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  • Sawatzky R: Psychometric evaluation of two appetite questionnaires in patients with heart failure

    January 19, 2016

    Andreae C, Stromberg A, Sawatzky R, Arestedt K. Psychometric evaluation of two appetite questionnaires in patients with heart failure. J Card Fail. 2015 Dec; 21(12):954–8. doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2015.10.006. Epub 2015 Oct 20. PMID: 26497759.

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  • Schechter MT: Population-level immune-mediated adaptation in HIV-1 polymerase during the North American Epidemic

    January 19, 2016

    Kinloch NN, MacMillan DR, Le AQ, Cotton LA, Bangsberg DR, Buchbinder S, Carrington M, Fuchs J, Harrigan PR, Koblin B, Kushel M, Markowitz M, Mayer K, Milloy MJ, Schechter MT, Wagner T, Walker BD, Carlson JM, Poon AF, Brumme ZL. Population-level immune-mediated adaptation in HIV-1 polymerase during the North American Epidemic. J Virol. 2015 Nov 11; 90(3):1244–1258. PMID: 26559841.

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  • Schutz CG. Prazosin for treating sleep disturbances in adults with post-traumatic stress disorder

    April 4, 2016

    Khachatryan D, Groll D, Booij L, Sepehry AA, Schutz CG. Prazosin for treating sleep disturbances in adults with post-traumatic stress disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2016 Mar–Apr; 39:46–52. doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2015.10.007. Epub 2015 Nov 1. PMID: 26644317.

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  • Shojania K: Clinical and economic review of secukinumab for moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis

    January 19, 2016

    Wong IT, Shojania K, Dutz J, Tsao NW. Clinical and economic review of secukinumab for moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis. Expert Rev Pharmacoecon Outcomes Res. Epub ahead of print 2015 Dec 17. PMID: 26681527.

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  • Shojania K: Efficacy, tolerability and safety of cannabinoid treatments in the rheumatic diseases: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials

    January 19, 2016

    Fitzcharles MA, Ste-Marie PA, Hauser W, Clauw DJ, Jamal S, Karsh J, Landry T, LeClercq S, McDougall JJ, Shir Y, Shojania K, Walsh Z. Efficacy, tolerability and safety of cannabinoid treatments in the rheumatic diseases: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). Epub ahead of print 2015 Nov 9. doi: 10.1002/acr.22727. PMID: 26548380.

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  • Shojania K: CanVasc recommendations for the management of antineutrophil cytoplasm antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitides – Executive summary

    January 19, 2016

    McGeoch L, Twilt M, Famorca L, Bakowsky V, Barra L, Benseler S, Cabral DA, Carette S, Cox GP, Dhindsa N, Dipchand C, Fifi-Mah A, Goulet M, Khalidi N, Khraishi MM, Liang P, Milman N, Pineau CA, Reich H, Samadi N, Shojania K, Taylor-Gjevre R, Towheed TE, Trudeau J, Walsh M, Yacyshyn E, Pagnoux C; Canadian Vasculitis Research Network (CanVasc). CanVasc recommendations for the management of antineutrophil cytoplasm antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitides – Executive summary. Can J Kidney Health Dis. 2015 Nov 9; 2:43. doi: 10.1186/s40697-015-0078-1. eCollection 2015. PMID: 26557369.

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  • Shojania K: CanVasc recommendations for the management of antineutrophil cytoplasm antibody-associated vasculitides

    January 19, 2016

    McGeoch L, Twilt M, Famorca L, Bakowsky V, Barra L, Benseler S, Cabral DA, Carette S, Cox GP, Dhindsa N, Dipchand C, Fifi-Mah A, Goulet M, Khalidi N, Khraishi MM, Liang P, Milman N, Pineau CA, Reich H, Samadi N, Shojania K, Taylor-Gjevre R, Towheed TE, Trudeau J, Walsh M, Yacyshyn E, Pagnoux C; Canadian Vasculitis Research Network (CanVasc). CanVasc recommendations for the management of antineutrophil cytoplasm antibody-associated vasculitides. J Rheumatol. 2016 Jan; 43(1):97–120. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.150376. Epub 2015 Nov 1. PMID: 26523024.

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  • Singer J, Wong H: Post-discharge mortality in children with acute infectious diseases: derivation of postdischarge mortality prediction models

    January 19, 2016

    Wiens MO, Kumbakumba E, Larson CP, Ansermino JM, Singer J, Kissoon N, Wong H, Ndamira A, Kabakyenga J, Kiwanuka J, Zhou G. Post-discharge mortality in children with acute infectious diseases: Derivation of post-discharge mortality prediction models. BMJ Open. 2015 Nov 25; 5(11):e009449. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009449. PMID: 26608641.

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  • Singer J, Wong H: A randomized trial of time-limited antiretroviral therapy in acute/early HIV infection

    January 19, 2016

    Margolick JB, Apuzzo L, Singer J, Wong H, Lee T, Gallant JE, El-Helou P, Loutfy MR, Rachlis A, Fraser C, Kasper K, Tremblay C, Tossonian H, Conway B. A randomized trial of time-limited antiretroviral therapy in acute/early HIV infection. PLoS One. 2015 Nov 24; 10(11):e0143259. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0143259. eCollection 2015. PMID: 26600459.

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  • Dodek P: Competing risk analysis for evaluation of dalteparin versus unfractionated heparin for venous thromboembolism in medical-surgical critically ill patients

    January 19, 2016

    Li G, Cook DJ, Levine MA, Guyatt G, Crowther M, Heels-Ansdell D, Holbrook A, Lamontagne F, Walter SD, Ferguson ND, Finfer S, Arabi YM, Bellomo R, Cooper DJ, Thabane L (Dodek P); PROTECT Investigators for the Canadian Critical Care Trials Group; Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society Clinical Trials Group. Competing risk analysis for evaluation of dalteparin versus unfractionated heparin for venous thromboembolism in medical-surgical critically ill patients. Medicine (Baltimore). 2015 Sep; 94(36):e1479. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000001479. PMID: 26356708.

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  • Frankish J, Strehlau V, Schutz C, Krausz M. A longitudinal study of suicidal ideation among homless, mentally ill individuals

    January 21, 2016

    Noel F, Moniruzzaman A, Somers J, Frankish J, Strehlau V, Schutz C, Krausz M. A longitudinal study of suicidal ideation among homeless, mentally ill individuals. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. Epub ahead of print 2015 Oct 30. PMID: 26518774.

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  • Gill JS. Engaging living kidney donors in a new paradigm of post-donation care

    January 19, 2016

    Newell KA, Formica RN, Gill JS. Engaging living kidney donors in a new paradigm of post-donation care. Am J Transplant. Epub ahead of print 2015 Dec 7. doi: 10.1111/ajt.13524. PMID: 26639020.

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