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  • A Comparison of Ordered Categorical versus Discrete Choices within a Stated Preference Survey of Whole-Blood Donors

    Med Decis Making

    December 24, 2022

    Clinical Trials
    Decision Science

    Sadique Z, Cairns J, Corte KD, Willis S, Miners A, Bansback N, Grieve R

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  • Suicidal Ideation Amongst University Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Time Trends and Risk Factors

    Can J Psychiatry

    December 6, 2022

    COVID-19
    Mental Health & Wellbeing
    Youth & Young Adults

    Jones LB, Vereschagin M, Wang AY, Munthali RJ, Pei J, Richardson CG, Halli P, Xie H, Rush B, Yatham L, Gadermann AM, Pendakur K, Prescivalli AP, Munro L, Bruffaerts R, Auerbach RP, Mortier P, Vigo DV

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  • An online individualised patient decision aid improves the quality of decisions in patients considering total knee arthroplasty in routine care: A randomized controlled trial

    Bansback N, Trenaman L, MacDonald KV, Durand D, Hawker G, Johnson JA, Smith C, Stacey D, Marshall DA

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  • Safety and Tolerability of Oral Cannabinoids in People Living with HIV on Long-Term ART: A Randomized, Open-Label, Interventional Pilot Clinical Trial

    Biomedicines

    December 7, 2022

    Infectious Disease & STBBIs
    Quality of Life

    Bouassa RSM, Needham J, Nohynek D, Singer J, Lee T, Bobeuf F, Samarani S, Balso LD, Paisible N, Vertzagias C, Sebastiani G, Margolese S, Mandarino E, Klein M, Lebouché B, Cox J, Brouillette MJ, Routy JP, Szabo J, Thomas R, Huchet E, Vigano A, Jenabian MA, Costiniuk CT

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  • Baseline Characteristics and Representativeness of Participants in the BEST-Fluids Trial: A Randomized Trial of Balanced Crystalloid Solution Versus Saline in Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation

    Transplant Direct

    December 1, 2022

    Clinical Trials
    Nephrology
    Organ Transplant

    Collins MG, Fahim MA, Pascoe EM, Hawley CM, Johnson DW, Varghese J, Hickey LE, Clayton PA, Gill JS, Dansie KB, McConnochie RC, Vergara LA, Kiriwandeniya C, Reidlinger D, Mount PF, Weinberg L, McArthur CJ, Coates PT, Endre ZH, Goodman D, Howard K, Howell M, Jamboti JS, Kanellis J, Laurence JM, Lim WH, McTaggart SJ, O’Connell PJ, Pilmore HL, Wong G, Chadban SJ

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  • What is the value and impact of the adaptation process on quality indicators for local use? A scoping review

    PLoS One

    December 8, 2022

    Quality Improvement & Practice Change

    Zhu S, Wu T, Leese J, Li LC, He C, Yang L

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  • The urgency to regulate validation of automated blood pressure measuring devices: a policy statement and call to action from the world hypertension league

    J Hum Hypertens

    December 7, 2022

    Editorial
    Health Policy
    Hypertension
    Screening & Testing

    Sharman JE, Ordunez P, Brady T, Parati G, Stergiou G, Whelton PK, Padwal R, Olsen MH, Delles C, Schutte AE, Tomaszewski M, Lackland DT, Khan N, McManus RJ, Tsuyuki RT, Zhang XH, Murphy LD, Moran AE, Schlaich MP, Campbell NRC

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  • Association between social jetlag and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) in adolescents in Western Canada

    Zhang K, Guhn M, Conklin AI

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  • Impact of frailty on a minimalist approach and early discharge following TAVI

    Sathananthan J, Lauck SB, Cairns J, Humphries KH, Natarajan M, Wijeysundera HC, Cohen DJ, Leon MB, Webb JG, Wood DA

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  • Healthcare Reform Is Not Yet on the Horizon

    Healthc Policy

    November 1, 2022

    Editorial
    Health Policy
    Health Services & Outcomes

    Sutherland JM

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  • Risk factors for COVID-19 hospitalization following COVID-19 Vaccination: a population-based cohort study in Canada

    García HAV, Adu PA, Harrigan S, Wilton J, Rasali D, Binka M, Sbihi H, Smolina K, Janjua NZ

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  • Does Vaccination Protect against Human Papillomavirus-Related Cancers? Preliminary Findings from the United States National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2011–2018)

    Vaccines

    December 10, 2022

    Cancer
    Infectious Disease & STBBIs
    Vaccines

    Issanov A, Karim ME, Aimagambetova G, Dummer TJB

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