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  • Humphries KH: Non-persistence with atrial fibrillation

    March 14, 2017

    Jackevicius CA, Tsadok MA, Essebag V, Atzema C, Eisenberg MJ, Tu JV, Lu L, Rahme E, Ho PM, Turakhia M, Humphries KH, Behlouli H, Zhou L, Pilote L. Early non-persistence with dabigatran and rivaroxaban in patients with atrial fibrillation. Heart. 2017 Mar 12 epub ahead of print. doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2016-310672.

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  • Lynd LD: Preferences of pharmacists and physicians

    March 14, 2017

    Tsao NW, Khakban A, Gastonguay L, Zafari Z, Lynd LD, Marra CA. Opinions and preferences of British Columbia pharmacists and physicians on medication management services. Can Pharm J. 2016 Oct 12;150(1):42-51.

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  • Schütz, Krausz: Bipolar disorder, traumatic brain injury, & homelessness

    March 14, 2017

    Bacciardi S, Maremmani AGI, Nikoo N, Cambioli L, Schütz C, Jang K, Krausz M. Is bipolar disorder associated with tramautic brain injury in the homeless? Rivista di Psichiatria. 2017 Jan-Feb;52(1):40-6.

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  • Harrison, M: Reply

    July 24, 2017

    Kolhatkar A, Cheng L, Chan FKI, Harrison M, Law MR. Reply. J Am Pharm Assoc. 2017 May – Jun;57(3):298-299. Epub 2017 Mar 6.

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  • Bansback N: cost-effectiveness of humeral fracture management

    July 24, 2017

    Osterhoff G, O’Hara NN, D’Cruz J, Sprague SA, Bansback N, Evaniew N, Slobogean GP. A cost-effectiveness analysis of reverse total shoulder arthroplasty versus hemiarthroplasty for the management of complex proximal humeral fractures in the elderly. Value Health. 2017 Mar;20(3):404-11. Epub 2016 Dec 12.

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  • Barbic S: Guidelines for patient engagement

    July 24, 2017

    Kirwan JR, De Wit M, Frank L, Haywood KL, Salek S, Brace-McDonnell S, Lyddiatt A, Barbic SP, Alonso J, Guillemin F, Bartlett SJ. Emerging guidelines for patient engagement in research. Value Health. 2017 Mar;20(3):481-6. Epub 2016 Nov 17.

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  • Bansback N: QALY measures

    July 24, 2017

    Trenaman L, Boonen A, Guillemin F, Hiligsmann M, Hoens A, Marra C, Taylor W, Barton J, Tugwell P, Wells G, Bansback N. OMERACT Quality-adjusted Life-years (QALY) Working Group: Do current QALY measures capture what matters to patients? J Rheum. 2017 Mar 15 epub ahead of print.

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  • Grunau B, Stenstrom R: universal termination of resuscitation rule

    July 24, 2017

    Grunau B, Taylor J, Scheuermeyer FX, Stenstrom R, Dick W, Kawano T, Barbic D, Drennan I, Christenson J. External validation of the Universal Termination of Resuscitation Rule for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in British Columbia. Ann Emerg Med. 2017 Mar 14 epub ahead of print.

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  • Levin A, Gill J, Barbour S: Cardiovascular risk in CKD

    July 24, 2017

    Hutton HL, Levin A, Gill J, Djurdjev O, Tang M, Barbour SJ. Cardiovascular risk is similar in patients with glomerulonephritis compared to other types of chronic kidney disease: A matched cohort study. BMC nephrology. 2017 Mar 20;18(1):95.

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  • Gill JS, Rose C, Gill J: Reciprocity in kidney paired donation

    July 24, 2017

    Gill JS, Tinckam K, Fortin MC, Rose C, Shick-Makaroff K, Young K, Lesage J, Cole EH, Toews M, Landsberg DN, Gill J. Reciprocity to increase participation of compatible living donor and recipient pairs in kidney paired donation. Am J Transplant. 2017 Jul;17(7):1723-1728. Epub 2017 Apr 22.

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  • Rose C, Gill JS: HIV-positive organ donors

    July 24, 2017

    Wright AJ, Rose C, Toews M, Paquet M, Corsilli D, Le Cailhier JF, Gill JS. An exception to the rule or a rule for the exception? The potential of using HIV-positive donors in Canada. Transplantation. 2017 Apr;101(4):671-4.

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  • Gaderman AM: Measurement invariance of SWLS

    July 24, 2017

    Emerson SD, Guhn M, Gadermann AM. Measurement invariance of the Satisfaction with Life Scale: Reviewing three decades of research. Qual Life Res. 2017 Mar 21 epub ahead of print.

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