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2013-02-04

Hamm, Michele, Vandermeer, Ben, Thomson, Denise, Milne, Andrea, Tjosvold, Lisa, Klassen, Terry P., Curtis, Sarah, Hartling, Lisa

BACKGROUND: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are the gold standard for trials assessing the effects of therapeutic interventions; therefore it is important to understand how they are conducted. Our objectives were to provide an overview of a representative sample of pediatric RCTs published in...

2013-02-04

Hartling, Lisa, Chisholm, Annabritt, Moher, David, Bow, Simon, Klassen, Terry P., Thomson, Denise, Tjosvold, Lisa, Klassen, Jeffrey

Background: Systematic reviews (SRs) are considered an important tool for decision-making. There has been no recent comprehensive identification or description of child-relevant SRs. A description of existing child-relevant SRs would help to identify the extent of available child-relevant...

Fall 2014

Vogel, Christina K

Parent with children undergoing neurosurgery need access to specialized information as well as support resources. The public is becoming more active in managing their own health care and they often turn to the Internet as a starting point in their quest for health information resources. The...

Spring 2011

Samuel, Tarah M

Background: Celiac disease affects 1% of the population and the only treatment for CD is life-long adherence to a gluten-free diet, this affects every aspect of life including emotional, social, physical and psychological which in turn has an effect on patient quality of life. Objective: This...

Spring 2015

Rajani, Seema

Introduction: Celiac disease (CD) is the most common autoimmune disorder of the gastrointestinal tract. In 2012, the European Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition changed their guidelines for CD diagnosis to include a serological diagnosis for certain patients instead...

2014

Hamm, M. P., Shulhan, J., Milne, A., Williams, G., Scott, S. D., Hartling, L.

Background: Social media use is highly prevalent among children, youth, and their caregivers, and its use in healthcare is being explored. The objective of this study was to conduct a systematic review to determine: 1) for what purposes social media is being used in child health and its...

2012

Milan SJ, Rowe BH, Nair P

Fall 2024

Mao, Kaining

Depression is a major public health issue globally and is challenging to diagnose and treat in the early clinical stage due to the lack of understanding of the pathogenic mechanism. Traditional diagnosis heavily relies on physicians' experience and is subject to bias. With the advancement of...

Spring 2016

Parsons, Marc A

It is known that a multitude of environmental factors are implicated in the incidence of asthma and asthma symptoms among children; however, previous research has provided inconsistent and/or insufficient evidence as to whether residing in a farming environment during childhood can lead to a...

Spring 2020

van der Leek, Aaron

Introduction Early immune maturation and gut microbial composition have a clear impact on the development of asthma and atopy in children. There is a large body of evidence on the association between immunoglobulin A (IgA), asthma, and other atopic diseases. Low secretory Immunoglobulin A (sIgA)...