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Drug Exposure Definition and Healthy User Bias Impacts on the Evaluation of Oral Anti Hyperglycemic Therapies
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Accurate estimation of medication use is an essential component of any pharmacoepidemiological research as exposure misclassification will threaten study validity and lead to spurious associations. Many pharmacoepidemiological studies use simple definitions, such as the categorical “any versus no...
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Ecology and management of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and mule deer (O. hemionus) of east-central Alberta in relation to chronic wasting disease
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Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a fatal pathogen affecting white-tailed and mule deer in east-central Alberta, and I addressed two current limitations of CWD management. First, to improve precision and accuracy of density estimates obtained from aerial surveys, I evaluated alternative survey...
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Empirical estimation of R0 for unknown transmission functions: The case of chronic wasting disease in Alberta
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Potapov, Alex, Merrill, Evelyn, Pybus, Margo, Lewis, Mark A.
We consider the problem of estimating the basic reproduction number R0 from data on prevalence dynamics at the beginning of a disease outbreak. We derive discrete and continuous time models, some coefficients of which are to be fitted from data. We show that prevalence of the disease is...
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Epidemiological Characteristics and Ecological Investigation of the 2009 Influenza Pandemic
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Influenza pandemic occurs when a novel influenza virus subtype for which humans do not have sufficient immunity emerges and spreads quickly from person-to-person worldwide. Influenza pandemics result in serious consequences on human health and economy. In April 2009, the World Health Organization...
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Epidemiological Characteristics and Ecological Investigation of the 2009 Influenza Pandemic
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Influenza pandemic occurs when a novel influenza virus subtype for which humans do not have sufficient immunity emerges and spreads quickly from person-to-person worldwide. Influenza pandemics result in serious consequences on human health and economy. In April 2009, the World Health Organization...
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Epidemiology and Use of Health Services for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease among Aboriginal Peoples in Alberta: Insights into Aboriginal Peoples’ Respiratory Health
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Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major respiratory disorder and a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. There is limited information about the burden of disease for COPD among Aboriginal peoples in Canada. Objectives: To compare the epidemiology and patterns of...
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Epidemiology of Diabetes in Pregnancy among Indigenous Women: Insights into the Global Indigenous and Métis Specific Contexts
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Diabetes in pregnancy has been found to be more prevalent among Indigenous women in many countries. It is not clear whether Indigenous women with similar colonial histories have a greater prevalence of both pre-existing diabetes mellitus (pre-existing DM) and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)...
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Ethnic and Regional Differences in Prevalence and Correlates of Chronic Diseases and Risk Factors in Northern Canada
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Sarkar, Joykrishna, Lix, Lisa M., Bruce, Sharon, Young, T. Kue
"Introduction: We investigated ethnic and geographic variations in major chronic diseases and risk factors in northern Canada, an area that is undergoing rapid changes in its social, cultural, and physical environments. Methods: Self-report data were obtained from the population-based Canadian...
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Examining Associations of Community Food Environments with Individual Diet Quality and Body Weight Status of Canadian Children
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Reducing the prevalence of unhealthy eating is an important challenge to address in order to reduce the burden of obesity and chronic disease. Approximately 1.6 million or one-third of Canadian children and youth are overweight or obese, and about 70% of children and youth consume less than five...
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Exclusive Breastfeeding among Canadian Inuit: Results from the Nunavut Inuit Child Health Survey
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McIsaac, Kathryn E., Lou, Wendy, Sellen, Daniel, Young, T. Kue
"Background: Very little population-based research has been conducted around the exclusive breastfeeding practices of Inuit Canadians. Objectives: This research aims to assess the distribution of exclusive breastfeeding among Inuit Canadians and to identify factors associated with exclusive...