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  • Palepu A: Relation of completeness of reporting of health research to journals’ endorsement of reporting guidelines

    February 17, 2015

    Stevens A, Shamseer L, Weinstein E, Yazdi F, Turner L, Thielman J, Altman DG, Hirst A, Hoey J, Palepu A, Schulz KF, Moher D. Relation of completeness of reporting of health research to journals’ endorsement of reporting guidelines: Systematic review. BMJ. 2014 Jun 25; 248:g3804. PMID: 24965222.

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  • Lynd LD: Community pharmacist surveillance of hypertension in pregnancy

    February 17, 2015

    Tsao NW, Marra CA, Lynd LD, Thomas JM, Ferreira E. Community pharmacist surveillance of hypertension in pregnancy: Are we ready for prime time? Can Pharm J. Epub ahead of print 2014 Jul 30.

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  • Werker GR, Schuetz C, Krausz MR: Stimulants and cannabis use among a marginalized population in British Columbia, Canada: Role of trauma and incarceration

    January 22, 2016

    Saddichha S, Werker GR, Schuetz C, Krausz MR. Stimulants and cannabis use among a marginalized population in British Columbia, Canada: Role of trauma and incarcerationInt J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2015 Dec; 59(13):1487–98. doi: 10.1177/0306624X14541661. Epub 2014 Jul 14.

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  • Dodek P: What really matters in end-of-life discussions? Perspectives of patients in hospital with serious illness and their families

    February 17, 2015

    You JJ, Dodek P, Lamontagne F, Downar J, Sinuff T, Jiang X, Day AG, Heyland DK; ACCEPT Study Team and the Canadian Researchers at the End of Life Network (CARENET). What really matters in end-of-life discussions? Perspectives of patients in hospital with serious illness and their families. CMAJ. 2014 Dec 9;186(18):E679-87. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.140673. Epub 2014 Nov 3. PMID: 25367427.

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  • Out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occurring at school in France: a nation-wide retrospective cohort study from the RéAC registry

    Lafrance M, Canon V, Hubert H, Grunau B, Javaudin F, Recher M, Heidet M,

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  • Long-term effect of COVID-19 infection on kidney function among COVID-19 patients followed in post-COVID recovery clinic in British Columbia, Canada

    Nephrol Dial Transplant

    June 22, 2023

    COVID-19
    Nephrology

    Atiquzzaman M, Thompson JR, Shao S, Djurdjev O, Bevilacqua M, Wong MMY, Levin A, Birks PC

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  • COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness Among Patients With Maintenance Dialysis; Observations From Population Level Cohort Studies in 2 Large Canadian Provinces

    Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease

    June 21, 2023

    Chronic Conditions
    COVID-19
    Nephrology
    Surgery & Procedures
    Vaccines

    Atiquzzaman M, Zheng Y, Er L, Djurdjev O, Singer J, Krajden M, Balamchi S, Thomas D, Hladunewich M, Oliver MJ, Levin A.

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  • Real-time virtual supports improving health equity and access in British Columbia.

    Healthc Manage Forum

    June 20, 2023

    COVID-19
    Indigenous Health
    Remote Care & Digital Tools

    Lauscher HN, Stewart K, Markham R, Pawlovich J, Mah J, Hunt M, Williams K, Christenson J, Graham S, Bepple K, Pritchard E, Rabeneck J, Yang M, Ho K. . Published online . doi:10.1177/08404704231183177

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  • Impact of the single site order in LTC: exacerbation of an overburdened system

    Havaei F, Sims-Gould J, Staempfli S, Franke T, Park M, Ma A, Kaulius M.

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  • What can publicly funded schools teach us about how to fix the family doctor shortage?

    McCracken RK, Hedden L.

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  • Dispensing mifepristone for medical abortion in Canada: Pharmacists’ experiences of the first year

    Zusman EZ, Munro S, Norman WV, Soon JA.

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  • Use of latent class analysis and patient reported outcome measures to identify distinct long COVID phenotypes: A longitudinal cohort study.

    PLoS One.

    June 2, 2023

    COVID-19

    Wong AW, Tran KC, Binka M, Janjua NZ, Sbihi H, Russell JA, Carlsten C, Levin A, Ryerson CJ.

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