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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 ...
The effect of a new road safety device with auditory alerts on older drivers
(Canadian Multidisciplinary Road Safety Conference, 2008)
The purpose of this study was to examine a newly designed road safety device as used by older drivers. The Otto Driving Companion (Persen Technologies, Winnipeg, MB) is a portable device that provides drivers with "instant ...
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) ...
Long-term trends in spring arrival dates of migrant birds at Delta Marsh, Manitoba, in relation to climate change
(2005-10-31)
We examined a 63-year data set of dates of first spring sightings for 96 species of migrant birds at Delta Marsh, Manitoba, and considered the influence of local climate change on those arrival dates. Mean monthly spring ...
Learning to feel like a teacher
(2004-07-01)
An important, but neglected psychological issue in teacher education is the difference between identity as felt or experienced, and identity as attributed by others. This article explores the nature of the difference and ...
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 ...
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 ...
Stress coping, distress, and health perceptions in inflammatory bowel disease and community controls
(American Journal Gastroenterology, 2009-12)
OBJECTIVES:
This study compares a community inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) sample of individuals with a matched non-IBD community sample of individuals on psychological functioning and health perceptions.
METHODS:
P ...