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  • Sawatzky R. Guidelines for secondary analysis in search of response shift.

    February 26, 2015

    Schwartz CE, Ahmed S, Sawatzky R, Sajobi T, Mayo N, Finkelstein J, Lix L, Verdam MG, Oort FJ, Sprangers MA. Guidelines for secondary analysis in search of response shift. Qual Life Res. 2013 Dec;22(10):2663-73. doi: 10.1007/s11136-013-0402-0. Epub 2013 Apr 10. PMID: 23572398.

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  • Lynd LD. The preventable burden of productivity loss due to suboptimal asthma control: A population-based study.

    February 26, 2015

    Sadatsafavi M, Rousseau R, Chen W, Zhang W, Lynd LD, Fitzgerald JM; the Economic Burden of Asthma (EBA) study team. The preventable burden of productivity loss due to suboptimal asthma control: A population-based study. Chest. 2014 Apr;145(4):787-93 Epub 2013 Dec 12. PMID: 24337140.

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  • Lynd LD. Post-hospital syndrome in adults with asthma: A case-crossover study.

    February 26, 2015

    Sadatsafavi M, Lynd LD, Fitzgerald JM. Post-hospital syndrome in adults with asthma: A case-crossover study. Allergy Asthma Clin Immunol. 2013 Dec 23;9(1):49. doi: 10.1186/1710-1492-9-49. PMID: 24364886.

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  • Richardson CG. Initial impact of tailored web-based messages about cigarette smoke and breast cancer risk on boys’ and girls’ risk perceptions and information seeking: Randomized Controlled Trial.

    February 26, 2015

    Richardson CG, Struik LL, Johnson KC, Ratner PA, Gotay C, Memetovic J, Okoli CT, Bottorff JL. Initial impact of tailored web-based messages about cigarette smoke and breast cancer risk on boys’ and girls’ risk perceptions and information seeking: Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2013 Dec 10;2(2):e53. doi: 10.2196/resprot.2858.  PMID: 24326101.

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  • Phang PT. Improvements in 5-year outcomes of stage II/III rectal cancer relative to colon cancer.

    February 26, 2015

    Renouf DJ, Woods R, Speers C, Hay J, Phang PT, Fitzgerald C, Kennecke H. Improvements in 5-year outcomes of stage II/III rectal cancer relative to colon cancer. Am J Clin Oncol. 2013 Dec;36(6):558-64. doi: 10.1097/COC.0b013e318256f5dc. PMID: 22868238.

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  • Khan NA, Humphries KH. Depression and disease severity in patients with premature acute coronary syndrome.

    February 26, 2015

    Pelletier R, Lavoie KL, Bacon SL, Thanassoulis G, Khan NA, Pilote L, Karp I, Dasgupta K, Daskalopoulou S, Eisenberg M, Engert J, Ghali W, Humphries KH, Norris C, Rabi D, So D, Stark K, Tagalakis V. Depression and disease severity in patients with premature acute coronary syndrome. Am J Med. 2014 Jan; 127(1): 87–93.e2. Epub 2013 Oct 16. PMID: 24384103.

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  • Phang PT. Patient expectations of functional outcomes after rectal cancer surgery: A qualitative study.

    February 26, 2015

    Park J, Neuman HB, Bennett AV, Polskin L, Phang PT, Wong WD, Temple LK. Patient expectations of functional outcomes after rectal cancer surgery: A qualitative study. Dis Colon Rectum. 2014 Feb;57(2):151-7. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000000036. PMID: 24401875.

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  • Grafstein E. The impact of unstable housing on emergency department use in a cohort of HIV-positive people in a Canadian setting.

    February 26, 2015

    Parashar S, Chan K, Milan D, Grafstein E, Palmer AK, Rhodes C, Montaner JS, Hogg RS. The impact of unstable housing on emergency department use in a cohort of HIV-positive people in a Canadian setting. AIDS Care. 2014 Jan;26(1):53-64. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2013.793281. Epub 2013 May 8.. PMID: 23656484.

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  • Li LC. Rural rehabilitation practice: Perspectives of occupational therapists and physical therapists in British Columbia, Canada.

    February 24, 2015

    Roots RK, Brown H, Bainbridge L, Li LC. Rural rehabilitation practice: Perspectives of occupational therapists and physical therapists in British Columbia, Canada. Rural Remote Health. 2014; 14:2506. Epub 2014 Feb 17. PMID: 24528153.

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  • Humphries KH. Sex-related differences in access to care among patients with premature acute coronary syndrome.

    February 24, 2015

    Pelletier R, Humphries KH, Shimony A, Bacon SL, Lavoie KL, Rabi D, Karp I, Avgil Tsadok M, Pilote L. Sex-related differences in access to care among patients with premature acute coronary syndrome. CMAJ. 2014 Apr 15;186(7):497-504. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.131450. Epub 2014 Mar 17. PMID: 24638026.

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  • Schechter MT, Spittal PM. War and HIV: Sex and gender differences in risk behaviour among young men and women in post-conflict Gulu District, Northern Uganda.

    February 24, 2015

    Patel S, Schechter MT, Sewankambo NK, Atim S, Lakor S, Kiwanuka N, Spittal PM. War and HIV: Sex and gender differences in risk behaviour among young men and women in post-conflict Gulu District, Northern Uganda. Glob Public Health. 2014 Mar;9(3): 325–41. Epub 2014 Feb 28. PMID: 24580099.

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  • Schechter MT, Spittal PM. Lost in Transition: HIV prevalence and correlates of infection among young people living in post-emergency phase transit camps in Gulu District, Northern Uganda.

    February 24, 2015

    Patel S, Schechter MT, Sewankambo NK, Atim S, Kiwanuka N, Spittal PM. Lost in Transition: HIV prevalence and correlates of infection among young people living in post-emergency phase transit camps in Gulu District, Northern Uganda. PLoS One. 2014 Feb 28;9(2):e89786. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0089786. eCollection 2014. PMID: 24587034.

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