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2003
Schopflocher, D., Voaklander, D. C., Rowe, B. H., May, L. A., Saunders, L. D., Svenson, L. W., Dryden, D. M., Yiannakoulias, N.
Objectives: To describe the incidence and pattern of traumatic spinal cord injury and cauda equina injury (SCI) in a geographically defined region of Canada. Methods: The study period was April 1, 1997 to March 31, 2000. Data were gathered from three provincial sources: administrative data from...
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2003-08-21
"Objective: To determine if research has adequately examined the health needs of the aboriginal population of Canada. Design: Review. Study selection: Medline search of journal articles published during 1992-2001. The search terms used were “Canada” and various synonyms and categories for...
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2007
Warren, K. G., Patten, S. B., Schopflocher, D. P., Metz, L. M., Warren, S., Svenson, L. W.
BACKGROUND: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is reported to be uncommon among North American aboriginals despite frequent intermarriage with people of European ancestry, but few population-based studies have been conducted. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of MS among First...
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2007
Virani, S. N., Schopflocher, D. P., Russell, M. L., Svenson, L.
Varicella vaccine was licensed in Canada in 1998, and a publicly funded vaccination programme introduced in the province of Alberta in 2001. In theory the vaccination programme might increase the burden of disease from shingles, making it important to develop baseline data against which future...
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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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2008-12-01
Kelly, Janet, Lanier, Anne, Santos, Maria, Healey, Sylvia, Louchini, Rabia, Friborg, Jeppe, Young, T. Kue
"Objectives: This is the second of 2 papers reporting on the result of the Circumpolar Inuit Cancer Review, an international collaborative effort involving researchers and health officials from Alaska, Canada and Greenland. Methods: Inuit cancer cases by age-sex group and anatomic site were...
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2008-12-01
Kelly, Janet, Lanier, Anne, Santos, Maria, Healey, Sylvia, Louchini, Rabia, Friborg, Jeppe, Young, T. Kue
"Objectives: This is first of 2 papers on the Circumpolar Inuit Cancer Review, an international collaborative effort involving researchers and health officials from Alaska, Canada and Greenland. It covers the period 1989–2003, updating the last review (1969-1988) and together provides an overview...
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The relationship between body mass index, treatment, and mortality in patients with established coronary artery disease:a report from APPROACH.
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Padwal, R. A., Sharma, A., Kalanta-Zadeh, K., Oreopoulos, A., Norris, C.M., McAlister, F. A., Ezekowitz, J., Fonarow, G.C.
Our objective was to examine the association between body mass index (BMI) and survival according to the type of treatment in individuals with established coronary artery disease (CAD). Methods and results: Patients with CAD were identified in the Alberta Provincial Project for Outcome Assessment...
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2009-05-28
Fergenbaum, Jennifer H., Bruce, Sharon, Lou, Wendy, Hanley, Anthony J.G., Greenwood, Carol, Young, T. Kue
"The association between obesity, other cardiovascular risk factors, and cognitive function in a Canadian First Nations population was investigated using a cross‐sectional design. Eligible individuals were aged ≥18 years, without a history of stroke, nonpregnant, with First Nations status, and...