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  • Bansback N: Use of network meta-analysis

    February 22, 2017

    Kanters S, Ford N, Druyts E, Thorlund K, Mills EJ, Bansback N. Use of network meta-analysis in clinical guidelines. Bull World Health Organ. 2016 Sep;94(10):782-4. doi:10.2471/BLT.16.174326. Epub 2016 Aug 30.

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  • Levin A: Cystatin C and Cardiovascular Disease

    February 22, 2017

    Levin A, Lan JH. Cystatin C and cardiovascular disease: Causality, association, and clinical implications of knowing the difference. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2016 Aug 30;68(9):946-8. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2016.06.037.

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  • Geller J: Support stance in carers of adults

    February 22, 2017

    Geller J, Srikameswaran S, Iyar M, Zelichowska J, Thibodeau M, Brown KE, Dunn EC. Support stance in carers of adults with eating disorders: Factors associated with collaborative versus directive approaches.  Int J Eating Disord. 2016 Aug 22 epub ahead of print. doi:10.1002/eat.22607.

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  • Levin A: Intermediate and Long-term outcomes

    February 22, 2017

    Sawhney S, Marks A, Fluck N, Levin A, Prescott G, Black C. Intermediate and long-term outcomes of survivors of acute kidney injury episodes: A large population-based cohort study. Am J Kidney Dis. 2017 Jan;69(1):18-28. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2016.05.018. Epub 2016 Aug 21.

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  • Li LC: Commonalities and differences in the implementation

    February 22, 2017

    Cott CA, Davis AM, Badley EM, Wong R, Canizares M, Li LC, Jones A, Brooks S, Ahlwalia V, Hawker G, Jaglal S, Landry M, MacKay C, Mosher D. Commonalities and differences in the implementation of models of care for arthritis: key informant interviews from Canada. BMC Health Serv Res. 2016 Aug 19;16(1):415-26. doi:10.1186/s12913-016-1634-9.

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  • Khan NA: Getting to lower systolic blood pressure

    February 22, 2017

    Khan NA. Getting to lower systolic blood pressure: Beyond antihypertensive therapy. Ann Intern Medicine. 2016 Nov 1;165(9):661-662. doi: 10.7326/M16-1421. Epub 2016 Aug 16.

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  • Richardson CG: Exploring the mediating roles of physical activity

    February 22, 2017

    Tu AW, Mâsse LC, Lear SA, Gotay CC, Richardson CG. Exploring the mediating roles of physical activity and television time on the relationship between the neighbourhood environment and childhood obesity. Can J Public Health. 2016 Aug 15;107(2):e168-75. doi:10.17269/cjph.107.5268.

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  • Gill J: Standardised Outcomes in Nephrology-Children

    February 22, 2017

    Tong A, Samuel S, Zappitelli M, Dart A, Furth S, Eddy A, Groothoff J, Webb NJA, Yap H-K, Bockenhauer D, Sinha A, Alexander SI, Goldstein SL, Gipson DS, Hanson CS, Evangelidis N, Crowe S, Harris T, Hemmelgarn BR, Manns B, Gill J, Tugwell P, Van Biesen W, Wheeler DC, Winkelmayer WC, Craig JC, SONG-Kids Investigators. Standardised Outcomes in Nephrology-Children and Adolescents (SONG-Kids): a protocol for establishing a core outcome set for children with chronic kidney disease. Trials. 2016 Aug 12;17:401-11. doi:10.1186/s13063-016-1528-5.

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  • Koehoorn M: The relationship between chronic conditions

    February 22, 2017

    Zhang W, McLeod C, Koehoorn M. The relationship between chronic conditions and absenteeism and associated costs in Canada. Scand J Work Environ Health. 2016 Sep 1;42(5)413-22. doi:10.5271/sjweh.3583. Epub 2016 Aug 11.

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  • Lynd: Perinatal Consumption of Thiamine-Fortified Fish Sauce

    February 22, 2017

    Whitfield KC, Karakochuk CD, Kroeun H, Hampel D, Sokhoing L, Chan BB, Borath M, Sophonneary P, McLean J, Talukder A, Lynd LD, Li-Chan ECY, Kitts DD, Allen LH, Green TJ. Perinatal Consumption of Thiamine-Fortified Fish Sauce in Rural Cambodia. JAMA Pediatr. 2016 Oct 3;170(10):e162065. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.2065. Epub 2016 Oct 3.

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  • Westerberg BD: Risk of Sensorineural hearing loss

    February 22, 2017

    Etminan M, Westerberg BD, Kozak FK, Guo MY, Carleton BC. Risk of sensorineural hearing loss with macrolide antibiotics: A nested case-control study. Laryngoscope. 2017 Jan;127(1):229-232. doi: 10.1002/lary.26190. Epub 2016 Aug 6.

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  • Raval MJ, Phang PT, Brown CJ: Impact of hospital volume on quality indicators

    February 22, 2017

    McColl RJ, McGahan CE, Cai E, Olson R, Cheung WY, Raval MJ, Phang PT, Karimuddin AA, Brown CJ. Impact of hospital volume on quality indicators for rectal cancer surgery in British Columbia, Canada. Am J Surg. 2017 Feb;213(2):388-394. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2016.07.007. Epub 2016 Aug 4.

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