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Geographic and facility-level variation in the use of peritoneal dialysis in Canada: a cohort study
(CMA, 2014)
Background Peritoneal dialysis is associated with similar survival and similar improvement in quality of life and is less costly compared with in-centre hemodialysis. We examined facility and geographic variation in the ...
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 ...
Single nucleotide polymorphisms in SLC22A23 are associated with ulcerative colitis in a Canadian Caucasian cohort
(American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2014)
Abstract
BACKGROUND:
SLC22A23 is an orphan gene in the SLC22 family of organic membrane transporters, and its single-nucleotide polymorphism rs17309827-T was recently nominally associated with intestinal inflammation in ...
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 ...
A supplementary circuit rule-set for the neuronal wiring
(Frontiers, 2013-05-01)
Limitations of known anatomical circuit rules necessitate the identification of
supplementary rules. This is essential for explaining how associative sensory stimuli induce nervous system changes that generate internal ...
Advances in the indirect, descriptive, and experimental approaches to the functional analysis of problem behavior
(Psicothema, 2014)
BACKGROUND:
Experimental functional analysis is an assessment methodology to identify the environmental factors that maintain problem behavior in individuals with developmental disabilities and in other populations. ...
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 ...
Long-term benefits of full-day kindergarten: a longitudinal population-based study
(Taylor & Francis, 2014-06)
In the first longitudinal, population-based study of full-day kindergarten (FDK) outcomes beyond primary school in Canada, we used linked administrative data to follow 15 kindergarten cohorts (n ranging from 112 to 736) ...
Rates of readmissionand death associated with leaving hospital against medical advice: a population-based study
(CMA, 2013-08-26)
Background: Leaving hospital against medical advice may have adverse consequences. Previous studies have been limited by evaluating specific types of patients, small sample sizes and incomplete determination of outcomes. ...
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 ...