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Understanding professional advice networks in long-term care: an outside-inside view of best practice pathways for diffusion
(2019-01-30)
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Interpersonal relationships among professionals drive both the adoption and rejection of consequential innovations. Through relationships, decision-makers ...
Prohibitin: a prime candidate for a pleiotropic effector that mediates sex differences in obesity, insulin resistance, and metabolic dysregulation
(2019-05-22)
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Adipocytes and macrophages, the two major constituents of adipose tissue, exhibit sex differences and work in synergy in adipose tissue physiology and pathophysiology, including obesity-linked insulin ...
What determines violence among female sex workers in an intimate partner relationship? Findings from North Karnataka, south India
(2019-03-29)
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Like other women in India, female sex workers (FSWs) frequently experience violence from their intimate partners (IPs)-a reality that increases their risk ...
An education intervention to improve decision making and health literacy among older Australians: a randomised controlled trial
(2019-05-07)
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National policies seek to involve older Australian’s in decisions regarding their care; however, research has found varying levels of decision self-efficacy ...
Designing a comprehensive Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) programme for hypertension and diabetes at primary health care level: evidence and experience from urban Karnataka, South India
(2019-04-16)
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India accounts for more than two-third of mortality due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in south-east Asia. The burden is high in Karnataka, one of the ...
Adherence to quality breast cancer survivorship care in four Canadian provinces: a CanIMPACT retrospective cohort study
(2019-07-04)
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In order to maximize later health, there are established components and guidelines for quality follow-up care of breast cancer survivors. However, adherence ...
Engaging patients and the public in Health Research: experiences, perceptions and training needs among Manitoba health researchers
(2019-10-08)
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The significance of patient and public engagement is increasingly recognized in health research, demonstrated by explicit requirements for patient and ...
Improving outcome reporting in clinical trial reports and protocols: study protocol for the Instrument for reporting Planned Endpoints in Clinical Trials (InsPECT)
(2019-03-06)
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Inadequate and poor quality outcome reporting in clinical trials is a well-documented problem that impedes the ability of researchers to evaluate, replicate, ...
Baseline characteristics and comorbidities in the CAnadian REgistry for Pulmonary Fibrosis
(2019-11-27)
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The CAnadian REgistry for Pulmonary Fibrosis (CARE-PF) is a multi-center, prospective registry designed to study the natural history of fibrotic interstitial lung disease (ILD) in adults. The aim of ...
Examining the relationships between parent experiences and youth self-reports of slapping/spanking: a population-based cross-sectional study
(2019-10-22)
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Slapping/spanking is related to a number of poor health outcomes. Understanding what factors are related to the increased or decreased use of spanking/slapping ...