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  • Cundiff GW: Determinants of research engagement in academic obstetrics and gynaecology

    June 13, 2016

    Fernandez A, Sadownik L, Lisonkova S, Cundiff G, Joseph KS. Determinants of research engagement in academic obstetrics and gynaecology. BMC Med Educ. 2016 Apr 16; v16(1):111. doi: 10.1186/s12909-016-0640-2. PMID: 27083408.

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  • Dodek PM, Ayas N, Wong H: Corrigendum to “Length of stay and mortality due to clostridium difficile infection acquired in the intensive care unit”

    June 13, 2016

    Dodek PM, Norena M, Ayas NT, Romney M, Wong H. Corrigendum to “Length of stay and mortality due to clostridium difficile infection acquired in the intensive care unit” Journal of Critical Care (2013); 28:335–340. J Crit Care. 2016 Jun; 33:266. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2016.03.001. Epub 2016 Mar 16. PMID: 27107495.

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  • Dodek P: The effect of inadequate initial empiric antimicrobial treatment on mortality in critically ill patients with bloodstream infections: A multi-centre retrospective cohort study

    June 13, 2016

    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. The effect of inadequate initial empiric antimicrobial treatment on mortality in critically ill patients with bloodstream infections: A multi-centre retrospective cohort study. PLoS One. 2016 May 6; 11(5):e0154944. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0154944. eCollection 2016. PMID: 27152615.

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  • Geller J: A qualitative analysis of aspects of treatment that adolescents with anorexia identify as helpful

    June 13, 2016

    Zaitsoff S, Pullmer R, Menna R, Geller J. A qualitative analysis of aspects of treatment that adolescents with anorexia identify as helpful. Psychiatry Res. 2016 Apr 30; 238:251–6. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2016.02.045. Epub 2016 Feb 21. PMID: 27086241.

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  • Gill J, Gill JS: The risk of allograft failure and the survival benefit of kidney transplantation

    June 13, 2016

    Gill J, Dong J, Rose C, Gill JS. The risk of allograft failure and the survival benefit of kidney transplantation are complicated by delayed graft function. Kidney Int. 2016 Jun; 89(6):1331–6. doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2016.01.028. Epub 2016 Apr 5. PMID: 27165823.

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  • Gill JS: Strategies to prevent BK virus infection in kidney transplant recipients

    June 13, 2016

    Wright AJ, Gill JS. Strategies to prevent BK virus infection in kidney transplant recipients. Curr Opin Infect Dis. Epub ahead of print 2016 Jun 1. PMID: 27257795.

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  • Gill JS: Living kidney donation at a crossroads: What steps do we need to take now?

    June 13, 2016

    Gill JS. Living kidney donation at a crossroads: What steps do we need to take now? Transplantation. 2016 Jun; 100(6):1180–1. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000001132. PMID: 27203590.

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  • Grafstein E, Stenstrom R: Missed opportunities for HIV prophylaxis among emergency department patients with occupational and nonoccupational body fluid exposures

    February 22, 2017

    O’Donnell S, Bhate TD, Grafstein E, Lau W, Stenstrom R, Scheuermeyer FX. Missed opportunities for HIV prophylaxis among emergency department patients with occupational and nonoccupational body fluid exposures. Ann Emerg Med. Epub ahead of print 2016 Apr 21. pii: S0196-0644(16)00225-0. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2016.03.027. PMID: 27112264.

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  • Harrison M: Identifying factors which influence the selection of anti-TNF treatment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in England

    June 13, 2016

    Gavan S, Harrison M, Barton A, Hyrich K, Isaacs J, Morgan A, Wilson AG, Payne K. Identifying factors which influence the selection of anti-TNF treatment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in England. Value in Health. 2016 May 1; 19(3):A238. doi: 10.1016/j.jval.2016.03.1106.

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  • Humphries K: Clinical outcomes and imaging findings in women undergoing TAVR

    June 14, 2016

    Naoum C, Blanke P, Dvir D, Pibarot P, Humphries K, Webb J, Leipsic J. Clinical outcomes and imaging findings in women undergoing TAVR. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2016 Apr; 9(4):483–93. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2016.02.009. PMID: 27056166.

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  • Humphries K: Cardiac rehabilitation adherence

    January 27, 2017

    Sedlak TL, Humphries KH. Cardiac rehabilitation adherence: Another gender-treatment paradox. Can J Cardiol. 2016 Nov;32(11):1283-85. doi:10.1016/j.cjca.2015.12.032. Epub 2016 Apr 27.

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  • Koehoorn M: Stakeholders’ perspectives about and priorities for economic evaluation of health and safety programs in health care

    June 14, 2016

    Tompa E, de Boer H, Macdonald S, Alamgir H, Koehoorn M, Guzman J. Stakeholders’ perspectives about and priorities for economic evaluation of health and safety programs in health care. Workplace Health Saf. 2016 Apr; 64(4):163–74. doi: 10.1177/2165079915620201. PMID: 27056937.

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