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  • Koehoorn M: Levels of occupational exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation in Vancouver, Canada

    June 14, 2016

    Peters CE, Demers PA, Kalia S, Nicol AM, Koehoorn MW. Levels of occupational exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation in Vancouver, Canada. Ann Occup Hyg. Epub ahead of print 2016 Jun 7. pii: mew037. PMID: 27279636.

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  • Singer J: Proinflammatory isoforms of IL-32 as novel and robust biomarkers for control failure in HIV-infected slow progressors

    April 14, 2016

    El-Far M, Kouassi P, Sylla M, Zhang Y, Fouda A, Fabre T, Goulet JP, van Grevenynghe J, Lee T, Singer J, Harris M, Baril JG, Trottier B, Ancuta P, Routy JP, Bernard N, Tremblay CL; Investigators of the Canadian HIV+ Slow Progressor Cohort. Proinflammatory isoforms of IL-32 as novel and robust biomarkers for control failure in HIV-infected slow progressors. Sci Rep. 2016 Mar 15; 6:22902. doi: 10.1038/srep22902. PMID: 26978598.

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  • Singer J, Wong H: Pediatric in-hospital death from infectious disease in Uganda: Derivation of clinical prediction models

    April 14, 2016

    Lowlaavar N, Larson CP, Kumbakumba E, Zhou G, Answermino JM, Singer J, Kissoon N, Wong H, Ndamira A, Kabakyenga J, Kiwanuka J, Wiens MO. Pediatric in-hospital death from infectious disease in Uganda: Derivation of clinical prediction models. PLoS One. 2016 Mar 10; 11(3):e0150683. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0150683. eCollection 2016. PMID: 26963914.

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  • Singer J: Can adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes be predicted when blood pressure becomes elevated? Secondary analyses from the CHIPS (Control of Hypertension in Pregnancy Study) randomized controlled trial

    February 25, 2017

    Magee LA, von Dadelszen P, Singer J, Lee T, Rey E, Ross S, Asztalos E, Murphy KE, Menzies J, Sanchez J, Gafni A, Gruslin A, Helewa M, Hutton E, Lee SK, Logan AG, Ganzevoort W, Welch R, Thornton JG, Moutquin JM. Can adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes be predicted when blood pressure becomes elevated? Secondary analyses from the CHIPS (Control of Hypertension in Pregnancy Study) randomized controlled trial. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2016 Jul;95(7):763-76. doi: 10.1111/aogs.12877. Epub 2016 Apr 7.

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  • Singer J: Effectiveness of exercise on visceral adipose tissue in older South Asian women

    April 14, 2016

    Lesser IA, Singer J, Hoogbruin A, Mackey DC, Kazmarzyk PT, Sohal P, Leipsic J, Lear SA. Effectiveness of exercise on visceral adipose tissue in older South Asian women. Med Sci Sports Exerc. Epub ahead of print 2016 Feb 24. PMID: 26909531.

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  • Singer J: The association between cardiorespiratory fitness and abdominal adiposity in postmenopausal, physically inactive South Asian women

    April 14, 2016

    Lesser IA, Dick TJ, Guennette JA, Hoogbruin A, Mackey DC, Singer J, Lear SA. The association between cardiorespiratory fitness and abdominal adiposity in postmenopausal, physically inactive South Asian women. Prev Med Rep. 2015 Sep 21; 2:783–7. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2015.09.007. eCollection 2015. PMID: 26844150.

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  • Grunau B, Stenstrom R: Comparing the prognosis of those with initial shockable and non-shockable rhythms with increasing durations of CPR: Informing minimum durations of resuscitation

    April 14, 2016

    Grunau B, Reynolds JC, Scheuermeyer FX, Stenstrom R, Pennington S, Cheung C, Li J, Habibi M, Ramanathan K, Barbic D, Christenson J. Comparing the prognosis of those with initial shockable and non-shockable rhythms with increasing durations of CPR: Informing minimum durations of resuscitation. Resuscitation. 2016 Apr; 101:50–6. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2016.01.021. Epub 2016 Feb 3. PMID: 26851705.

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  • Strehlau V: he Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS): A three-factor model of psychopathology in marginally housed persons with substance dependence and psychiatric illness

    April 14, 2016

    Giesbrecht CJ, O’Rourke N, Leonova O, Strehlau V, Paquet K, Vila-Rodriguez F, Panenka WJ, MacEwan GW, Smith GN, Thornton AE, Honer WG. The Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS): A three-factor model of psychopathology in marginally housed persons with substance dependence and psychiatric illness. PLoS One. 2016 Mar 21; 11(3):e0151648. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0151648. eCollection 2016. PMID: 26999280.

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  • Staples J: Helmet regulation in Vietnam: Impact on health, equity, and medical impoverishment

    February 24, 2017

    Olson Z, Staples JA, Mock C, Nguyen NP, Bachani AM, Nugent R, Verguet S. Helmet regulation in Vietnam: Impact on health, equity and medical impoverishment. Inj Prev. 2016 Aug;22(4):233-8. doi:10.1136/injuryprev-2015-041650. Epub 2016 Jan 4.

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  • Staples JA: The application of IMPACT prognostic models to elderly adults with traumatic brain injury: A population-based observational cohort study

    April 14, 2016

    Staples JA, Wang J, Zaros MC, Jurkovich GJ, Rivara FP. The application of IMPACT prognostic models to elderly adults with traumatic brain injury: A population-based observational cohort studyBrain Injury. Epub 2016 Apr 8. doi: 10.3109/02699052.2016.1146964.

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  • Spittal PM, Schechter M, Oviedo-Joekes E: Factors Associated with Perceived Abuse in the Health Care System Among Long-Term Opioid Users: A Cross-Sectional Study

    April 25, 2016

    Paris H, Marchand K, Peng D, Fikowski J, Harrison S, Spittal PM, Schechter MT, Oviedo-Joekes E. Factors associated with perceived abuse in the health care system among long-term opioid users: A cross-sectional study. Substance Use and Misuse. Epub 20 Apr 2016. doi: 10.3109/10826084.2016.1155605.

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  • Oviedo-Joekes E, Krausz RM, Anis A: Hydromorphone compared with diacetylmorphine for long-term opioid dependence

    May 10, 2016

    Oviedo-Joekes E, Guh D, Brissette S, Marchand K, MacDonald S, Lock K, Harrison S, Janmohamed A, Anis AH, Krausz M, Marsh DC, Schechter MT. Hydromorphone compared with diacetylmorphine for long-term opioid dependence: A randomized clinical trial. JAMA Psychiatry. 2016 Apr 6; 73(5):447–455. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2016.0109. PMID: 27049826.

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