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  • Atrial fibrillation as a precursor of mRNA-1273 SARS-CoV-2 vaccine-induced pericarditis

    Scheuermeyer FX, Yoo J, Greene M, O’Donnell S

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  • HEARTSMAP-U: Adapting a Psychosocial Self-Screening and Resource Navigation Support Tool for Use by Post-secondary Students

    Virk P, Arora R, Burt H, Gadermann A, Barbic S, Nelson M, Davidson J, Cornish P, Doan Q

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  • Use of an mHealth Ketogenic Diet App Intervention and User Behaviors Associated With Weight Loss in Adults With Overweight or Obesity: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial

    JMIR Mhealth Uhealth

    March 14, 2022

    Eating Disorders & Nutrition
    Remote Care & Digital Tools

    Falkenhain K, Locke SR, Lowe DA, Lee T, Singer J, Weiss EJ, Little JP

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  • RetINal Toxicity And HydroxyChloroquine Therapy (INTACT): protocol for a prospective population-based cohort study

    Daftarian N, Lima A, Marozoff S, Ojo D, Levasseur SD, Maberley DAL, Hoens A, Esdaile J, Dawes M, Aviña-Zubieta JA, Adante B, Bhui RD, Bhui SB, Butler M, Chui L, Erasmus M, Etminan M, Godinho D, Hay E, Hollands H, Hoonjan M, Joe A, Lukaris A, Mammo Z, Navajas E, Pakzad-Vaezi K, Sanmugasunderam S, Shojania K; Investigators of INTACT study group

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  • Patterns and determinants of adherence to colorectal cancer primary and secondary prevention recommendations in the BC Generations Project

    Heal Promot Chronic Dis Prev Can

    February 1, 2022

    Evaluation
    Oncology
    Screening & Testing

    Sweeney-Magee M, Gotay C, Karim ME, Telford J, Dummer T

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  • Impact of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Current Treatments on the Development and Progression of Type 2 Diabetes

    Curr Diabetes Rev

    February 16, 2022

    Data Linkage
    Diabetes
    Epidemiology
    Sleep & Health

    Faria A, Laher I, Fasipe B, Ayas NT

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  • Barriers to treatment for mental disorders in six countries of the Americas: A regional report from the World Mental Health Surveys

    Orozco R, Vigo D, Benjet C, Borges G, Aguilar-Gaxiola S, Andrade LH, Cia A, Hwang I, Kessler RC, Piazza M, Posada-Villa J, Rafful C, Sampson N, Stagnaro JC, Torres Y, Viana MC, Medina-Mora ME

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  • Analysis approaches to address treatment nonadherence in pragmatic trials with point-treatment settings: a simulation study

    BMC Med Res Methodol

    February 16, 2022

    Clinical Trials
    Statistics & Methodology

    Hossain MB, Mosquera L, Karim ME

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  • Staff experience of a Canadian long-term care home during a COVID-19 outbreak: a qualitative study

    BMC Nurs

    February 21, 2022

    COVID-19
    Long-term Care

    Hung L, Yang SC, Guo E, Sakamoto M, Mann J, Dunn S, Horne N

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  • Association of mammographic density and benign breast calcifications individually or combined with hypertension, diabetes, and hypercholesterolemia in women ≥40 years of age: a retrospective study

    Al-Mohaissen M, Alkhedeiri A, Al-Madani O, Lee T, Hamdoun A, Al-Harbi M

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  • A systematic review of the impacts of oral tetracycline class antibiotics on antimicrobial resistance in normal human flora

    JAC Antimicrob Resist

    February 15, 2022

    Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
    Infectious Disease & STBBIs

    Truong R, Tang V, Grennan T, Tan DHS

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  • Association of Clonal Hematopoiesis of Indeterminate Potential with Worse Kidney Function and Anemia in Two Cohorts of Patients with Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease

    J Am Soc Nephrol

    February 23, 2022

    Nephrology

    Vlasschaert C, McNaughton A, Chong M, Cook E, Hopman W, Kestenbaum B, Robinson-Cohen C, Garland J, Moran S, Paré G, Clase C, Tang M, Levin A, Holden R, Rauh M, Lanktree M

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