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2002
Clark, A.M., MacIntyre, P.D., Sharp, C.
Access to health care should be determined by clinical need and not by age. Older people form an increasing proportion of the general population and of those with coronary heart disease, but compared with younger people they are less likely to be invited for cardiac rehabilitation programmes and...
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Risk-taking attitides and their association with process and outcomes of cardiac care: a cohort study
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Ghali, W.A., Knudtson, M.L., King, K.M., Norris, C.M.
Background: Prior research reveals that processes and outcomes of cardiac care differ across sociodemographic strata. One potential contributing factor to such differences is the personality traits of individuals within these strata. We examined the association between risk-taking attitudes and...
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2008
Myers, T., Worthington, C.A., Prentice, T., Sommerfeldt, S., Mill, J.E., Jackson, R.C., Archibald, C.P., Wong, T.
Background: HIV infection is a serious concern in the Canadian Aboriginal population, particularly among youth; however, there is limited attention to this issue in research literature. The purpose of this national study was to explore HIV testing and care decisions of Canadian Aboriginal youth. ...
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Evidence-based approaches to remedy and also to prevent abuse of community-dwelling older persons
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Els, C., Ratajewicz, S.E., Asirifi, M.A., Wilson, D.M.
Elder abuse is a global issue, with an estimated 4–10% of older persons in Canada abused each year. Although Canadian legislation has been created to prevent and punish the abuse of older persons living in nursing homes and other care facilities, community-dwelling older persons are at greater...