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  • Wong H, Dodek P: Moral distress, burnout in internal med residents

    March 28, 2017

    Sajjadi S, Norena M, Wong H, Dodek P. Moral distress and burnout in internal medicine residents. Can Med Educ J. 2017 Feb 24;8(1):e36-43.

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  • Krausz M: Door locking policy

    March 30, 2017

    Steinauer R, Huber CG, Petitjean S, Wiesbeck GA, Dürsteler KM, Lang UE, Seifert C, Andreeff K, Krausz M, Walter M, Vogel M. Effect of door-locking policy on inpatient treatment of substance use and dual disorders. Eur Addict Res. 2017 Mar 29;23(2):87-96.

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  • Sutherland JM: Comborbidity and chronic rhinosinusitis

    July 24, 2017

    Hanna BMN, Crump RT, Liu G, Sutherland JM, Janjua AS. Incidence and burden of comorbid pain and depression in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis awaiting endoscopic sinus surgery in Canada. J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2017 Mar 27;46(1):23.

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  • Levin A: grape powder and kidney disease

    July 24, 2017

    Almomen SM, Guan Q, Liang P, Yang K, Sidiqi AM, Levin A, Du C. Daily intake of grape powder prevents the progression of kidney disease in obese type 2 diabetic ZSF1 rats. Nutrients. 2017 Mar 31;9(4).

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  • Cundiff GW: dinoprostone vaginal insert

    July 24, 2017

    Cundiff GW, Simpson ML, Koenig N, Lee T. Observational study of neonatal safety for outpatient labour induction priming with dinoprostone vaginal insert. J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2017 May;39(5):354-360. Epub 2017 Mar 28.

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  • Lynd LD: Essential medicines and Brazil

    July 24, 2017

    Magarinos Torres R, Lynd LD, Luz TCB, Marques PEPC, Osorio de Castro CGS. Essential medicines list implementation dynamics: A case study using Brazilian federal medicines expenditures. Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol. 2017 Mar 29 epub ahead of print.

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  • Humphries KH: Cardiac medication use

    April 10, 2017

    Adatia F, Galway S, Grubisic M, Lee M, Daniele P, Humphries KH, Sedlak TL. Cardiac medication use in patients with acute myocardial infarction and nonobstructive coronary artery disease. J Womens Health. 2017 Apr 6 epub ahead of print. doi:10.1089/jwh.2016.5984.

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  • Humphries KH: Sex differences in cardiac medication use

    July 24, 2017

    Galway S, Adatia F, Grubisic M, Lee M, Daniele P, Humphries KH, Sedlak TL. Sex differences in cardiac medication use post-catheterization in patients undergoing coronary angiography for stable angina with nonobstructive coronary artery disease. J Womens Health. 2017 April 6 epub ahead of print.

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  • Sutherland JM: health case use and incident psychosis

    July 24, 2017

    Schoenbaum M, Sutherland JM, Chappel A, Azrin S, Goldstein AB, Rupp A, Heinssen RK. Twelve-month health care use and mortality in commercially insured young people with incident psychosis in the United States. Schizophr Bull. 2017 April 7 epub ahead of print.

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  • Phang T: Bowel stimulation before loop ileostomy closure

    July 24, 2017

    Garfinkle R, Trabulsi N, Morin N, Phang T, Liberman S, Feldman L, Fried G, Boutros M. Study protocol evaluating the use of bowel stimulation before loop ileostomy closure to reduce postoperative ileus: A multicenter randomized controlled trial. Colorectal Dis. 2017 May 12 epub ahead of print.

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  • Sawatzky R: Person-centred dialects in palliative care

    July 24, 2017

    Öhlén J, Reimer-Kirkham S, Astle B, Håkanson C, Lee J, Eriksson M, Sawatzky R. Person-centred care dialectics—Inquired in the context of palliative care. Nurs Philos. 2017 May 12 epub ahead of print.

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  • Grafstein E, Gronau B, Levin A: Outcomes in acute kidney injury

    July 24, 2017

    Scheuermeyer FX, Grafstein E, Rowe B, Cheyne J, Grunau B, Bradford A, Levin A. The clinical epidemiology and 30-day outcomes of emergency department patients with acute kidney injury. Can J Kidney Health Dis. 2017 Apr 12 epub ahead of print.

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