Fish consumption among pregnant women in London, Ontario: associations with socio-demographic and health and lifestyle factorsJessica M Sontrop
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Western Ontario, London, ON
Can J Public Health 98:389-94. 2007
..This study's purpose was to describe the socio-demographic, health and lifestyle correlates of fish consumption among pregnant women...
Depressive symptoms during pregnancy in relation to fish consumption and intake of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acidsJessica Sontrop
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 22:389-99. 2008
..Although pregnant women may be at risk for low concentrations of EPA and DHA, an association between low intakes of EPA+DHA and increased depressive symptoms was only observed among current smokers and women of single marital status...
Long term risk for hypertension, renal impairment, and cardiovascular disease after gastroenteritis from drinking water contaminated with Escherichia coli O157:H7: a prospective cohort studyWilliam F Clark
Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada
BMJ 341:c6020. 2010
..To evaluate the risk for hypertension, renal impairment, and cardiovascular disease within eight years of gastroenteritis from drinking water contaminated with Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Campylobacter...
- Impact of PubMed search filters on the retrieval of evidence by physicians
Salimah Z Shariff
Division of Nephrology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont
CMAJ 184:E184-90. 2012
..We investigated whether the use of search filters in PubMed improves searching by physicians...
- Urine volume and change in estimated GFR in a community-based cohort study
William F Clark
Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 6:2634-41. 2011
..The effect of increased fluid intake on kidney function is unclear. This study evaluates the relationship between urine volume and renal decline over 6 years in a large community-based cohort...
- Dipstick proteinuria as a screening strategy to identify rapid renal decline
William F Clark
Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
J Am Soc Nephrol 22:1729-36. 2011
..In summary, inexpensive screening with urine dipstick should allow primary care physicians to follow fewer patients with serial eGFR assessment but still identify those with rapid decline of kidney function...
- Performance of the creatinine-based and the cystatin C-based glomerular filtration rate (GFR) estimating equations in a heterogenous sample of patients referred for nuclear GFR testing
Shih Han S Huang
Department of Medicine, Nephrology Division, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada
Transl Res 157:357-67. 2011
..73 m2. In this heterogeneous sample, the cystatin C-based Hoek equation performed the best overall, regardless of mGFR level or history of liver transplantation...
- Risk of pregnancy-related hypertension within 5 years of exposure to drinking water contaminated with Escherichia coli O157:H7
Louise Moist
Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Victoria Hospital London Health Sciences Centre, 800 Commissioners Road East, London, Ontario, Canada
J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 12:613-20. 2010
..05-5.4). A trend toward higher chronic hypertension and mean arterial pressure in early pregnancy was observed among women who experienced gastroenteritis after exposure to bacterially-contaminated drinking water...
- Association between estimated glomerular filtration rate at initiation of dialysis and mortality
William F Clark
Division of Nephrology, University of Western Ontario, London Ont, Canada
CMAJ 183:47-53. 2011
..We examined trends in initiation of hemodialysis within Canada and compared the risk of death between patients with early and late initiation of dialysis...
- Patient attitudes towards the arteriovenous fistula: a qualitative study on vascular access decision making
Wang Xi
Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, London Health Sciences Center and The University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
Nephrol Dial Transplant 26:3302-8. 2011
..We aimed to understand the attitudes, beliefs, preferences and values of patients who refused creation or use of an AVF...
- Treating TTP/HUS with plasma exchange: a single centre's 25-year experience
Brian R Forzley
London Health Sciences Centre, Victoria Hospital Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, Canada
Br J Haematol 143:100-6. 2008
..Patient education, surveillance, and aggressive plasma exchange therapy are hypothesized to improve the likelihood of survival: these hypotheses should be tested in a randomized controlled trial...
- Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and depression: a review of the evidence and a methodological critique
Jessica Sontrop
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Kresge Bldg, K201, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5C1
Prev Med 42:4-13. 2006
..The relationship between omega-3 PUFAs and depression is biologically plausible and is consistent across study designs, study groups, and diverse populations, which increases the likelihood of a causal relationship...
- Searching for medical information online: a survey of Canadian nephrologists
Salimah Z Shariff
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
J Nephrol 24:723-32. 2011
..Physicians often search for information to improve patient care. We evaluated how nephrologists use online information sources for this purpose...
- Effect of N-acetylcysteine on serum creatinine and kidney function: results of a randomized controlled trial
Louise Moist
Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
Am J Kidney Dis 56:643-50. 2010
..Study objectives are to investigate whether NAC affects serum creatinine level independently of alterations in other measures of kidney function...
- Elevated blood pressure in relation to overweight and obesity among children in a rural Canadian community
Marina Salvadori
Department of Pediatrics, Children s Hospital, London, Ontario, Canada
Pediatrics 122:e821-7. 2008
..Rural populations in North America may be at increased risk for overweight. We evaluated whether overweight and obesity were associated with prehypertension and hypertension in a well-characterized population of children in rural Canada...
