Khraishi, Majed Millson, Brad Woolcott, John Jones, Heather Marshall, Lisa Ruperto, Nicolino
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Pediatric Rheumatology
BackgroundIn adult patients with arthritis, use of the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitor etanercept (ETN) is often associated with a reduction in the utilization of co-medications, particularly steroids. Comparatively little is known about the utilization of co-medications when ETN is initiated in pediatric patients with juvenile idiopathic art...
Iyer, Srividya N. Shah, Jai Boksa, Patricia Lal, Shalini Joober, Ridha Andersson, Neil Fuhrer, Rebecca Abdel-Baki, Amal Beaton, Ann M. Reaume-Zimmer, Paula
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BMC Psychiatry
BackgroundMany Canadian adolescents and young adults with mental health problems face delayed detection, long waiting lists, poorly accessible services, care of inconsistent quality and abrupt or absent inter-service transitions. To address these issues, ACCESS Open Minds, a multi-stakeholder network, is implementing and systematically evaluating a...
Mehra, Vrati M. Keethakumar, Asvini Bohr, Yvonne M. Abdullah, Peri Tamim, Hala
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BMC Public Health
BackgroundE-cigarettes have grown in popularity around the world since 2003. Although marketed as a smoking cessation tool, e-cigarettes can lead to tobacco cigarette smoking in youth. In Canada, among all age groups, youth and young adults have the highest prevalence of e-cigarette use. The objective of this study was to assess the factors associa...
Brassard, Didier Laramée, Catherine Provencher, Véronique Vohl, Marie-Claude Robitaille, Julie Lemieux, Simone Lamarche, Benoît
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Nutrition Journal
BackgroundThere is very limited knowledge on the magnitude to which foods with low nutritive value constitute the diet of adults from the province of Quebec. The extent to which these foods impact cardiometabolic risk is also poorly documented. The objective was to assess the contribution of low nutritive value foods to total energy intake (E) and ...
Stoesz, Brenda M. Eaton, Sarah Elaine Miron, Jennifer Thacker, Emma J.
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International Journal for Educational Integrity
In this study, we analyzed the academic integrity policies of colleges in Ontario, Canada, casting a specific lens on contract cheating. We extracted data from 28 individual documents from 22-publicly-funded colleges including policies and procedures (n = 27) and code of conduct (n = 1). We analyzed the characteristics of the documents from three p...
Bingham, Brittany Moniruzzaman, Akm Patterson, Michelle Sareen, Jitinder Distasio, Jino O’Neil, John Somers, Julian M.
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BMC Psychology
BackgroundIndigenous people are over represented among homeless populations worldwide and the prevalence of Indigenous homelessness appears to be increasing in Canadian cities. Violence against Indigenous women in Canada has been widely publicized but has not informed the planning of housing interventions. Despite historical policies leading to dis...
gupta, shikha mccoll, mary ann guilcher, sara j.t. smith, karen
Despite the abundant literature on the burden of rising costs of prescription medications, there is limited research to explore how these costs affect people and the decisions they are forced to make within the context of disability. In this qualitative study we explored strategies adopted, factors influencing, and the impact of some of these strat...
harrison, stéphanie brassard, didier lemieux, simone lamarche, benoît
0.5%) categories were the main sources of total SFA intake. Few differences in SFA sources were identified between sexes, age groups, education levels, and body mass index (BMI) categories. These data show that the mean SFA consumption is greater than the 10% E cut-off previously proposed in Canada. Future studies should examine which food substitu...
Naud, Daniel Généreux, Mélissa Bruneau, Jean-François Alauzet, Aline Levasseur, Mélanie
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BMC Public Health
BackgroundSocial participation is a modifiable health determinant influenced by physical and social aspects of the environment. Little is known about aging women’s and men’s community activities and barriers according to region and population size. This study compared social participation, desire to participate more, and perceived barriers of aging...
Lang, Raynell Stokes, William Lemaire, Jane Johnson, Andrew Conly, John
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BMC Infectious Diseases
BackgroundCoccidioides spp. are dimorphic fungi endemic to Central America, regions of South America and southwestern USA. Two species cause most human disease: Coccidioides immitis (primarily California isolates) and Coccidioides posadasii. Coccidioidomycosis is typically acquired through inhalation of soil or dust containing spores. Coccidioidal ...
