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| Scott SlokaSummaryAffiliation: Memorial University of Newfoundland Country: Canada Publications
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The geospatial relation between UV solar radiation and type 1 diabetes in NewfoundlandScott Sloka
Department of Neurology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, 108 Moss Heather Dr, St John s, NL, A1B 4S1, Canada
Acta Diabetol 47:73-8. 2010..0542 to -0.0096). A more significant correlation of T1DM was observed with erythemal UVB irradiance than with latitude. This study suggests that erythemal UVB radiation may be geospatially associated with the incidence of T1DM in NL...- Vitamin D insufficiency common in newborns, children and pregnant women living in Newfoundland and Labrador, CanadaLeigh A Newhook
Memorial University, St John s, Newfoundland, Canada
Matern Child Nutr 5:186-91. 2009..Further research on the vitamin D status of this population is important, considering the potential adverse health-related outcomes and the recommendations on supplementation being made... - Predominance of Th2 polarization by vitamin D through a STAT6-dependent mechanismScott Sloka
Hotchkiss Brain Institute and the Department of Clinical Neurosciences University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
J Neuroinflammation 8:56. 2011..Less clear has been the impact of vitamin D on the pro-inflammatory Th17 subset, and whether and how vitamin D may preferentially drive the polarization of one of the T helper subsets... - A quantitative analysis of suspected environmental causes of MSScott Sloka
Department of Neurology, Grand River Hospital, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Can J Neurol Sci 38:98-105. 2011..We analysed the contribution of various environmental factors to the risk of developing MS from a population perspective... - Time series analysis of ultraviolet B radiation and type 1 diabetes in NewfoundlandScott Sloka
Faculty of Neurology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John s, NL, Canada
Pediatr Diabetes 9:81-6. 2008..Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) has been previously been associated with decreased levels of vitamin D. This study investigates the temporal association between average daily ultraviolet B (UVB) irradiance and T1DM in Newfoundland... - A quantitative review of the use of FDG-PET in the axillary staging of breast cancerJ Scott Sloka
Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John s, Newfoundland, Canada
Med Sci Monit 13:RA37-46. 2007..We concluded that PET has promise for the axillary staging of breast cancer once the variability of sensitivity and specificity in these large trials is addressed... - Bayesian small area cluster analysis of neural tube defects in NewfoundlandJ Scott Sloka
Department of Neurology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John s
Can J Public Health 97:393-7. 2006..Excess residual cases may potentially be due to genetic causes or incomplete supplementation program implementation... - The relation between menarche and the age of first symptoms in a multiple sclerosis cohortJ S Sloka
Faculty of Medicine Neurology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, 108 Moss Heather Dr, St John s, NL, Canada
Mult Scler 12:333-9. 2006..Previously, multiple sclerosis (MS) has been thought to be associated with changes in hormone levels. This study investigates the association between the age of menarche and the age of onset of the first symptoms of MS... - Cost effectiveness of positron emission tomography in CanadaJ Scott Sloka
Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John s, Newfoundland, Canada
Med Sci Monit 11:PH1-6. 2005..This study determines a required catchment size for the management of these three cancers based on a breakeven analysis... - Cost-effectiveness of positron emission tomography in breast cancerJ Scott Sloka
Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John s, Newfoundland A1B 4S1, Canada
Mol Imaging Biol 7:351-60. 2005..In this study, we used quantitative decision tree modeling to assess the cost-effectiveness of a positron emission tomography (PET)-based management scenario for breast cancer in Canada... - The mechanism of action of methylprednisolone in the treatment of multiple sclerosisJ S Sloka
Faculty of Medicine Neurology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, NL, Canada
Mult Scler 11:425-32. 2005..As more becomes known about these mechanisms, it may become possible to design treatment regimes that are more specific towards both the individual and the disease state... - Multiple sclerosis in Newfoundland and Labrador--a model for disease prevalenceJ S Sloka
Faculty of Medicine Neurology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John s, NL, Canada
Can J Neurol Sci 32:43-9. 2005..Very little interregional migration occurred within the province. This uniquely-populated region and its subsequent founder effect provide the basis to develop models of disease prevalence... - Incidence and prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Newfoundland and LabradorJ S Sloka
Faculty of Medicine Neurology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John s, NL, Canada
Can J Neurol Sci 32:37-42. 2005..This study revisits the incidence and prevalence of MS in NL for the year 2001... - Cost-effectiveness of positron emission tomography for non-small cell lung carcinoma in CanadaJ Scott Sloka
Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John s, Canada
Med Sci Monit 10:MT73-80. 2004..Both management costs and life expectancy are determined... - Observations on recent studies showing increased co-occurrence of autoimmune diseasesScott Sloka
Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John s, Canada
J Autoimmun 18:251-7. 2002..It also suggests an historical perspective on the results of past studies as to the type of information that can be inferred from them...