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Caffeine is a risk factor for osteopenia of prematurity in preterm infants: a cohort study
(2018-01-22)Abstract Background Caffeine, the most commonly used medication in Neonatal Intensive Care Units, has calciuric and osteoclastogenic effects. ... -
CAMKK2 regulates mitochondrial function by controlling succinate dehydrogenase expression, post-translational modification, megacomplex assembly, and activity in a cell-type-specific manner
(2021-09-25)Abstract Background The calcium (Ca2+)/calmodulin (CAM)-activated kinase kinase 2 (CAMKK2)-signaling regulates several physiological processes, for example, glucose metabolism ... -
Can latent class analysis be used to improve the diagnostic process in pediatric patients with chronic ataxia?
(2015-08-07)Chronic ataxia is a challenging problem in pediatric neurology and may present with diagnostic difficulties. It is caused by a multitude of diseases and is associated with several co-morbidities such as seizures, developmental ... -
Can opportunities be enhanced for vaccinating children in home visiting programs? A population-based cohort study
(2015-07-07)Abstract Background Home visiting programs focused on improving early childhood environments are commonplace in North America. A goal of many of these programs is to improve ... -
Can routine health facility data be used to monitor subnational coverage of maternal, newborn and child health services in Uganda?
(2021-09-13)Abstract Background Routine health facility data are a critical source of local monitoring of progress and performance at the subnational level. Uganda has been using district ... -
Can you un-ring the bell? A qualitative study of how affect influences cancer screening decisions
(2017-09-13)Abstract Background The belief that early detection is the best protection against cancer underlies cancer screening. Emerging research now suggests harms associated with early ... -
Canadian food ladders for dietary advancement in children with IgE-mediated allergy to milk and/or egg
(2021-08-05)Abstract Food ladders are clinical tools already widely used in Europe for food reintroduction in milk- and egg-allergic children. Previously developed milk and egg ladders have limited applicability to ... -
Canadian Prediction Equations of Spirometric Lung Function for Caucasian Adults 20 to 90 Years of Age: Results from the Canadian Obstructive Lung Disease (COLD) Study and the Lung Health Canadian Environment (LHCE) Study
(2011-1-1)BACKGROUND: Currently, no reference or normative values for spirometry based on a randomly selected Canadian population exist.OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present analysis was to construct spirometric reference values for ... -
Canadian Public Health Laboratory Network Laboratory Guidelines for the Use of Direct Tests to Detect Syphilis in Canada
(2015-1-1)Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum and/or its nucleic acid can be detected by various methods such as microscopy, rabbit infectivity test or polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests. The rabbit infectivity test for T. pallidum, ... -
Canadian Public Health Laboratory Network laboratory Guidelines for the Use of Serological Tests (excluding point-of-care tests) for the Diagnosis of Syphilis in Canada
(2015-1-1)Syphilis, caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum, is an infection recognized since antiquity. It was first reported at the end of the 15th century in Europe. Infections may be sexually transmitted as ... -
Canadian Recommendations for Critical Care Ultrasound Training and Competency
(2014-1-1)OBJECTIVE: To achieve national consensus on standards of training, quality assurance and maintenance of competence for critical care ultrasound for intensivists and critical care trainees in Canada using recently published ... -
Canadian Rhinology Working Group consensus statement: biologic therapies for chronic rhinosinusitis
(2021-03-09)Abstract Background Recent evidence suggests that biologic therapy with targeted activity within the Type 2 inflammatory pathway can improve the clinical signs and symptoms ... -
Canadian Thoracic Society Asthma Management Continuum – 2010 Consensus Summary for Children Six Years of Age and Over, and Adults
(2010-1-1)BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: To integrate new evidence into the Canadian Asthma Management Continuum diagram, encompassing both pediatric and adult asthma.METHODS: The Canadian Thoracic Society Asthma Committee members, comprised ... -
Canadian Veteran chronic disease prevalence and health services use in the five years following release: a matched retrospective cohort study using routinely collected data
(2022-09-05)Abstract Background Occupational exposures may result in Canadian military Veterans having poorer health and higher use of health services after transitioning to civilian life ... -
Canadian-Acquired Hydatid Disease: A Case Report
(2001-1-1)Echinococcal cysts are unusual in Canada, and most cases seen are in immigrants. In northern Canadian communities, Echinococcus granulosis infection occasionally is acquired from dogs that feed on the entrails of caribou ... -
Cancer risk in childhood-onset systemic lupus
(2013-11-22)Abstract Introduction The aim of this study was to assess cancer incidence in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods We ascertained cancers within ...