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  • Sawatzky R. Readability, suitability and comprehensibility in patient education materials for Swedish patients with colorectal cancer undergoing elective surgery: A mixed method design.

    February 27, 2015

    Smith F, Carlsson E, Kokkinakis D, Forsberg M, Kodeda K, Sawatzky R, Friberg F, Ohlén J. Readability, suitability and comprehensibility in patient education materials for Swedish patients with colorectal cancer undergoing elective surgery: A mixed method design. Patient Educ Couns. 2014 Feb;94(2):202-9. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2013.10.009. Epub 2013 Nov 5. PMID: 24290242.

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  • Grafstein E. Missed opportunities for appropriate anticoagulation among emergency department patients with uncomplicated atrial fibrillation or flutter.

    February 27, 2015

    Scheuermeyer FX, Innes G, Pourvali R, Dewitt C, Grafstein E, Heslop C, Macphee J, Ward J, Heilbron B, McGrath L, Christenson J. Missed opportunities for appropriate anticoagulation among emergency department patients with uncomplicated atrial fibrillation or flutter. Ann Emerg Med. 2013 Dec;62(6):557-565.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2013.04.004. Epub 2013 May 24. PMID: 23711880.

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  • Lynd LD. Dispensation of long-acting β agonists with or without inhaled corticosteroids, and risk of asthma-related hospitalisation: a population-based study.

    February 27, 2015

    Sadatsafavi M, Lynd LD, Marra CA, Fitzgerald JM. Dispensation of long-acting β agonists with or without inhaled corticosteroids, and risk of asthma-related hospitalisation: a population-based study. Thorax. 2014 Apr;69(4):328-34. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2013-203998. Epub 2013 Nov 26. PMID: 24281327.

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  • Phang PT. Current controversies in neoadjuvant chemoradiation of rectal cancer.

    February 27, 2015

    Phang PT, Wang X. Current controversies in neoadjuvant chemoradiation of rectal cancer. Surg Oncol Clin N Am. 2014 Jan;23(1):79-92. doi: 10.1016/j.soc.2013.09.008. Epub 2013 Nov 7. PMID: 24267167.

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  • Gill JS. Is dialysis modality a factor in the survival of patients initiating dialysis after kidney transplant failure?

    February 27, 2015

    Perl J, Dong J, Rose C, Jassal SV, Gill JS. Is dialysis modality a factor in the survival of patients initiating dialysis after kidney transplant failure? Perit Dial Int. 2013 Nov-Dec;33(6):618-28. doi: 10.3747/pdi.2012.00280. Epub 2013 Oct 1. PMID: 24084843.

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  • Gill JS. Understanding rare adverse outcomes following living kidney donation. Comment on Risk of end-stage renal disease following live kidney donation.

    February 25, 2015

    Gill JS, Tonelli M. Understanding rare adverse outcomes following living kidney donation. Comment on Risk of end-stage renal disease following live kidney donation. JAMA. 2014 Feb 12;311(6):577-9. doi: 10.1001/jama.2013.285142. PMID: 24519296.

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  • Ayas N. Carotid intima media thickness in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: Comparison with a community-based cohort.

    February 25, 2015

    Fox N, Ayas N, Park JE, Fleetham J, Frank Ryan C, Lear SA, Mulgrew A, Chan S, Hill J, John Mancini GB, Wong GC. Carotid intima media thickness in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: Comparison with a community-based cohort. Lung. 2014 Apr; 192(2):297–303. Epub 2014 Jan 29. PMID: 24469113.

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  • Koehoorn M. Weighty problems: Sport injuries in overweight or obese active Canadian adolescents.

    February 25, 2015

    Ezzat A, Schneeberg A, Koehoorn M. Weighty problems: Sport injuries in overweight or obese active Canadian adolescents. Br J Sports Med. 2014 Apr;48(7): 592.

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  • Dodek PM, Wong H. Assessing the influence of intensive care unit organizational factors on outcomes in Canada: Is there residual confounding?

    February 25, 2015

    Dodek PM, Norena M, Wong H, Keenan S, Martin C. Assessing the influence of intensive care unit organizational factors on outcomes in Canada: Is there residual confounding? J Intensive Care Med. 2014 Feb 7. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 24509494.

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  • Grafstein E. Modelling clinical progression and health care utilization of HIV-positive patients in British Columbia prior to death.

    February 25, 2015

    Cui Z, Grafstein E, Yip B, Hogg R, Montaner J, Lima V. Modelling clinical progression and health care utilization of HIV-positive patients in British Columbia prior to death. HIV Med. 2014 Oct;15(9):557-64. doi: 10.1111/hiv.12151. Epub 2014 Mar 18. PMID: 24641495.

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  • Wong H, Singer J. The relationship between subchondral sclerosis detected with MRI and cartilage loss in a cohort of subjects with knee pain: The Knee Osteoarthritis Progression (KOAP) study.

    February 25, 2015

    Crema MD, Cibere J, Sayre EC, Roemer FW, Wong H, Thorne A, Singer J, Esdaile JM, Marra MD, Kopec JA, Nicolaou S, Guermazi A. The relationship between subchondral sclerosis detected with MRI and cartilage loss in a cohort of subjects with knee pain: The Knee Osteoarthritis Progression (KOAP) study. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2014 Apr;22(4):540-6. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2014.01.006. Epub 2014 Feb 6.  PMID: 24508776.

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  • Dodek P. Barriers and facilitators of thromboprophylaxis for medical-surgical intensive care unit patients: A multicenter survey.

    February 25, 2015

    Cook D, Duffett M, Lauzier F, Ye C, Dodek P, Paunovic B, Fowler R, Kho ME, Foster D, Stelfox T, Sinuff T, Zytaruk N, Clarke F, Wood G, Cox M, Kutsiogiannis J, Jacka M, Roussos M, Kumar H, Guyatt G; for the CONECCKT-T (Co-operative Network of Critical Care Knowledge Translation for Thromboprophylaxis) Investigators and the Canadian Critical Care Trials Group. Barriers and facilitators of thromboprophylaxis for medical-surgical intensive care unit patients: A multicenter survey. J Crit Care. 2014 Jun;29(3):471.e1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2014.01.017. Epub 2014 Feb 5. PMID: 24629574.

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