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  • Levin A: Transplant commercialism and organ trafficking: The Declaration of Istanbul with special relevance to disadvantaged populations living with kidney disease

    January 14, 2016

    Levin A, Muller E, Alrukhaimi M, Naicker S, Tibbel A. Transplant commercialism and organ trafficking: The Declaration of Istanbul with special relevance to disadvantaged populations living with kidney disease. Clin Nephrol. 2015; 83(7 Suppl 1):85–9. PMID: 25725249.

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  • Li LC: Mobility predicts change in older adults’ health-related quality of life: Evidence from a Vancouver falls prevention prospective cohort study

    January 14, 2016

    Davis JC, Bryan S, Best JR, Li LC, Hsu CL, Gomez C, Vertes KA, Liu-Ambrose T. Mobility predicts change in older adults’ health-related quality of life: Evidence from a Vancouver falls prevention prospective cohort study. Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2015 Jul 15; 13(1):101. doi: 10.1186/s12955-015-0299-0. PMID: 26168922.

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  • Li LC: “Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.”

    January 14, 2016

    Li LC, van der Wees PJ. “Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.” Phys Ther. 2015 Apr; 95(4):486–91. doi: 10.2522/ptj.2015.95.4.486. PMID: 25838454.

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  • Lynd LD: Impact of allowing pharmacists to independently renew prescriptions: A population-based study

    January 14, 2016

    Law MR, Cheng L, Kratzer J, Morgan SG, Marra C, Lynd LD, Majumdar SR. Impact of allowing pharmacists to independently renew prescriptions: A population-based study. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2015 Jul 1; 55(4):398–404. doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2015.14262. PMID: 26115380.

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  • Lynd LD: The added effect of comorbidity on health-related quality of life in patients with asthma

    January 14, 2016

    Chen W, Lynd LD, FitzGerald JM, Marra CA, Rousseau R, Sadatsafavi M. The added effect of comorbidity on health-related quality of life in patients with asthma. Qual Life Res. Epub ahead of print 2015 Jun 3. PMID: 26038225.

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  • Lynd LD: Health care worker preferences for active tuberculosis case finding programs in South Africa: A best-worst scaling choice experiment

    January 14, 2016

    O’Hara NN, Roy L, O’Hara LM, Spiegel JM, Lynd LD, FitzGerald JM, Yassi A, Nophale LE, Marra CA. Health care worker preferences for active tuberculosis case finding programs in South Africa: A best-worst scaling choice experiment. PLoS One. 2015 Jul 21; 10(7):e0133304. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0133304. eCollection 2015. PMID: 26197344.

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  • Schechter MT, Oviedo-Joekes E: Heroin on trial: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials of diamorphine-prescribing as treatment for refractory heroin addiction

    January 14, 2016

    Strang J, Groshkova T, Uchtenhagen A, van den Brink W, Haasen C, Schechter MT, Lintzeris N, Bell J, Pirona A, Oviedo-Joekes E, Simon R, Metrebian N. Heroin on trial: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials of diamorphine-prescribing as treatment for refractory heroin addiction. Br J Psychiatry. 2015 Jul; 207(1):5-14. doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.114.149195. PMID: 26135571.

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  • Schutz CG: Substance use and dual diagnosis disorders: Future epidemiology, determinants, and policies

    January 14, 2016

    Saddichha S, Schutz CG, Sinha BN, Manjunatha N. Substance use and dual diagnosis disorders: Future epidemiology, determinants, and policies. Biomed Res Int. 2015; 2015:145905. doi: 10.1155/2015/145905. Epub 2015 May 5. PMID: 26075214.

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  • Schutz CG: Choice impulsivity: Definitions, measurement issues, and clinical implications

    January 14, 2016

    Hamilton KR, Mitchell MR, Wing VC, Balodis IM, Bickel WK, Fillmore M, Lane SD, Lejuez CW, Littlefield AK, Luijten M, Mathias CW, Mitchell SH, Napier TC, Reynolds B, Schutz CG, Setlow B, Sher KJ, Swann AC, Tedford SE, White MJ, Winstanley CA, Yi R, Potenza MN, Moeller FG. Choice impulsivity: Definitions, measurement issues, and clinical implications. Personal Disord. 2015 Apr; 6(2):182–98. doi: 10.1037/per0000099. PMID: 25867841.

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  • Singer J, Shojania K: Lyme disease diagnosed by alternative methods: A phenotype similar to that of chronic fatigue syndrome

    January 22, 2016

    Patrick DM, Miller RR, Gardy JL, Parker SM, Morshed MG, Steiner TS, Singer J, Shojania K, Tang P; Complex Chronic Disease Study Group. Lyme disease diagnosed by alternative methods: A phenotype similar to that of chronic fatigue syndrome. Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Oct 1; 61(7):1084–91. doi: 10.1093/cid/civ470. Epub 2015 Jun 16. PMID: 26082507.

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  • Torchalla I. A motivational gender-sensitive smoking cessation resource for family members of patients with lung cancer

    January 14, 2016

    Bottorff JL, Robinson CA, Sarbit G, Graham R, Kelly MT, Torchalla I. A motivational gender-sensitive smoking cessation resource for family members of patients with lung cancer. Oncol Nurs Forum. 2015 Jul 1; 42(4):363–70. doi: 10.1188/15.ONF.42-04AP. PMID: 26148315.

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  • Westerberg BD: A meta-analysis and systematic review of the prevalence of mitochondrially encoded 12S RNA in the general population: Is there a role for screening neonates requiring amino glycosides?

    January 14, 2016

    Ibekwe TS, Bhimrao SK, Westerberg BD, Kozak FK. A meta-analysis and systematic review of the prevalence of mitochondrially encoded 12S RNA in the general population: Is there a role for screening neonates requiring amino glycosides? Afr J Paediatr Surg. 2015 Apr-Jun; 12(2):105–13. doi: 10.4103/0189-6725.160342. PMID: 26168747.

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