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Analysis of risk factors for Tuberculosis Recurrence using a population-based TB/HIV integrated surveillance database in Chiang Rai, Thailand
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TB recurrence is defined as a new episode of bacteriologically positive TB in a patient previously declared “successfully completed treatment.” Our study objective was to identify risk factors of recurrence among HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected TB patients. Based on a population-based TB/HIV...
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Assessing the potential to involve healers in expanding coverage of cARV programs in rural western Uganda
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In Uganda there is a gap between the coverage of cARV programs and the number of people who require treatment. Community-based initiatives are necessary to scale-up cARV programs. Healers have been shown to be able to play a role in other aspects of HIV care including prevention. This study...
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Bicycle helmet use and bicyclists head injuries before and after helmet legislation in Alberta Canada
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Bicycle activity in Canada is common and unfortunately, can result in injuries, hospitalization and even death. Bicycle helmets reduce severe head injuries. Both promotional activities and helmet legislation have been used in several countries to increase helmet wearing among bicyclists. The...
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Evaluation of Concomitant Temozolomide Treatment in Glioblastoma Multiforme Patients in Two Canadian Tertiary Care Centers
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The study evaluated the survival of 364 glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) patients who received different modalities of treatment in two Canadian tertiary care centres. Retrospective and prospective databases were utilized to do a retrospective population based cohort study. The thesis question was...
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Head injuries from sports and recreation presenting to emergency departments in Edmonton, Alberta
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This thesis investigates head injuries (HIs) occurring in sports and recreation (SR) that presented to emergency departments (EDs) in Edmonton, Alberta, from April 1st, 1997 to March 31st, 2008. There were 4,950 SR HIs identified over the 11 years (5.13 HIs per 1,000 ED injury visits)....
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Impact of Donor and Recipient BMI Incompatibility on Graft Function after Kidney Transplantation
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Renal transplant is the treatment of choice for people with end stage renal disease (ESRD) and long term survival, quality of life, and healthcare utilization after kidney transplantation is critically dependant on maintaining allograft...
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Risk estimates of arsenic related skin lesions in two large villages in Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh
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In rural Bangladesh people drink water from an estimated 10-11 million tube wells, many with arsenic concentrations well above the national standard of 50µg/L. Characteristic skin lesions and more serious health effects are probable. The research reported here was designed to determine the...
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Fall 2011
The assessment of self harm risk is a common, difficult, and perplexing task for many physicians, especially those working in the emergency department (ED). A cohort study was conducted where 181 patients were enrolled in two EDs within the city of Edmonton. Initial interviews were conducted in...
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Spider weaving: STI/HIV prevention using popular theatre and action research in an indigenous community
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A pocket of HIV infection has grown to epidemic proportions in a mostly Aboriginal1 community in Northern Alberta. At the start of the research my assumptions were that Aboriginal2 sexuality is affected by political, historical, cultural, psychological, and social factors that underpin the social...