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The Manitoba IBD Cohort Study: A prospective longitudinal evaluation of the use of complementary and alternative medicine services and products
(Gut, 2012-04)
OBJECTIVE:
To determine the prevalence of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use over time in a population-based cohort of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
METHODS:
The Manitoba IBD Cohort Study ...
Predicting complicated Crohn’s disease and surgery: phenotypes, genetics, serology and psychological characteristics of a population based cohort
(Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 2012-08)
BACKGROUND:
Predictors of complicated Crohn's disease (CD), defined as stricturing or penetrating behaviour, and surgery have largely been derived from referral centre populations.
AIM:
To investigate whether serological ...
Diarrhea and colonic ulcers of unusual etiology
(OMICS, 2012-04-25)
The present report describes a case of chronic diarrhea with several ulcers in the ascending colon in a 47-year old
woman who immigrated to Canada from the Philippines. A biopsy from affected colon revealed caseating
granulomas ...
Measures of Relative Importance 1 for Health-Related Quality of Life
(Quality of Life Research, 2012-02)
PURPOSE:
In health-related quality of life (HRQOL) studies, data are often collected on multiple domains for two or more groups of study participants. Quantitative measures of relative importance, which are used to rank ...
Making evidence on health policy issues accessible to the media
(Longwoods, 2012-12)
The media shape consumer expectations and interpretations of health interventions, influencing how people think about their need for care and the sustainability of the system. EvidenceNetwork.ca is a non-partisan, web-based ...
The use of a naturalistic driving route for characterizing older drivers
(Canadian Multidisciplinary Road Safety Conference, 2012)
Although the vast majority of older drivers are safe, there are some older drivers who are at risk of crashes due to health-related changes in functional status. For licensing agencies worldwide it is a challenge to ...
A structure-function mechanism for schizophrenia
(Frontiers, 2012-12-28)
The multiple etiologies of schizophrenia prompt us to raise the question: what final common pathway can induce a convincing sense of the reality of the hallucinations in this
disease? The observation that artificial ...
Longitudinal Change in BMD in a Population Based Cohort of Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
(Calcified Tissue International, 2012-11)
Persons with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are reported to have a high prevalence of osteoporosis and reduced bone mineral density (BMD) and to be at higher risk of fracture. The course of BMD loss over time is poorly ...
The information needs and preferences of persons with longstanding IBD
(Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2012-08)
BACKGROUND:
Understanding the information needs and preferred vehicles of information delivery to patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) will enhance their care.
OBJECTIVE:
To survey persons with longstanding ...
Enterocolic Fistula: A Rare Presentation of Cytomegalovirus Infection
(2012-1-1)
In the present report, the first reported case of cytomegalovirus (CMV)-associated enterocolic fistula in an HIV/AIDS patient is described. CMV colitis is the second most common presentation of CMV infection in immunocompromised ...