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  • Dodek P: Pathogens and antimicrobial susceptibility

    February 3, 2017

    Savage RD, Fowler RA, Rishu AH, Bagshaw SM, Cook D, Dodek P, Hall R, Kumar A, Lamontagne F, Lauzier F, Marshall J, Martin CM, McIntyre L, Muscedere J, Reynolds S, Stelfox HT, Daneman N. Pathogens and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles in critically ill patients with bloodstream infections: a descriptive study. CMAJ Open. 2016 Oct 13;4(4):E569-77. doi:10.9778/cmajo.20160074.

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  • Gill S: A qualitative examination of the ward

    February 3, 2017

    Lentle B, Hammond I, Worsley D, Colquhoun A, Grochowski C, Leggett J, Gill S. A qualitative examination of the ward region of interest as imaged on dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry examinations: The “Wandering Ward Sign.” J Clin Densitom. 2016 Oct;19(4):515-21. doi:10.1016/j.jocd.2016.03.006.

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  • Barbic SP: The application of Rasch measurement theory

    February 3, 2017

    Barbic SP, Cano SJ. The application of Rasch measurement theory to psychiatric clinical outcomes research: Commentary on … Screening for depression in primary care. BJPsych Bull. 2016 Oct;40(5):243-44. doi:10.1192/pb.bp.115.052290.

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  • Sawatzky R: Variations in care quality outcomes

    February 3, 2017

    Öhlén J, Russell L, Håkanson C, Alvariza A, Fürst CJ, Årestedt K, Sawatzky R. Variations in care quality outcomes of dying people: Latent class analysis of an adult national register population. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2017 Jan;53(1)13-24. Epub 2016 Oct 8. doi:10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2016.08.006.

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  • Salmon A: Ethical challenges in contemporary FADS

    February 3, 2017

    Di Pietro N, De Vries J, Paolozza A, Reid D, Reynolds JN, Salmon A, Wilson M, Stein DJ, Illes J. Ethical challenges in contemporary FASD research and practice. Camb Q Healthc Ethics. 2016 Oct;25(4):726-32. doi:10.1017/S096318011600044X.

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  • Lynd LD: Excess medical costs in patients with asthma

    January 26, 2017

    Chen W, Lynd LD, FitzGerald JM, Marra CA, Balshaw R, To T, Tavakoli H, Sadatsafavi M, Canadian Respiratory Research Network. Excess medical costs in patients with asthma and the role of comorbidity. Eur Respir J. 2016 Dec;48(6):1584-92. doi:10.1183/13993003.01141-2016. Epub 2016 Oct 6.

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  • Bansback N, Harrison M: Communicating uncertainty in benefits and harms

    January 26, 2017

    Bansback N, Bell M, Spooner L, Pompeo A, Han PKJ, Harrison M. Communicating uncertainty in benefits and harms: A review of patient decision support interventions. Patient. 2016 Nov 30; 1-9. doi:10.1007/s40271-016-0210-z.

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  • Gill JS: Providing coverage for the unique lifelong health care needs

    January 26, 2017

    Gill JS, Delmonico F, Klarenbach S, Capron AM. Providing coverage for the unique lifelong health care needs of living kidney donors within the framework of financial neutrality. Am J Transplant. 2016 Nov 26. doi:10.1111/ajt.14147. Epub ahead of print.

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  • Torchalla I: The perceived impact of trauma-focused research

    March 31, 2017

    Goossens I, Nicholls TL, Torchalla I, Brink J, de Ruiter C. The perceived impact of trauma-focused research on forensic psychiatric patients with lifetime victimization histories. J Empir Res Hum Res Ethics. 2016 Oct;11(4):334-345. doi:10.1177/1556264616670769. Epub 2016 Nov 25.

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  • Spittal PM, Schechter MT: “The Cango Lyec Project – Healing the Elephant”

    January 26, 2017

    Malamba SS, Muyinda H, Spittal PM, Ekwaru JP, Kiwanuka N, Ogwang MD, Odong P, Kitandwe PK, Katamba A, Jongbloed K, Sewankambo NK, Kinyanda E, Blair A, Schechter MT. “The Cango Lyec Project – Healing the Elephant”: HIV related vulnerabilities of post-conflict affected populations aged 13-49 years living in three Mid-Northern Uganda districts. BMC Infect Dis. 2016 Nov 21;16(1):690. doi:10.1186/s12879-016-2030-0.

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  • Sawatzky R: Longitudinal person-centred measurement

    January 26, 2017

    Sawatzky R, Russell L, Friberg F, Carlsson EK, Pettersson M, Öhlén J. Longitudinal person-centered measurement: A psychometric evaluation of the Preparedness for Colorectal Cancer Surgery Questionnaire (PCSQ). Patient Educ Couns. 2016 Nov 15. doi:10.1016/j.pec.2016.11.010. Epub ahead of print.

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  • Koehoorn M: Early prescription opioid use

    January 26, 2017

    Carnide N, Hogg-Johnson S, Côté P, Irvin E, Van Eerd D, Koehoorn M, Furlan A. Early prescription opioid use for musculoskeletal disorders and work outcomes: A systematic review of the literature. Clin J Pain. 2019 Nov 10. doi:10.1097/AJP.0000000000000452. Epub ahead of print.

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