving importance of kidney disease: From subspecialty to global health burden.

    March 6, 2015

    Eckardt KU, Coresh J, Devuyst O, Johnson RJ, Kottgen A, Levey AS, Levin A. Evolving importance of kidney disease: From subspecialty to global health burden. Lancet. 2013 Jul 13;382(9887):158-69. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(13)60439-0. Epub 2013 May 31. PMID: 23727165

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  • Marra CA. An economic evaluation of resistance training and aerobic training versus balance and toning exercises in older adults with mild cognitive impairment.

    March 6, 2015

    Davis JC, Bryan S, Marra CA, Sharma D, Chan A, Beattie BL, Graf P, Liu-Ambrose T. An economic evaluation of resistance training and aerobic training versus balance and toning exercises in older adults with mild cognitive impairment. PLoS One. 2013 May 14;8(5):e63031. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0063031. PMID: 23690976

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  • Barbour SJ, Levin A. Individuals of Pacific Asian origin with IgA nephropathy have an increased risk of progression to end-stage renal disease.

    March 6, 2015

    Barbour SJ, Cattran DC, Kim SJ, Levin A, Wald R, Hladunewich MA, Reich HN. Individuals of Pacific Asian origin with IgA nephropathy have an increased risk of progression to end-stage renal disease. Kidney Int. 2013 Nov;84(5):1017-24. doi: 10.1038/ki.2013.210. Epub 2013 Jun 5. PMID: 23739233

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  • Henrich N, Marra C, Lynd LD, Ayas N. Patient preferences and experiences of CPAP and oral appliances for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea: A qualitative analysis.

    March 6, 2015

    Almeida FR, Henrich N, Marra C, Lynd LD, Lowe AA, Tsuda H, Fleetham JA, Pliska B,Ayas N. Patient preferences and experiences of CPAP and oral appliances for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea: A qualitative analysis. Sleep Breath. 2013 May;17(2):659-66. doi: 10.1007/s11325-012-0739-6. Epub 2012 Jul 26. PMID: 22833346

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  • Khan NA. Effectiveness of statin prescribing on reducing mortality in South Asian, Chinese, and White patients with diabetes.

    March 12, 2015

    Brunner NW, Ramanathan K, Wang H, Quan H, Khan NA. Effectiveness of statin prescribing on reducing mortality in South Asian, Chinese, and White patients with diabetes. Can J Cardiol. 2013 Aug;29(8):920-6. doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2012.10.012. Epub 2013 Feb 5. PMID: 23395514

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  • Levin A. ‘Shedding’ light on mechanisms of hyperphosphatemic vascular dysfunction.

    March 12, 2015

    Burger D, Levin A. ‘Shedding’ light on mechanisms of hyperphosphatemic vascular dysfunction. Kidney Int. 2013 Feb;83(2):187-9. doi: 10.1038/ki.2012.416. PMID: 23364583

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