Browsing Rady Faculty of Health Sciences by Title
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Wealth-related inequalities in demand for family planning satisfied among married and unmarried adolescent girls and young women in sub-Saharan Africa
(2021-06-17)Abstract Background The use of modern contraception has increased in much of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, the extent to which changes have occurred across the wealth ... -
Weighted likelihood inference of genomic autozygosity patterns in dense genotype data
(2017-12-01)Abstract Background Genomic regions of autozygosity (ROA) arise when an individual is homozygous for haplotypes inherited identical-by-descent from ancestors shared by both ... -
What determines violence among female sex workers in an intimate partner relationship? Findings from North Karnataka, south India
(2019-03-29)Abstract Background Like other women in India, female sex workers (FSWs) frequently experience violence from their intimate partners (IPs)-a reality that increases their risk ... -
What Goes Around: the process of building a community-based harm reduction research project
(2017-11-16)Abstract Background Often, research takes place on underserved populations rather than with underserved populations. This approach can further isolate and stigmatize groups ... -
What is the optimal outcome after endoscopic sinus surgery in the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis? A consultation of Canadian experts
(2021-06-16)Abstract Objectives Many experts feel that in the absence of well-defined goals for success, they have an easier time identifying failure. As success ought to not be defined ... -
What works for whom in compassion training programs offered to practicing healthcare providers: a realist review
(2021-08-28)Abstract Background Patients and families want their healthcare to be delivered by healthcare providers that are both competent and compassionate. While compassion training ... -
Wheeze trajectories are modifiable through early-life intervention and predict asthma in adolescence
(Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, 2018-05-05)Background The objectives of this study were to identify developmental trajectories of wheezing using data-driven methodology, and to examine whether trajectory membership differentially impacts the effectiveness of primary ... -
Wheezing in early life and validating the asthma predictive index
(2014-08-08)Background: The asthma predictive index (API) and modified versions (mAPI and m2API) have been used to identify children wheezing in early life who are at risk of developing asthma by school age. Objectives: To validate ... -
Where would Canadians prefer to die? Variation by situational severity, support for family obligations, and age in a national study
(2022-08-01)Abstract Background Death at home has been identified as a key quality indicator for Canadian health care systems and is often assumed to reflect the wishes of the entire ... -
White Matter Abnormalities and Animal Models Examining a Putative Role of Altered White Matter in Schizophrenia
(2011-8-11)Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder affecting about 1% of the population worldwide. Although the dopamine (DA) hypothesis is still keeping a dominant position in schizophrenia research, new advances have been emerging ... -
Whole blood microRNA expression pattern differentiates patients with rheumatoid arthritis, their seropositive first-degree relatives, and healthy unrelated control subjects
(2017-11-10)Abstract Background Epigenetic mechanisms can integrate gene-environment interactions that mediate disease transition from preclinical to clinically overt rheumatoid arthritis ... -
Why is my child falling down so much? An approach on how to manage children who present with poor coordination: A literature review and a study of three cases
(2021-05-15)While ataxia is a relatively common presenting symptom in pediatric patients, it represents only one possible cause of uncoordinated movements. Other possible causes of uncoordinated movements include ingestion of toxic ... -
Women's and care providers' perspectives of quality prenatal care: A qualitative descriptive study
(2012-04-13)Abstract Background Much attention has been given to the adequacy of prenatal care use in promoting healthy outcomes for women and their infants. Adequacy of use takes into account the timing of initiation of prenatal care ... -
Women’s economic empowerment, participation in decision-making and exposure to violence as risk indicators for early childhood caries
(2020-02-17)Abstract Objectives In view of the association between early childhood caries (ECC])and maternal social risk factors, this study tried to determine if there were associations ... -
World Allergy Organization Guidelines for the Assessment and Management of Anaphylaxis
(2011-02-23)Abstract The illustrated World Allergy Organization (WAO) Anaphylaxis Guidelines were created in response to absence of global guidelines for anaphylaxis. Uniquely, before they were developed, lack of worldwide ... -
World Allergy Organization Guidelines for the Assessment and Management of Anaphylaxis
(2011-02-15)Abstract The illustrated World Allergy Organization (WAO) Anaphylaxis Guidelines were created in response to absence of global guidelines for anaphylaxis. Uniquely, before they were developed, lack of worldwide availability ... -
Young aboriginals are less likely to receive a renal transplant: a Canadian national study
(2013-01-14)Abstract Background Previous studies have demonstrated Aboriginals are less likely to receive a renal transplant in comparison to Caucasians however whether this applies to the entire population ... -
Youth's narratives about family members smoking: parenting the parent- it's not fair!
(2012-11-12)Abstract Background Successful cancer prevention policies and programming for youth must be based on a solid understanding of youth’s conceptualization of cancer and cancer prevention. ...