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  • Pain, opioid use, depressive symptoms, and mortality in adults living in precarious housing or homelessness: a longitudinal prospective study

    Jones AA, Cho LL, Kim DD, Barbic SP, Leonova O, Byford A, Buchanan T, Vila-Rodriguez F, Procyshyn RM, Lang DJ, Vertinsky AT, MacEwan GW, Rauscher A, Panenka WJ, Thornton AE, Barr AM, Field TS, Honer WG

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  • Perspectives and experiences with telepharmacy among pharmacists in Canada: A cross-sectional survey

    Pharm Pract

    March 29, 2022

    Remote Care & Digital Tools

    Park JY, Zed PJ, De Vera MA

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  • Early increases in anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody isotypes associated with organ dysfunction and mortality in patients hospitalized with COVID-19

    Intensive Care Med

    April 2, 2022

    COVID-19
    Editorial
    Modelling & Risk Prediction

    Best JR, Wang M, Lee T, Russell JA, DeMarco ML, on behalf of the ARBs CORONA I Investigators

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  • The effect of BMI on long-term outcomes after operatively treated ankle fractures: a study with up to 16 years of follow-up

    BMC Musculoskelet Disord

    April 4, 2022

    Orthopaedics
    Overweight & Obesity
    Surgery & Procedures

    Cardoso DV, Paccaud J, Dubois-Ferrière V, Barea C, Hannouche D, Veljkovic A, Lübbeke A

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  • Case report: acute care management of severe opioid withdrawal with IV fentanyl

    Addict Sci Clin Pract

    April 5, 2022

    Editorial
    Patient-Centred Care
    Substance Use & Addictions

    Azar P, Westenberg JN, Ignaszewski MJ, Wong JSH, Isac G, Mathew N, Krausz RM

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  • Centering Young People’s Perspectives, Needs, and Preferences in Researching Barriers to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder

    Marchand K, Pellatt KM, Barbic S

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  • Uptake of biosimilar drugs in Canada: analysis of provincial policies and usage data

    McClean AR, Law MR, Harrison M, Bansback N, Gomes T, Tadrous M

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  • Association of insomnia and short sleep duration, alone or with comorbid obstructive sleep apnea, and the risk of chronic kidney disease

    Beaudin AE, Raneri JK, Ahmed S, Allen AJH, Nocon A, Gomes T, Gakwaya S, Sériès F, Kimoff JR, Skomro R, Ayas N, Hanly PJ, Canadian Sleep and Circadian Network (CSCN)

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  • Symptom subtypes and risk of incident cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease in a clinic-based obstructive sleep apnea cohort

    Allen AJH, Jen R, Mazzotti DR, Keenan BT, Goodfellow SD, Taylor CM, Daniele P, Peres B, Liu Y, Mehrtash M, Ayas NT

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  • The Canadian Glomerulonephritis Registry (CGNR) and Translational Research Initiative: Rationale and Clinical Research Protocol

    Can J Kidney Health Dis

    April 8, 2022

    Clinical Trials
    Nephrology

    Hildebrand AM, Barua M, Barbour SJ, Tennankore KK, Cattran DC, Takano T, Lam P, Serres SAD, Samanta R, Hladunewich MA, Fairhead T, Poyah P, Bush DD, MacLaren B, Sparkes D, Boll P, Jauhal A, John R, Avila-Casado C, Reich HN

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  • Rituximab for Adults With Multi-Drug Resistant Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis: A Case Series and Review of the Literature

    Can J Kidney Health Dis

    April 19, 2022

    Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
    Nephrology

    Zhong E, Ghadiri S, Pai A, Marin JG, Barbour SJ

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  • Premature Death in Kidney Transplant Recipients: The Time for Trials is Now

    Vinson A, Singh S, Chadban S, Cherney D, Gaber O, Gill J, Helgeson E, Herzog C, Jardine M, Jha V, Kasiske B, Mannon R, Michos E, Mottl A, Newby K, Roy-Chaudhury P, Sawinski D, Sharif A, Sridhar V, Tuttle K, Vock D, Matas A

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