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  • Hunte G. Route infrastructure and the risk of injuries to bicyclists: a case-crossover study.

    March 12, 2015

    Teschke K, Harris MA, Reynolds CC, Winters M, Babul S, Chipman M, Cusimano MD, Brubacher JR, Hunte G, Friedman SM, Monro M, Shen H, Vernich L,Cripton PA. Route infrastructure and the risk of injuries to bicyclists: a case-crossover study. Am J Public Health. 2012 Dec;102(12):2336-43. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300762. Epub 2012 Oct 18. PMID: 23078480

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  • Bansback NJ, Shojania K, Marra C. The issue of comparators in economic evaluations of biologic response modifiers in rheumatoid arthritis.

    March 12, 2015

    Tsao NW, Bansback NJ, Shojania K, Marra CA. The issue of comparators in economic evaluations of biologic response modifiers in rheumatoid arthritis. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol. 2012 Oct;26(5):659-76. doi: 10.1016/j.berh.2012.07.012. PMID: 23218430

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  • Krausz M, Strehlau V, Torchalla I, Schutz C. Mental disorder, service use, and barriers to care among homeless individuals.

    March 12, 2015

    Krausz M, Strehlau V, Torchalla I, Clarkson A, Li K, Schutz C. Mental disorder, service use, and barriers to care among homeless individuals. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol.  2013 Aug;48(8):1235-43. doi: 10.1007/s00127-012-0649-8. Epub 2013 Jan 9. PMID: 23299926

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  • Bansback N, Anis AH. An update on the measurement of productivity losses due to rheumatoid diseases.

    March 12, 2015

    Zhang W, Chiu JA, Bansback N, Anis AH. An update on the measurement of productivity losses due to rheumatoid diseases. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol. 2012 Oct;26(5):585-97. doi: 10.1016/j.berh.2012.08.008. PMID: 23218424

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  • Buie WD, Phang P. Practice parameters for the management of rectal cancer (revised).

    March 12, 2015

    Monson JR, Weiser MR, , Chang GJ, Rafferty JF, Buie WD, Rafferty J; Standards Practice Task Force of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons. Practice parameters for the management of rectal cancer (revised). Dis Colon Rectum. 2013 May;56(5):535-50. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0b013e31828cb66c. PMID: 23575392

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  • Lynd LD. Employee’s preferences for access to mindfulness-based cognitive therapy to reduce the risk of depressive relapse—a discrete choice experiment.

    March 12, 2015

    Lau MA, Colley L, Willett BR, Lynd LD. Employee’s preferences for access to mindfulness-based cognitive therapy to reduce the risk of depressive relapse—a discrete choice experiment. Mindfulness. 2012 December, Volume 3, Issue 4, 318-326.

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  • Peets A. Divergence in student and educator conceptual structures during auscultation training.

    March 12, 2015

    Brydges R, Peets A, Issenberg SB, Regehr G. Divergence in student and educator conceptual structures during auscultation training. Medical Education. 2013 Feb; 47:198–209. Epub ahead of print 2013 Jan 16. doi: 10.1111/medu.12088. PMID: 23323659

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  • Torchalla I. Understanding treatment-seeking smokers’ motivation to change: Content analysis of the decisional balance worksheet.

    March 12, 2015

    Collins SE, Eck S, Torchalla I, Schroter M, Batra A. Understanding treatment-seeking smokers’ motivation to change: Content analysis of the decisional balance worksheet. Addict Behav. 2013 Jan;38(1):1472-80. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2012.08.008. Epub 2012 Aug 31. PMID: 23017735

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  • Khan N. Socioeconomic status and care after stroke: Results from the Registry of the Canadian Stroke Network.

    March 12, 2015

    Kuang K, Khan N, Kwan A, Fang J, Yun L, Kapral MK. Socioeconomic status and care after stroke: Results from the Registry of the Canadian Stroke Network. Stroke. 2013 Feb;44(2):477-82. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.112.672121. Epub 2013 Jan 15. PMID: 23321439

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  • Spittal PM. In the face of war: examining sexual vulnerabilities of Acholi adolescent girls living in displacement camps in conflict-affected Northern Uganda.

    March 12, 2015

    Patel SH, Muyinda H, Sewankambo NK, Oyat G, Atim S, Spittal PM. In the face of war: examining sexual vulnerabilities of Acholi adolescent girls living in displacement camps in conflict-affected Northern Uganda. BMC Int Health Hum Rights. 2012 Dec 28;12:38. doi: 10.1186/1472-698X-12-38.

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  • Humphries KH. Temporal trends in medication use and outcomes in atrial fibrillation.

    March 12, 2015

    Pilote L, Eisenberg MJ, Essebag V, Tu JV, Humphries KH, Leung Yinko SSL, Behlouli H, Guo H, Jackevicius CA. Temporal trends in medication use and outcomes in atrial fibrillation. Can J Cardiol. 2013 Oct;29(10):1241-8. doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2012.09.021. Epub 2013 Jan 8. PMID: 23313007

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  • Kozak JF. A photovoice study of older adults’ conceptualizations of risk.

    March 13, 2015

    Rush KL, Murphy MA, Kozak JF. A photovoice study of older adults’ conceptualizations of risk. J Aging Stud. 2012 Dec;26(4):448-58. doi: 10.1016/j.jaging.2012.06.004. Epub 2012 Jul 5. PMID: 22939541

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