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An Examination of Canadian Family Physicians’ Knowledge and Practice Patterns Regarding Breast Cancer Prevention
(2009-09-26)
Family physician (FP) knowledge regarding breast cancer risk assessment and prevention strategies such as chemoprevention are important in ensuring that women at high risk for breast cancer are identified and receive proper ...
The Risk of Miscarriage Following Immunization of the Bivalent Human Papillomavirus (HPV) - 16/18 Vaccine: a Bayesian Approach
(2013-01-31)
Background: Cervarix is a prophylactic vaccine used in preventing cervical cancer associated with human papillomavirus types 16/18. A previous study that investigated the risk of miscarriage associated with this bivalent ...
Assessing the Risk for Autoimmune Disorders Following Use of the Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus Vaccine: the Ontario Grade 8 HPV Vaccine Cohort Study
(2014-04-24)
Introduction: In 2007 Ontario implemented a grade 8 quadrivalent human papillomavirus (qHPV) vaccination program targeting the virus that causes cervical cancer. Despite being 6 years post-implementation, few post-licensure ...
Cholinesterase Inhibitors: A population-based assessment of resource utilization for patients with Alzheimer's dementia in Ontario
(2011-11-02)
Background: Dementia leads to progressive cognitive and functional decline. Population aging is a concern, and the healthcare system must refocus its limited resources to keep up with service demands. Three cholinesterase ...
The association between usual health care utilization and stage at diagnosis in laryngeal cancer
(2012-04-26)
Background: A significant number of laryngeal cancer patients are diagnosed with advanced-stage disease. Since stage at diagnosis is an important prognostic factor, it is necessary to understand the characteristics of ...
The Influence of Alcohol Consumption, Smoking, and Physical Activity on Peripheral Blood Leukocyte Telomere Length
(2014-07-08)
BACKGROUND: Telomeres are repetitive DNA sequences and associated proteins that cap the ends of chromosomes. Functional telomeres protect genetic information and maintain chromosomal stability. Critically short telomeres ...
Using Population Health Surveys to Measure the Use of Services and the Prevalence of Psychiatric and/or Behavioural Conditions in Individuals with an Intellectual Disability
(2009-10-30)
Background: Compared to the general population, individuals with intellectual disabilities have a higher prevalence of health problems, including psychiatric and/or behavioural conditions (dual diagnosis). Research suggests ...
Validation of quality indicators for radical prostatectomy
(2007-08-29)
BACKGROUND: Radical prostatectomy is the surgical procedure performed on men with clinically localized prostate cancer. In recent years, radical prostatectomy quality indicators have been recommended, but the feasibility ...
Aging with intellectual and developmental disabilities: the effect of frailty and health instability in home care users on admission to long-term care
(2015-09-08)
BACKGROUND: An increasingly large proportion of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities are frail. Measuring frailty is challenging, and generic measures of frailty inaccurately identify frailty in this ...
Physical Fighting and Fighting-Related Injuries in Canadian Adolescents: a Demographic Analysis and Assessment of the Effects of Family Affluence
(2014-10-16)
BACKGROUND: Physical fighting is a concerning behaviour among adolescents and can lead to injury. Family affluence can influence adolescent injury, but its impact on injury has not been extensively explored in a fighting ...