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  • Associations between Clinical Pathway Concordance, Cost and Survival Outcomes for Stage II Colon Cancer: A Population-based Study

    Int J Qual Health C.

    March 24, 2023

    Health Services & Outcomes
    Oncology

    Milroy S, Wong J, Eberg M, Ieraci L, Forster K, Holloway CMB, Sutherland JM.

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  • National health policies and strategies for addressing chronic kidney disease: Data from the International Society of Nephrology Global Kidney Health Atlas

    Plos Global Public Heal.

    February 1, 2023

    Nephrology

    Neuen BL, Bello AK, Levin A, Lunney M, Osman MA, Ye F, Ashuntantang GE, Bellorin-Font E, Gharbi MB, Davison S, Ghnaimat M, Harden P, Jha V, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Kerr PG, Klarenbach S, Kovesdy CP, Luyckx V, Ossareh S, Perl J, Rashid HU, Rondeau E, See EJ, Saad S, Sola L, Tchokhonelidze I, Tesar V, Tungsanga K, Kazancioglu RT, Wang AY-M, Yang C-W, Zemchenkov A, Zhao M, Jager KJ, Caskey FJ, Perkovic V, Jindal KK, Okpechi IG, Tonelli M, Feehally J, Harris DC, Johnson DW.

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  • Impact of Loneliness and Social Isolation on Mental Health Outcomes Among Individuals With Rheumatic Diseases During the COVID‐19 Pandemic

    Acr Open Rheumatology.

    March 25, 2023

    COVID-19
    Mental Health & Wellbeing
    Rheumatology

    Howren A, Avina-Zubieta JA, Puyat JH, Costa DD, Xie H, Davidson E, Rebić N, Gastonguay L, Dau H, De Vera MA.

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  • The Problem of Pain in the United States: A Population-Based Characterization of Biopsychosocial Correlates of High Impact Chronic Pain using the National Health Interview Survey

    Survey. J Pain

    March 23, 2023

    Falasinnu T, Hossain MB, Weber KA, Helmick CG, Karim ME, Mackey S.

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  • A Population-Based Assessment of Myocarditis Following mRNA COVID-19 booster Vaccination Among Adult Recipients

    Int J Infect Dis.

    March 24, 2023

    COVID-19
    Public Health

    Naveed Z, Li J, Naus M, García HAV, Wilton J, Janjua NZ

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  • Qualitative Exploration of Emergency Department Care Experiences Among People With Opioid Use Disorder

    Ann Emerg Med.

    March 26, 2023

    Emergency Medicine
    Substance Use & Addictions

    Galarneau LR, Scheuermeyer FX, Hilburt J, O’Neill ZR, Barbic S, Moe J, Buxton JA, Orkin AM, Kaczorowski J, Dong K, Tobin D, Miles I, Bath M, Grier S, Garrod E, Kestler A.

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  • Declining Comprehensiveness of Services Delivered by Canadian Family Physicians Is Not Driven by Early-Career Physicians

    Ann Fam Medicine

    Primary Care

    Lavergne MR, Rudoler D, Peterson S, Stock D, Taylor C, Wilton AS, Wong ST, Scott I, McGrail KM, McCracken R, Marshall EG, MacKenzie A, Katz A, Jamieson M, Hedden L, Grudniewicz A, Goldsmith LJ, Glazier RH, Burge F, Blackie D.

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  • Health Care Costs Attributable to Prostate Cancer in British Columbia, Canada: A Population-Based Cohort Study

    Curr Oncol.

    March 8, 2023

    Health Economics
    Oncology
    Screening & Testing

    Zhang W, Guh DP, Mohammadi T, Pataky RE, Tam ACT, Lynd LD, Conklin AI.

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  • Effects of canagliflozin on cardiovascular and kidney events in patients with chronic kidney disease with and without peripheral arterial disease: integrated analysis from the CANVAS Program and CREDENCE trial

    Diabetes Obes Metabolism.

    March 27, 2023

    Clinical Trials
    Nephrology

    Yi TW, Wong MMY, Neuen BL, Arnott C, Poirier P, Seufert J, Slee A, Rapattoni W, Ang FG, Wheeler DC, Mahaffey KW, Perkovic V, Levin A.

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  • Reproductive Health Outcomes among Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Oveisi N, Cheng V, Ellis U, Peacock S, McTaggart-Cowan H, Brotto LA, Loree J, Hanley GE, Gill S, Rayar M, Srikanthan A, De Vera MA

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  • The Cascade of Care for Hepatitis C Treatment in Rwanda: A Retrospective Cohort Study of the 2017–2019 Mass Screening and Treatment Campaign

    Nisingizwe MP, Makuza JD, Janjua NZ, Bansback N, Hedt-Gauthier B, Serumondo J, Remera E, Law MR.

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  • Frameworks for Health Technology Assessment at an Early Stage of Product Development: A Review and Roadmap to Guide Applications

    Value Health.

    March 27, 2023

    Health Economics

    Llorian ER, Waliji LA, Dragojlovic N, Michaux KD, Nagase F, Lynd LD.

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