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- 10Influenza
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- 5Lau, Darren
- 1Achtymichuk, Karly A
- 1Bailey, T.
- 1Baluch, Aliyah
- 1Bello-Haas, Vanina Dal
- 1Bergeron, Amber
- 16Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (GPS), Faculty of
- 16Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (GPS), Faculty of/Theses and Dissertations
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2014
Obesity is a national and global issue. Primary care is an important area in the prevention and treatment of obesity. There are numerous potential barriers physicians face in delivering effective practices in obesity management. Identifying major barriers will aid health care systems, medical...
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Spring 2015
Obesity is a national and global issue. Primary care is an important area in the prevention and treatment of obesity. There are numerous potential barriers physicians face in delivering effective practices in obesity management. Identifying major barriers will aid health care systems, medical...
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An Investigation of Integrating Program- and System-level Datasets for Examining Relationships Among Variables of a Complex Health System
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The potential for integrated program- and system-level datasets for generating previously inaccessible evaluative insights remains untapped. This study, situated within a yearlong evaluation of a lifestyle intervention program for patients with metabolic syndrome (MetS), provides an illustrative...
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Fall 2010
Mast cells are immune cells important in innate immunity. Besides their role in asthma and allergies, mast cells are critical effector cells against various pathogens. Mast cells are established to be protective against bacterial infections, but little is known about their functions in viral...
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Application of Next Generation Sequencing and Bioinformatic Approaches to the Study of Influenza Virus Strains and MiRNA Profiling in Liver Diseases
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Analysis and interpretation of next generation sequencing data has posed a significant challenge to researchers, especially to those who are not equipped with expertise in bioinformatics. In this thesis, I investigated three different biomedical questions using NGS and bioinformatic approaches,...
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Benefits and Challenges of Implementing an Electronic Medical Record System in an Urban Slum in Kenya
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This Thesis consists of two papers that explore the use of Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems in resource-limited settings. The first paper (Chapter 2) comprises a State-of-the-Art review of the types of inquiry, settings, interventions and principal findings reported from studies of the...
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2012-10-13
Johnson, Jeffrey A., Rees, Sandra E., Storie, Dale A., Lau, Darren, Hu, Jia, Majumdar, Sumit R.
Categories of quality improvement interventions used in Lau D, Hu J, Majumdar SR, Storie DA, Rees SE, Johnson JA. Interventions to Improve Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates Among Community-Dwelling Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Annals of Family Medicine 2012 (Accepted...
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Chapter 5 Supplement A: Included and Excluded Studies
2012-08-17
Chapter 5, Supplement A of a doctoral dissertation (Lau, D. Diabetes and Influenza-Attributable Illness: The Rationale for Targeted Influenza Vaccinations in Adults with Diabetes. Edmonton, AB: University of Alberta, Fall 2012). This supplement contains certain methodological details, as well as...
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Chapter 5 Supplement B: Meta-Analyses of Quality Improvement Interventions – Influenza Vaccinations
Chapter 5 Supplement B: Meta-Analyses of Quality Improvement Interventions – Influenza Vaccinations
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Chapter 5, Supplement B of a doctoral dissertation (Lau, D. Diabetes and Influenza-Attributable Illness: The Rationale for Targeted Influenza Vaccinations in Adults with Diabetes. Edmonton, AB: University of Alberta, Fall 2012). This supplement contains forest plots from meta-analyses of...
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Chapter 5 Supplement C: Meta-Analyses of Quality Improvement Interventions – Pneumococcal Vaccinations
Chapter 5 Supplement C: Meta-Analyses of Quality Improvement Interventions – Pneumococcal Vaccinations
Download2012-08-17
Chapter 5, Supplement C of a doctoral dissertation (Lau, D. Diabetes and Influenza-Attributable Illness: The Rationale for Targeted Influenza Vaccinations in Adults with Diabetes. Edmonton, AB: University of Alberta, Fall 2012). This supplement contains forest plots from meta-analyses of...