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  • Epidemiology of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: opportunities and hurdles for population-level studies of rare disease.

    Thorax

    April 30, 2024

    Rare Diseases

    Marinescu DC, Wong AW.

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  • Right Ventricular Function Following Sternotomy Versus a Less-Invasive Approach for Left Ventricular Assist Device Implant: Retrospective Cohort Study

    Sun T, Yen P, Peng D, Besola L, Chiu W, Flexman A, Cheung A.

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  • Emergency physician gender and head computed tomography orders for older adults who have fallen.

    Kraft R, Mercuri M, Clayton N, Worster A, Mercier E, Emond M, Varner C, McLeod SL, Eagles D, Stiell I, Barbic D, Morris J, Jeanmonod R, Kagoma YK, Shoamanesh A, Engels PT, Sharma S, Papaioannou A, Parpia S, Buchanan I, Ali M, de Wit K.

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  • Advance care planning in British Columbia: awareness and engagement (2012–2020).

    BMJ Support Palliat Care

    April 16, 2024

    Patient Preferences

    Carter RZ, Hassan E, Barwich D.

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  • AI and the falling sky: interrogating X-Risk.

    J Med Ethics

    April 4, 2024

    Editorial
    Ethics
    Innovation & Technology

    Jecker NS, Atuire CA, Bélisle-Pipon J-C, Ravitsky V, Ho A.

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  • The Role of Pharmacogenomics in Rare Diseases.

    Man A, Groeneweg GSS, Ross CJD, Carleton BC.

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  • Impact of surgical lung biopsy on lung function and survival in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in a multi-centre registry cohort.

    Respirology

    March 4, 2024

    Chronic Conditions
    Screening & Testing

    Marcoux V, Lok SD, Mondal P, Assayag D, Fisher JH, Shapera S, Morisset J, Manganas H, Fell CD, Hambly N, Cox PG, Kolb M, Gershon AS, To T, Sadatsafavi M, Khalil N, Wong AW, Wilcox PG, Ryerson CJ, Vu T, Johannson KA.

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  • Systemic delivery of proteins using novel peptides via the sublingual route.

    J Control Release

    March 4, 2024

    Drugs & Pharmaceuticals

    Wu J, Jones N, Hohenwarter L, Zhao F, Chan V, Tan Z, Carlaw T, Morin T, Li J, Kaur T, Andrew LJ, Ross CJD, Hedtrich S, Li S-D.

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  • The clinical frailty scale for risk stratification in patients with fibrotic interstitial lung disease.

    Chest

    February 27, 2024

    Chronic Conditions

    Guler SA, Marinescu DC, Cox G, Durand C, Fisher JH, Grant-Orser A, Goobie GC, Hambly N, Johannson KA, Khalil N, Kolb M, Lok S, MacIsaac S, Manganas H, Marcoux V, Morisset J, Scallan C, Shapera S, Sun K, Zheng B, Ryerson CJ, Wong AW.

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  • Investigating the influence of patient eligibility characteristics on the number of deferrable rheumatologist visits: planning for a patient-initiated follow-up (PIFU) strategy.

    J Rheumatol

    February 1, 2024

    Arthritis
    Chronic Conditions
    Rheumatology

    Subdar S, Dhiman K, Hartfeld NMS, Hoens AM, White K, Manske SL, Hazlewood G, Lacaille D, Lopatina E, Barber MRW, Mosher D, Fifi-Mah A, Twilt M, Luca N, Then KL, Crump T, Zafar S, Osinski K, Barber CEH.

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  • Home Blood Pressure Telemonitoring Technology for Patients With Asymptomatic Elevated Blood Pressure Discharged From the Emergency Department: Pilot Study.

    Tran KC, Mak M, Kuyper LM, Bittman J, Mangat B, Lindsay H, Sing CK, Xu L, Wong H, Dawes M, Khan N, Ho K.

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  • Association Between Anesthesiologist Sex and Patients’ Postoperative Outcomes: A Population-based Cohort Study.

    Ann Surg

    January 24, 2024

    Sex & Gender
    Surgery & Procedures

    Jerath A, Satkunasivam R, Kaneshwaran K, Aminoltejari K, Chang A, MacDonell DSY, Kealey A, Ladowski S, Sarmah A, 10 Flexman AM, Lorello GR, Nabecker S, Coburn N, Conn LG, Klaassen Z, Ranganathan S, Riveros C, McCartney CJL, Detsky AS, Wallis CJD.

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