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2020-07-07
Fernandez, Melissa A, Caretero, Ann, Gammack, Nancy, Campbell Sandra, Raine, Kim D.
ABSTRACT Introduction: Ubiquitous use of the Internet has created a digital food environment in which online communication about food and nutrition is prevalent through varied platforms. Our understanding about the food and nutrition topics on social media or quality of the information...
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Forecasting Pharmaceutical Prices for Economic Evaluations When There Is No Market: A Review
Download2017-07-12
Tien Dat Tran, Ilke Akpinar, Philip Jacobs
Background Economic evaluation helps policy makers and healthcare payers make decisions on drug listing, coverage, and reimbursement. When economic evaluations are conducted before a product launch, the prices of the pharmaceuticals have to be forecast. Objective The aim of this study was to...
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Formative Menstrual Hygiene Management Research: Adolescent Girls in Pakistan.
2016-07-16
Sommers M, Mumtaz Z, Bhatti, A
Menarche is the onset of menstruation, and is part of the complex physical changes that occur during girls’ transition from childhood into young adulthood. These changes relate to lifestyle, behavior, growth and development. While menarche is a physiologically normal process, in many countries it...
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Frequent users of emergency departments and patient flow in Alberta and Ontario, Canada: an administrative data study
Download2020-04-02
Anqi Chen, Scott Fielding, X. Joan Hu, Patrick McLane, Andrew McRae, Maria Ospina, Rhonda J Rosychuk
Background Frequent users to emergency departments (EDs) are a diverse group of patients with high numbers of ED presentations. This study compares patient flow characteristics of adult high system users (HSUs) and control groups in Alberta and Ontario, Canada. Methods Annual cohorts of HSUs...
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1999-08-04
Hegele, Robert A., Anderson, Carol, Young, T. Kue, Connelly, Philip W.
"The GNB3 825T allele encodes a product that has enhanced activation of heterotrimeric G proteins in vitro and could play a role in adipogenesis. We therefore evaluated the possibility that the GNB3 825T allele was associated with obesity in a sample of 213 healthy Canadian Inuit. We found that...
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2013-01-01
Caulfield, Timothy, Chandrasekharan, Subhashini, Joly, Yann, Cook-Deegan, Robert
There has been much investment in research on the ethical, legal and social issues (ELSI) associated with genetic and genomic research. This research should inform the development of the relevant policy. So far, much of the relevant policy - such as in the areas of patents, genetic testing and...
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2016
Young, T. Kue, Chatwood, Susan, Marchildon, Gregory, P.
"To determine if Canadians are getting value for money in providing health services to our northern residents. Secondary analyses of data from Statistics Canada, the Canadian Institute of Health Information and territorial government agencies on health status, health expenditures and health...
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Herbal Remedy Clinical Trials in the Media: a Comparison with the Coverage of Conventional Pharmaceuticals
Download2014-10-24
Boon, Heather, Caulfield, Timothy, Bubela, Tania
Background This study systematically compares newspaper coverage of clinical trials for herbal remedies, a popular type of complementary and alternative medicine, with clinical trials for pharmaceuticals using a comparative content analysis. This is a timely inquiry given the recognized...
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How perceptions of community environment influence health behaviours: using the Analysis Grid for Environments Linked to Obesity Framework as a mechanism for exploration
Download2016-09-01
Belon, A.P., Schopflocher, D., Nykiforuk, C.I., Plotnikoff, , Nieuwendyk, L.M., Raine, K.D., Vallianatos, H., Spence, J.C.
Introduction: Overweight and obesity are influenced by a complex interplay of individual and environmental factors that affect physical activity and healthy eating. Nevertheless, little has been reported on people's perceptions of those factors. Addressing this critical gap and community partner...