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  • The impact of caregiving length and intensity on labor force participation among middle-aged Canadians: An analysis of CLSA data

    J Occup Environ Med

    September 6, 2022

    Aging & Related Conditions
    Long-term Care
    Work & Productivity

    Zhang W, Sun H, L’Heureux J

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  • Patterns of Healthcare Utilization Leading to Diagnosis of Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer (yCRC): Population-Based Case-Control Study

    Farooq A, Brown CJ, Sayre EC, Raval MJ, Loree JM, Garg R, De Vera MA

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  • Reshaping the path of mild cognitive impairment by refining exercise prescription: a study protocol of a randomized controlled trial to understand the “what,” “for whom,” and “how” of exercise to promote cognitive function

    Barha CK, Falck RS, Best JR, Nagamatsu LS, Hsiung GYR, Sheel AW, Hsu CL, Kramer AF, Voss MW, Erickson KI, Davis JC, Shoemaker JK, Boyd L, Crockett RA, ten Brinke L, Bherer L, Singer J, Galea LAM, Jacova C, Bullock A, Grant S, Liu-Ambrose T

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  • Psychiatric diagnosis and treatment in the 21st century: paradigm shifts versus incremental integration

    Stein DJ, Shoptaw SJ, Vigo DV, Lund C, Cuijpers P, Bantjes J, Sartorius N, Maj M

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  • Benchmarks in colorectal surgery: multinational study to define quality thresholds in high and low anterior resection

    Br J Surg

    September 8, 2022

    Cancer
    Surgery & Procedures

    Staiger RD, Rössler F, Kim MJ, Brown C, Trenti L, Sasaki T, Uluk D, Campana JP, Giacca M, Schiltz B, Bahadoer RR, Lee KY, Kupper BEC, Hu KY, Corcione F, Paredes SR, Spampati S, Ukegjini K, Jedrzejczak B, Langer D, Stakelum A, Park JW, Phang PT, Biondo S, Ito M, Aigner F, Vaccaro CA, Panis Y, Kartheuser A, Peeters KCMJ, Tan KK, Aguiar S, Ludwig K, Bracale U, Young CJ, Dziki A, Ryska M, Winter DC, Jenkins JT, Kennedy RH, Clavien PA, Puhan MA, Turina M

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  • Effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines against hospitalization and death in Canada: A multiprovincial test-negative design study

    Nasreen S, Febriani Y, García HAV, Zhang G, Tadrous M, Buchan SA, Righolt CH, Mahmud SM, Janjua NZ, Krajden M, Serres GD, Kwong JC; on behalf of the Canadian Immunization Research Network Provincial Collaborative Network Investigators

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  • ABO-Adjusted Calculated Panel Reactive Antibody (cPRA): A Unified Metric for Immunologic Compatibility in Kidney Transplantation

    Am J Transplant

    August 17, 2022

    Measurement
    Nephrology
    Organ Transplant

    Gragert L, Kadatz M, Alcorn J, Stewart D, Chang D, Gill J, Liwski R, Gebel H, Gill J, Lan JH

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  • A systematic review of evidence on employment transitions and weight change by gender in ageing populations

    Tam ACT, Steck VA, Janjua S, Liu TY, Murphy RA, Zhang W, Conklin AI

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  • Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy, Excision, and Observation for Early Rectal Cancer: The Phase II NEO Trial (CCTG CO.28) Primary End Point Results

    J Clin Oncol

    August 18, 2022

    Cancer
    Surgery & Procedures

    Kennecke HF, O’Callaghan CJ, Loree JM, Moloo H, Auer R, Jonker DJ, Raval M, Musselman R, Ma G, Caycedo-Marulanda A, Simianu VV, Patel S, Pitre LD, Helewa R, Gordon VL, Neumann K, Nimeiri H, Sherry M, Tu D, Brown CJ

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  • Safety and effectiveness of the nasal bridle securement device to retain feeding tubes in adult patients in the intensive care unit: An observational study

    Nutr Clin Pract

    August 19, 2022

    Intensive Care

    Aeberhardt LE, Bains VK, Desai S

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  • Bedtime dosing of antihypertensive medications: systematic review and consensus statement: International Society of Hypertension position paper endorsed by World Hypertension League and European Society of Hypertension

    Stergiou G, Brunström M, MacDonald T, Kyriakoulis KG, Bursztyn M, Khan N, Bakris G, Kollias A, Menti A, Muntner P, Orias M, Poulter N, Shimbo D, Williams B, Adeoye AM, Damasceno A, Korostovtseva L, Li Y, Muxfeldt E, Zhang Y, Mancia G, Kreutz R, Tomaszewski M

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  • Reducing the burden of low back pain: results from a new microsimulation model

    BMC Musculoskelet Disord

    August 23, 2022

    Global Health
    Modelling & Risk Prediction

    Kopec JA, Sayre EC, Cibere J, Li LC, Wong H, Okhmatovskaia A, Esdaile JM

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