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| Mark LemstraSummaryAffiliation: Royal University Hospital Country: Canada Publications
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Health disparity by neighbourhood incomeMark Lemstra
Saskatoon Health Region, Saskatoon, SK
Can J Public Health 97:435-9. 2006..As such, investigation is required into the magnitude of health disparity between low-, average- and high-income neighbourhoods in order to quantify the level of health disparity at the scale of an urban city...
Epidemiological analysis of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Saskatoon Health RegionMark Lemstra
Saskatoon Health Region
Can J Public Health 98:134-7. 2007..The incidence rates of Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC) in Saskatoon Health Region are approximately double the national average. A descriptive study was designed to try to determine why...
Health disparity knowledge and support for intervention in SaskatoonMark Lemstra
Saskatoon Health Region, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
Can J Public Health 98:484-8. 2007..A number of reports suggest that we need to determine public understanding about the broad determinants of health and also determine public support for actions to reduce health disparities in Canada...
Implications of a public smoking banMark Lemstra
Saskatoon Health Region
Can J Public Health 99:62-5. 2008....
A systematic review of depressed mood and anxiety by SES in youth aged 10-15 yearsMark Lemstra
Saskatoon Health Region, Saskatoon, SK
Can J Public Health 99:125-9. 2008..The purpose of this systematic literature review is to clarify if socio-economic status (SES) is a risk indicator of depressed mood or anxiety in youth between the ages of 10 to 15 years old...
A meta-analysis of marijuana and alcohol use by socio-economic status in adolescents aged 10-15 yearsMark Lemstra
Population Health Research Unit, Saskatoon Health Region, Saskatoon, SK
Can J Public Health 99:172-7. 2008..The purpose of this systematic literature review is to clarify if socio-economic status (SES) is a determinant of marijuana and alcohol risk behaviour in adolescents between the ages of 10-15 years...
Daily smoking in Saskatoon: the independent effect of income and cultural statusMark Lemstra
Saskatoon Health Region, Saskatoon, SK
Can J Public Health 100:51-4. 2009..The purpose of the current study was to determine the independent effects of Aboriginal cultural status and income status on daily smoking status...
Suicidal ideation: the role of economic and aboriginal cultural status after multivariate adjustmentMark Lemstra
Saskatoon Health Region, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Can J Psychiatry 54:589-95. 2009....
High health care utilization and costs associated with lower socio-economic status: results from a linked datasetMark Lemstra
Saskatoon Health Region, 101 310 Idylwyld Drive North, Saskatoon, SK 57L 0Z2
Can J Public Health 100:180-3. 2009..The purpose of this paper was to use a linked dataset to compare health care utilization rates and costs between income groups in Saskatoon, Canada...
Risk indicators for depressed mood in youth: Limited association with Aboriginal cultural statusMark Lemstra
Saskatoon Health Region, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Paediatr Child Health 13:285-90. 2008..The purpose of the present study was to determine whether Aboriginal cultural status is independently associated with moderate or severe depressed mood in youth after controlling for other covariates, including socioeconomic status...
The effectiveness of standard care, early intervention, and occupational management in Workers' Compensation claims: part 2Mark Lemstra
College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
Spine 29:1573-9. 2004..67, 95% confidence interval 1.05-27.20). CONCLUSIONS: It is recommended that an occupational management approach, in comparison to early intervention treatment and standard care, be considered for management of occupational injuries...
The role of economic and cultural status as risk indicators for alcohol and marijuana use among adolescentsMark Lemstra
Office of the Chief Medical Health Officer, Saskatoon Health Region, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Paediatr Child Health 14:225-30. 2009....
The effectiveness of multidisciplinary rehabilitation in the treatment of fibromyalgia: a randomized controlled trialMark Lemstra
College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
Clin J Pain 21:166-74. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: Positive health-related outcomes in this mostly unresponsive condition can be obtained with a low-cost, group multidisciplinary intervention in a community-based, nonclinical setting...
The sensitivity and specificity of functional capacity evaluations in determining maximal effort: a randomized trialMark Lemstra
Applied Research/Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Royal University Hospital, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
Spine 29:953-9. 2004..Because of the wide-ranging medicolegal and ethical considerations, caution is recommended in the labeling of patients as exerting either maximal or submaximal effort...
The effectiveness of standard care, early intervention, and occupational management in worker's compensation claimsMark Lemstra
College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Spine 28:299-304. 2003..67, 95% confidence interval 1.05-27.20). CONCLUSIONS: It is recommended that an occupational management approach, in comparison with standard care or early intervention, be considered for management of occupational injuries...
The influence of motor vehicle legislation on injury claim incidenceMark Lemstra
College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, 103 Hospital Drive, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0W8
Can J Public Health 96:65-8. 2005..Legislative system and injury compensation scheme have an observable impact on injury claim incidence and can therefore have significant impact on the health care system...
Effectiveness of multidisciplinary intervention in the treatment of migraine: a randomized clinical trialMark Lemstra
Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
Headache 42:845-54. 2002..CONCLUSIONS: Positive health related outcomes in migraine can be obtained with a low cost, group, multidisciplinary intervention in a community based nonclinical setting...
