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  • Dodek PM: Consequences of moral distress

    July 24, 2017

    Henrich NJ, Dodek PM, Gladstone E, Alden L, Keenan SP, Reynolds S, Rodney P. Consequences of moral distress in the intensive care unit: A qualitative studyAm J Crit Care. 2017 Jul;26(4):e48-e57.

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  • Humphries KH: Sex differences in cardiovascular disease

    July 10, 2017

    Humphries KH, Izadnegahdar M, Sedlak T, Saw J, Johnston N, Schenck-Gustafsson K, Shah RU, Regitz-Zagrosek V, Grewal J, Vaccarino V, Wei J, Bairey Merz CN. Sex differences in cardiovascular disease – Impact on care and outcomes. Front Neuroendocrinol. 2017;46:46-70. doi:10.1016/j.yfrne.2017.04.001. Epub 2017 April 18.

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  • Karim ME: Determinants of antibiotic tailoring

    July 24, 2017

    Fontela PS, Quach C, Karim ME, Willson DF, Gilfoyle E, Mcnally JD, Gonzales M, Papenburg J, Reynolds S, Lacroix J, Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis Investigators (PALISI) Network; on behalf of the Canadian Critical Care Trials Group. Determinants of antibiotic tailoring in pediatric intensive care: A national survey. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2017 June 28 epub ahead of print.

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  • Li LC: A Community-Based Physical Activity Counselling Program

    July 24, 2017

    Li LC, Sayre EC, Xie H, Clayton C, Feehan LM. A community-based physical activity counselling program for people with knee osteoarthritis: Feasibility and preliminary efficacy of the Track-OA StudyJMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2017 Jun 26;5(6):e86.

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  • Westerberg B, Lea J: Diagnosis of Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence

    July 24, 2017

    Yong M, Zaia E, Westerberg B, Lea J. Diagnosis of superior semicircular canal dehiscence in the presence of concomitant otosclerosisOtol Neurotol. 2017 June 27 epub ahead of print.

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  • Geller J: A readiness ruler for assessing motivation to change

    July 24, 2017

    St-Hilaire A, Axelrod K, Geller J, Mazanek Antunes J, Steiger H. A readiness ruler for assessing motivation to change in people with eating disorders. Eur Eat Disord Rev. 2017 Jul;163(7 Suppl):4. Epub 2017 Jul 10.

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  • Cundiff GW: Perinatal and maternal morbidity and mortality among term singletons

    July 24, 2017

    Muraca GM, Skoll A, Lisonkova S, Sabr Y, Brant R, Cundiff GW, Joseph KS. Perinatal and maternal morbidity and mortality among term singletons following midcavity operative vaginal delivery versus caesarean deliveryBJOG. 2017 Jul 10 epub ahead of print.

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  • Singer J: A randomized trial comparing winged versus conventional plastic stents

    July 24, 2017

    Ayres L, Cheriyan D, Scott R, Kim E, Lee T, Singer J, Donnellan F, Byrne M, Weiss A, Enns R, Amar J, Lam E, Telford J. A randomized trial comparing winged versus conventional plastic stents for malignant bile duct strictures. Endosc Int Open. 2017 Jul;5(7):E635-41. Epub 2017 July 6.

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  • Levin A, Gill JS: Challenges in conducting clinical trials in nephrology

    July 20, 2017

    Baigent C, Herrington WG, Coresh J, Landray MJ, Levin A, Perkovic V, Pfeffer MA, Rossing P, Walsh M, … Gill JS, et al. Challenges in conducting clinical trials in nephrology: Conclusions from a Kidney Disease-Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference. Kidney Int. 2017 Aug;92(2):297-305. Epub 2017 July 12.

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  • Humphries KH: Longitudinal changes in visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue

    July 24, 2017

    Tu AW, Humphries KH, Lear SA. Longitudinal changes in visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue and metabolic syndrome: Results from the Multicultural Community Health Assessment Trial (M-CHAT)Diabetes Metab Syndr. 2017 July 8 epub ahead of print.

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  • Bansback N, Lynd LD: Testing the external validity of a discrete choice experiment method

    July 24, 2017

    Mohammadi T, Bansback N, Marra F, Khakban A, Campbell JR, FitzGerald JM, Lynd LD, Marra CA. Testing the external validity of a discrete choice experiment method: An application to latent tuberculosis infection treatmentValue Health. 2017 Jul – Aug;20(7):969-975. Epub 2017 May 19.

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  • Lynd LD: Validity of instruments in PLWH in Kenya

    July 20, 2017

    Patel AR, Lester RT, Marra CA, van der Kop ML, Ritvo P, Engel L, Karanja S, Lynd LD. The validity of the SF-12 and SF-6D instruments in people living with HIV/AIDS in Kenya. Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2017 July 17;15(1):143.

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