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Disparity in Forgoing Medical Care Across Race/Ethnicity Groups Among Long-term Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer
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Background: Foregoing medical care is of concern among adult childhood cancer survivors because they are at high-risk for developing a variety of chronic health conditions due to exposures to cancer treatment in childhood. Objectives: I assessed disparity across race/ethnicity groups in access...
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DNA-Based Environmental Monitoring for the Invasive Myxozoan Parasite, Myxobolus cerebralis, in Alberta, Canada
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Whirling disease is a disease of fish caused by an invasive myxosporean parasite, Myxobolus cerebralis. It was first detected in Canada in Johnson Lake in Banff National Park, Alberta, in August 2016, and little is known about the transmission of this parasite in Canada. Current testing focuses...
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Fall 2020
BACKGROUND: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive, neurodegenerative disorder characterized by resting tremors, instability, slowness of movement and rigidity, generally accompanied by non-motor symptoms such as mood disturbance, fatigue, constipation, incontinence and sleep disorders. Any...
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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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Effect of Antimicrobial Exposure on Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) Colonization of the Infant Gut Microbiota in the Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) Birth Cohort
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Introduction: Antimicrobial exposure in early life has been associated with gut microbiota dysbiosis and development of allergic diseases in childhood. In adults and older children, C. difficile is the major pathogen responsible for antibiotic-induced diarrhea but the effect of colonization with...
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Effect of environmental exposure on infant gut microbiota composition and diversity in the Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) national birth cohort
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Background: The development of infant gut microbiota plays a crucial role in immune system development, and infant gut microbiota dysbiosis has been linked to asthma and allergic disease. Studies have shown that Bacteroidetes phylum was less abundant in the guts of allergic children. Although...
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Effectiveness of On-Site Professional Oral Health Care Programs and Service Delivery within Nursing Homes: Preventing Bacterial Mouth Infection and Pneumonia/Aspiration Pneumonia
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Abstract Background: Seniors who are dependent on others to brush their teeth, communicate their dental needs, and provide them access to professional oral health care define dentally dependent nursing home residents in the context of this dissertation. Oral problems in Canadian nursing home...
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Fall 2017
Background: Physical activity in children is an important part of a healthy lifestyle and contributes to the prevention of childhood overweight and obesity. However, Canadian children are not physically active enough. Weather conditions may limit physical activity levels, but little is known...
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Engaging Communities in Monitoring Local Food Environments: The Local Environment Action on Food (LEAF) Project
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Background: Children are increasingly exposed to food environments that have negative impacts on their diet and health. While the importance of creating and implementing programs and policies that change the collective determinants of eating behaviour is clear, how to achieve this goal remains...
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Engaging Community Organizations in the Design, Implementation, and Assessment of The University of Alberta Residence Services' Alternative Reading Week Community Service-Learning Program
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This research explores the role community organizations can have in the design, implementation, and assessment of the University of Alberta’s Alternative Reading Week community service-learning program to align the program with a more justice-based approach to service-learning. Specifically, this...