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The air quality health index and asthma morbidity: a population-based studyTeresa To
Child Health Evaluative Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Environ Health Perspect 121:46-52. 2013..Exposure to air pollution has been linked to the exacerbation of respiratory diseases. The Air Quality Health Index (AQHI), developed in Canada, is a new health risk scale for reporting air quality and advising risk reduction actions...- Results from a community-based program evaluating the effect of changing smoking status on asthma symptom controlTeresa To
Child Health Evaluative Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8, Canada
BMC Public Health 12:293. 2012..The objective of this study was to measure the effect of changing smoking status on asthma symptom control and health services use in adults with asthma... - Global asthma prevalence in adults: findings from the cross-sectional world health surveyTeresa To
Child Health Evaluative Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
BMC Public Health 12:204. 2012..We set out to generate estimates of the global burden of asthma in adults, which may inform the development of strategies to address this common disease... - Feasibility of a provincial voluntary reporting system for work-related asthma in OntarioTeresa To
The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
Can Respir J 18:275-7. 2011.... - Verifying a questionnaire diagnosis of asthma in children using health claims dataConnie L Yang
Division of Respiratory Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
BMC Pulm Med 11:52. 2011..Childhood asthma prevalence is widely measured by parental proxy report of physician-diagnosed asthma in questionnaires. Our objective was to validate this measure in a North American population... - Determining relative importance of variables in developing and validating predictive modelsJoseph Beyene
Child Heath Evaluative Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
BMC Med Res Methodol 9:64. 2009..However, determination of relative importance of potential predictors and validating the fitted models for their stability, predictive accuracy and generalizability are often overlooked or not done thoroughly... - Application of biomedical informatics to chronic pediatric diseases: a systematic reviewFatemeh Moeinedin
Child Health Evaluative Sciences, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 9:22. 2009..The objective of this study was to conduct a systematic review of the effects of biomedical informatics applications in pediatric chronic diseases... - Does access to care affect outcomes of appendicitis in children?--A population-based cohort studyTeresa To
Child Health Evaluative Sciences, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
BMC Health Serv Res 10:250. 2010..The objective of this study is to use population-based data to measure the associations and to explain the variations of appendectomy rates with population socio-demographic indicators... - Examining intra-rater and inter-rater response agreement: a medical chart abstraction study of a community-based asthma care programTeresa To
Child Health Evaluative Sciences, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
BMC Med Res Methodol 8:29. 2008..To assess the intra- and inter-rater agreement of chart abstractors from multiple sites involved in the evaluation of an Asthma Care Program (ACP)... 
The burden of illness experienced by young children associated with asthma: a population-based cohort studyTeresa To
Child Health Evaluative Sciences, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Asthma 45:45-9. 2008..Findings of this study revealed an enormous burden of illness to children with asthma and the healthcare system...- Is large birth weight associated with asthma risk in early childhood?Teresa To
Child Health Evaluative Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8, Canada
Arch Dis Child 97:169-71. 2012..To determine the association between large birth weight and the risk of developing asthma in early childhood... - Can an evidence-based guideline reminder card improve asthma management in the emergency department?Teresa To
The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Respir Med 104:1263-70. 2010..This study was conducted to examine whether asthma management in the pediatric emergency department (ED) was improved through the use of an evidence-based acute asthma care guideline reminder card... - Evidence-based performance indicators of primary care for asthma: a modified RAND Appropriateness MethodTeresa To
Child Health Evaluative Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
Int J Qual Health Care 22:476-85. 2010..To develop evidence-based performance indicators that measure the quality of primary care for asthma... 
What factors are associated with poor developmental attainment in young Canadian children?Teresa To
Population Health Sciences Program, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8
Can J Public Health 95:258-63. 2004..This study was undertaken to determine the association between poor developmental attainment (PDA) and biological, home environment and socio-demographic factors in a population-based sample of Canadian children...- The burden of asthma: can it be eased? The Ontario recordTeresa To
Hospital for Sick Children
Healthc Q 10:22-4. 2007 - Is obesity associated with asthma in young children?Teresa To
Population Health Sciences, Research Institute, and the Division of Respiratory Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Pediatr 144:162-8. 2004..The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between obesity and asthma in a population-based sample of Canadian children... - Risk factors for repeat adverse asthma events in children after visiting an emergency departmentTeresa To
Child Health Evaluative Sciences, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ambul Pediatr 8:281-7. 2008..The aim of this study was to identify risk factors for long-term adverse outcomes in children with asthma after visiting the emergency department (ED)... - How much do health care providers value a community-based asthma care program? A survey to collect their opinions on the utilities of and barriers to its uptakeTeresa To
Child Health Evaluative Sciences, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
BMC Health Serv Res 9:77. 2009..A survey was distributed to health care providers' (HCPs) to collect their opinions on the utilities of and barriers to the uptake of the ACP... - Health outcomes in low-income children with current asthma in CanadaT To
Child Health Evaluative Sciences, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Chronic Dis Can 29:49-55. 2009..Programs seeking to decrease the economic burden of pediatric hospitalizations need to focus on asthma and low-income populations... - Can a community evidence-based asthma care program improve clinical outcomes?: a longitudinal studyTeresa To
Department of Child Health Evaluative Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Med Care 46:1257-66. 2008..Asthma is associated with significant morbidity. Previous studies highlight significant variations in asthma management approaches within primary care settings where the adoption of published asthma guidelines is typically suboptimal... - What is the lifetime risk of physician-diagnosed asthma in Ontario, Canada?Teresa To
Child Health Evaluative Sciences, Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X8 Canada
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 181:337-43. 2010..The estimates of risk of developing asthma may help researchers and health planners set research agendas, predict the burden of asthma on society, and target the at-risk population for asthma prevention, management, and control... - Comparison of methods to identify outliers observed in health services small area variation studiesTeresa To
Population Health Sciences, Research Institute, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Stat Methods Med Res 12:531-46. 2003..The chi2 remains a useful tool in small area variation analysis to 'screen' or flag potential differences beyond chance alone... - Case verification of children with asthma in OntarioTeresa To
Population Health Sciences, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1X8
Pediatr Allergy Immunol 17:69-76. 2006..By using the results of this study as a starting point, future research will create a cohort of children with asthma to be used for population-based surveillance and research... - Biological, social, and environmental correlates of preschool developmentT To
Population Health Sciences, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Child Care Health Dev 27:187-200. 2001..Social and environmental factors appear to play a larger role among older children. Prospective studies are required to determine the effect of change in risk factor profiles on child development... - Risk markers for poor developmental attainment in young children: results from a longitudinal national surveyTeresa To
Population Health Sciences Program, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 158:643-9. 2004..The notable risks associated with these factors indicate them as possible targets for screening and interventions to prevent poor developmental attainment... - Natural history of dysplasia of the uterine cervixP Holowaty
Faculty of Medicine, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Natl Cancer Inst 91:252-8. 1999.... - Cohort study on circumcision of newborn boys and subsequent risk of urinary-tract infectionT To
Population Health Sciences, Research Institute, Hospital for Sick Children, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Lancet 352:1813-6. 1998..This population-based cohort study followed neonates in Ontario, Canada, prospectively to study the relation between circumcision and subsequent UTI risk... - Neighborhood income and health outcomes in infants: how do those with complex chronic conditions fare?Chengning Wang
Child Health Evaluative Services, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 163:608-15. 2009..To quantify the effect of socioeconomic status (SES) on health outcomes during the first year after newborn discharge among infants with complex chronic conditions (CCCs) insured through a universal health plan... - Infant hospitalization and maternal depression, poverty and single parenthood - a population-based studyA Guttmann
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Child Care Health Dev 30:67-75. 2004..We used population-based survey data to examine the contribution of family sociodemographic and psychodynamic factors to the risk of hospitalization in children under the age of 2 years in Canada... - Increasing incidence of paediatric inflammatory bowel disease in Ontario, Canada: evidence from health administrative dataE I Benchimol
The Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, University of Toronto, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M4S 1C5, Canada
Gut 58:1490-7. 2009..The aim of this study was to validate a case ascertainment definition of paediatric-onset inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) using administrative data and describe its epidemiology in Ontario, Canada... - Identifying individuals with physcian diagnosed COPD in health administrative databasesA S Gershon
The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
COPD 6:388-94. 2009..This offers a powerful means of generating evidence to inform strategies that optimize the prevention and management of COPD... - Survival with tiotropium compared to long-acting Beta-2-agonists in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary DiseaseAndrea S Gershon
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
COPD 5:229-34. 2008..This result suggests that tiotropium might also be associated with decreased mortality compared to no treatment at all. Randomized placebo-control trials are needed to confirm these findings... - Transition to adult care for youths with diabetes mellitus: findings from a Universal Health Care SystemMeranda Nakhla
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pediatrics 124:e1134-41. 2009.... - Risk of incarceration of inguinal hernia among infants and young children awaiting elective surgeryMohammed Zamakhshary
Division of General Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON
CMAJ 179:1001-5. 2008..We also explored the relation between wait times and the use of emergency department services before surgery... - Breastfeeding and asthma in young children: findings from a population-based studyS Dell
Division of Respiratory Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Ave, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X8, Canada
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 155:1261-5. 2001..More public health efforts should be directed toward increasing the initiation and duration of breastfeeding... - Timing of voiding cystourethrogram in the investigation of urinary tract infections in childrenS Mahant
Department of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Pediatr 139:568-71. 2001..59 (95% CI 0.3-1.2, P >.05). CONCLUSION: The rate of detection of VUR in children with a first episode of UTI does not increase when the VCUG is done early (within the first 7 days of diagnosis) rather than later... - Evaluating the Hyperactivity/Inattention Subscale of the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and YouthAlice Charach
Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
Health Rep 21:43-50. 2010..However, a threshold on the scale has not been identified for use as an epidemiological marker for clinically significant disorder... - Population demographic indicators associated with incidence of pyloric stenosisTeresa To
Population Health Sciences, Research Institute and Departments of Surgery and Pediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 159:520-5. 2005..The rural/urban differences suggest that environmental influences related to living in these areas may have a role in the etiology of pyloric stenosis. Further research is needed to evaluate these differences... - Variations and gaps in management of acute asthma in Ontario emergency departmentsM Diane Lougheed
Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, Queen s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Chest 135:724-36. 2009..We investigated ED management of asthma and differences in practice patterns for pediatric (< 20 years old) and adult (> or = 20 years old) patients in Ontario EDs... - Does pediatric surgical specialty training affect outcome after Ramstedt pyloromyotomy? A population-based studyJacob C Langer
Population Health Sciences, Research Institute, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pediatrics 113:1342-7. 2004..We wished to determine whether there are any differences in outcome when this procedure is done by subspecialist pediatric general surgeons as compared with general surgeons... - Correlates of methylphenidate use in Canadian children: a cross-sectional studyAlice Charach
Department of Psychiatry, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario
Can J Psychiatry 51:17-26. 2006..This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of methylphenidate (MPH) use among Canadian children aged 2 to 11 years, from 1994-1995 to 1998-1999 and to identify sociodemographic, child, and parent-family correlates are identified... - Systematic evaluation of errors occurring during the preparation of intravenous medicationChristopher S Parshuram
Department of Critical Care Medicine, and the Center for Safety Research, Child Health Evaluative Sciences Program, The Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont
CMAJ 178:42-8. 2008..Errors in the concentration of intravenous medications are not uncommon. We evaluated steps in the infusion-preparation process to identify factors associated with preventable medication errors... - Persistence and remission in childhood asthma: a population-based asthma birth cohort studyTeresa To
Child Health Evaluative Sciences, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Ave, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 161:1197-204. 2007..To examine and predict the persistence of childhood asthma... - Asthma and allergic disease prevalence in a diverse sample of Toronto school children: results from the Toronto Child Health Evaluation Questionnaire (T-CHEQ) StudySharon D Dell
Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Can Respir J 17:e1-6. 2010..Asthma is the most common chronic disease in children... - The population attributable fraction of asthma among Canadian childrenElinor Simons
Child Health Evaluative Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON
Can J Public Health 102:35-41. 2011..We calculated the population attributable fraction (PAF) of Canadian childhood asthma due to modifiable environmental exposures, in order to estimate their relative contributions to asthma development based on the current literature... - Neighborhood socioeconomic status and homicides among children in urban CanadaCatherine S Birken
Division of Pediatric Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Ave, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pediatrics 123:e815-9. 2009..We sought to determine the influence of neighborhood income on homicides among children living in urban Canada... - Insulin sensitivity and beta-cell function in protease inhibitor-treated and -naive human immunodeficiency virus-infected childrenAri Bitnun
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1X8
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 90:168-74. 2005.... - Physician and population determinants of rates of middle-ear surgery in OntarioP C Coyte
Department of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, Second Floor, McMurrich Bldg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1A8 Canada
JAMA 286:2128-35. 2001..Small-area variations in surgical rates raise concerns about access to care, treatment appropriateness, and the quality and cost of care... - Antenatal steroid therapy for fetal lung maturation: is there an association with childhood asthma?Jason D Pole
Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Asthma 46:47-52. 2009..This study was designed to test the hypothesis that fetal exposure to corticosteroids in the antenatal period is an independent risk factor for the development of asthma in childhood... - Trends in asthma prevalence and incidence in Ontario, Canada, 1996-2005: a population studyAndrea S Gershon
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5, Canada
Am J Epidemiol 172:728-36. 2010..This is attributable, in part, to an increase in the incidence of asthma in children. Effective clinical and public health strategies are needed to prevent and manage asthma in the population... - Determinants of survival in children with congenital abnormalities: a long-term population-based cohort studyMohammad M Agha
Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 76:46-54. 2006..In particular, it is not clear whether other birth characteristics, apart from birth defects, have any role in their mortality... - Effect of subspecialty training on outcome after pediatric appendectomyStig Somme
Department of Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1X8
J Pediatr Surg 42:221-6. 2007..Some studies have suggested a better outcome in patients managed by pediatric surgeons as compared with general surgeons... - Trends in rates of death from unintentional injury among Canadian children in urban areas: influence of socioeconomic statusCatherine S Birken
Division of Paediatric Medicine and the Paediatric Outcomes Research Team, The Hospital for Sick Children, and the Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
CMAJ 175:867. 2006 - Effect of subspecialty training and volume on outcome after pediatric inguinal hernia repairSteven H Borenstein
Department of Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X8, Canada
J Pediatr Surg 40:75-80. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: Pediatric surgeons have a lower rate of recurrence after inguinal hernia repair in children. General surgeons with high volumes have similar outcomes to pediatric surgeons... - Canadian National Breast Screening Study-2: 13-year results of a randomized trial in women aged 50-59 yearsA B Miller
Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto, Canada
J Natl Cancer Inst 92:1490-9. 2000..Breast self-examination was taught to all participants... - Development of pediatric comorbidity prediction modelDerek Tai
University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 160:293-9. 2006..To develop a comorbidity model for children that can be used with hospital discharge administrative databases... - The Ontario Asthma Regional Variation Study: emergency department visit rates and the relation to hospitalization ratesM Diane Lougheed
Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, Queen s University, Kingston, ON, Canada
Chest 129:909-17. 2006..Hospitalization rates for asthma vary more than threefold across regions of Ontario. It is not known whether this variation is primarily due to regional differences in the rate of emergency department (ED) visits or hospital admissions... - Antibiotic prescribing for upper respiratory tract infection: the importance of diagnostic uncertaintySandra R Arnold
Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Pediatr 146:222-6. 2005..17; 95% CI, 1.11 to 1.24, 5-year increments). CONCLUSIONS: Clinical factors, which may lead physicians to be concerned about possible bacterial infection in children, are associated with antibiotic use for pediatric URI... - Postasphyxial hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy in neonates: outcome prediction rule within 4 hours of birthPrakesh S Shah
Department of Paediatrics, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 160:729-36. 2006..To construct and validate a model and derive a simple rule that is usable in any birth location for the prediction of outcome of term infants with severe asphyxia... - Trends in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease prevalence, incidence, and mortality in ontario, Canada, 1996 to 2007: a population-based studyAndrea S Gershon
Institute for Clinical Evaluation Sciences, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
Arch Intern Med 170:560-5. 2010..Whether this amount has been increasing, decreasing, or stable over time remains unknown... - Neonatal short bowel syndrome: population-based estimates of incidence and mortality ratesPaul W Wales
Division of General Surgery, The Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Pediatr Surg 39:690-5. 2004..Accurate estimates will assist clinicians in counseling parents, allocating resources, and planning clinical trials... - Spontaneous clearance of childhood hepatitis C virus infectionL T F Yeung
Rouge Valley Health System, Centenary Health Centre, Galaxy 12 Child and Teen Clinic, Scarborough, ON, Canada
J Viral Hepat 14:797-805. 2007..3 years. The rate of spontaneous clearance of childhood HCV infection was comparable between transfusional and nontransfusional cases. If clearance occurs, it tends to occur early in infection, at a younger age... - Validation of a health administrative data algorithm for assessing the epidemiology of diabetes in Canadian childrenAstrid Guttmann
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pediatr Diabetes 11:122-8. 2010..To validate a case definition of pediatric diabetes using administrative health data and describe trends in incidence and prevalence over time in Ontario, Canada... - Recent trends in hospitalization for diabetic ketoacidosis in ontario childrenJacqueline R Curtis
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Diabetes Care 25:1591-6. 2002..7-fold difference is clinically important for a preventable complication with a significant potential for long-term morbidity and mortality. Prevention strategies are needed, particularly in areas identified with the highest rates... - Congenital abnormalities and childhood cancerMohammad M Agha
Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Cancer 103:1939-48. 2005..Although the study of a genetic predisposition to cancer in children remains in the early stages, congenital abnormalities could provide essential information for mapping predisposing lesions in children with cancer... - Occurrence and impact of unanticipated variation in intravenous methotrexate dosingChristopher S Parshuram
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children Toronto, ON, Canada
Ann Pharmacother 40:805-11. 2006..Subsequent studies in this model of dosing error will require larger sample sizes, and other drugs should be evaluated... - A small p-value from an observed data is not evidence of adequate power for future similar-sized studies: a cautionary noteEshetu G Atenafu
Child Health Evaluative Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Contemp Clin Trials 30:155-7. 2009..In addition to being misused or perhaps even abused at post-statistical analysis stage of making scientific inference and interpretations, p-values can also be a source of confusion at the design stage... - Effectiveness of emergency department asthma management strategies on return visits in children: a population-based studyAstrid Guttmann
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, G Wing, Sunnybrook and Women s College Health Sciences Centre, 2075 Bayview Ave, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4N 3M5
Pediatrics 120:e1402-10. 2007..Emergency departments play an important role in the care of children with asthma. Emergency department return-visit rates provide a measure of the quality of acute asthma care... - Volume matters: physician practice characteristics and immunization coverage among young children insured through a universal health planAstrid Guttmann
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pediatrics 117:595-602. 2006..We studied the association between immunization coverage for a cohort of 2-year-old children covered by a universal health insurance plan and pediatric provider and other health services characteristics... - Antenatal steroid therapy and childhood asthma: Is there a possible link?Jason D Pole
Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Med Hypotheses 70:981-9. 2008.... - Factors determining the need for operative reduction in children with intussusception: a population-based studyStig Somme
Department of Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1X8
J Pediatr Surg 41:1014-9. 2006..These data underline the importance of early diagnosis and timely management of intussusception... - The development of a comorbidity index with physical function as the outcomeDianne L Groll
Department of Surgery, Queen s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
J Clin Epidemiol 58:595-602. 2005..The objective of this study was to develop a self-administered Functional Comorbidity Index with physical function as the outcome... - The Canadian National Breast Screening Study-1: breast cancer mortality after 11 to 16 years of follow-up. A randomized screening trial of mammography in women age 40 to 49 yearsAnthony B Miller
University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Ann Intern Med 137:305-12. 2002..The efficacy of breast cancer screening in women age 40 to 49 years remains controversial... - Gender and outpatient mental health service useAnne E Rhodes
Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Canada
Soc Sci Med 54:1-10. 2002..These findings raise questions about gender differences in illness and reporting behaviours and the health care system in its preferential treatment of women and those with Mood/Anx... - Antibiotics for lower respiratory tract infections. Still too frequently prescribed?Warren J McIsaac
Ray D Wolfe Department of Family Medicine, Mt Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ont
Can Fam Physician 50:569-75. 2004..To examine how Canadian family physicians currently prescribe for lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs)... - Pulmonary artery occlusion pressure estimation: how confident are anesthesiologists?Michael J Jacka
Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, University of Alberta
Crit Care Med 30:1197-203. 2002..Our objective was to determine the ability of practicing cardiovascular anesthesiologists to estimate pulmonary artery occlusion pressure accurately and measure their confidence in this estimate... - Effect on antibiotic prescribing of repeated clinical prompts to use a sore throat score: lessons from a failed community intervention studyWarren J McIsaac
Mt Sinai Family Medicine Centre, 600 University Ave, Suite 413, Toronto, Ont, Canada M5G 1X5
J Fam Pract 51:339-44. 2002..This study sought to determine whether repeated clinical prompts to use a scoring approach could help family physicians lower antibiotic use in patients with a sore throat... - Mammography benefit in the Canadian National Breast Screening Study-2: a model evaluationAdriana J Rijnsburger
Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Int J Cancer 110:756-62. 2004..6-34.1%. Enrolled women had above average risk. Screening sensitivity in both arms was high. A benefit of mammography screening is supported by our modeling of the CNBSS-2 results...