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2005
Hurd, T.E., Kloppers, E.L., St. Clair, C.C.
Wildlife habituation near urban centers can disrupt natural ecological processes, destroy habitat, and threaten public safety. Consequently, management of habituated animals is typically invasive and often includes translocation of these animals to remote areas and sometimes even their...
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Predictors of exclusive breastfeeding: Observations from the Alberta pregnancy outcomes and nutrition (APrON) study
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Bell, Rhonda C., Maximova, Katerina, Jessri, Mahsa, Farmer, Anna, Willows, Noreen
Background Despite growing evidence that supports the importance of 6-month exclusive breastfeeding, few Canadian mothers adhere to this, and early weaning onto solids is a common practice. This study assessed infant feeding transitions during the first 6 months postpartum and factors that...
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2011
Currie, C. L., Wild, T. C., Schopflocher, D. P.
Objective: We examined the prevalence and correlates of prescription drug misuse (PDM) in a population-based sample of adults from Alberta. Methods: Data were collected from 3511 adults in Alberta aged 18 years and older in 2002 using a computer-aided telephone survey; the survey response rate...
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Prevalence and sociodemographic risk factors related to household food security in Aboriginal peoples in Canada
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Veugelers, Paul, Willows, Noreen D., Raine, Kim, Kuhle, Stefan
Canada’s Aboriginal population is vulnerable to food insecurity and increasingly lives off-reserve. The Canadian Community Health Survey, Cycle 2.2 Nutrition, was used to compare the prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of food insecurity between non-Aboriginal and off-reserve Aboriginal...
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Prevalence of Obesity and Its Metabolic Correlates Among the Circumpolar Inuit in 3 Countries
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Young, T. Kue, Bjerregaard, Peter, Dewailly, Eric, Risica, Patricia M., Jørgensen, Marit E., Ebbesson, Sven E. O.
"Objectives: We investigated the prevalence of obesity and the metabolic correlates of different levels of body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference among the Inuit in 3 countries. Methods: Data from 4 surveys of Inuit in Canada, Greenland, and Alaska conducted during 1990–2001 were pooled,...
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Prevalence, risk factors and awareness of albuminuria on a Canadian First Nation: A community-based screening study
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Zacharias, James Michael, Young, T. Kue, Riediger, Natalie D., Roulette, Joanne, Bruce, Sharon G.
"Background: Both diabetic and non-diabetic end stage renal disease (ESRD) are more common among Canadian First Nations people than among the general Canadian population. The purpose of this research was to determine the prevalence of and risk factors for albuminuria in a Canadian First Nation...
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Primary health care accessibility challenges in remote Indigenous communities in Canada’s North
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Oosterveer, Tim Michiel, Young, T. Kue
"Background: Despite many improvements, health disparities between indigenous and non-indigenous populations in Canada's North persist. While a strong primary health care (PHC) system improves the health of a population, the majority of indigenous communities are very remote, and their access to...