Alberta - Epidemiology
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Modifiable risk factors for term large for gestational age births.

30 Aug 2009 To determine modifiable and nonmodifiable risk factors for term large for gestational age (T-LGA) births in Northern and Central Alberta and their public health importance, a retrospective cohort study (n = 115,198) of singleton live births ... Read more...

Evaluating the views of paramedics, cardiologists, emergency department physicians and nurses on advanced prehospital management of acute ST elevation myocardial infarction.

30 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: Although advanced prehospital management (PHM) in ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) reduces reperfusion delay and improves patient outcomes, its use in North America remains uncommon. Understanding perceived barriers to and ... Read more...

Incidence of gestational hypertension in the Calgary Health Region from 1995 to 2004.

30 Jul 2009 BACKGROUND: Hypertension is one of the most common medical conditions complicating pregnancy, and is a major contributor to maternal, fetal and neonatal morbidity and mortality in Canada. OBJECTIVES: To determine the incidence and trends of ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Alberta - Epidemiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Modifiable risk factors for term large for gestational age births. 30 Aug 2009
• Evaluating the views of paramedics, cardiologists, emergency department physicians and nurses on advanced prehospital management of acute ST elevation myocardial infarction. 30 Aug 2009
• Incidence of gestational hypertension in the Calgary Health Region from 1995 to 2004. 30 Jul 2009
• Effect of older maternal age on the risk of spontaneous preterm labor: a population-based study. 30 Jul 2009
• The need for cross-cultural comparisons. 30 Jul 2009
• Changing epidemiology of invasive pneumococcal disease in Canada, 1998-2007: update from the Calgary-area Streptococcus pneumoniae research (CASPER) study. 13 Jul 2009
• Surgical trauma referrals from rural level III hospitals: should our community colleagues be doing more, or less? 29 Jun 2009
• Avalanche fatalities. 21 Jun 2009
• Relation between local food environments and obesity among adults. 16 Jun 2009
• Occurrence and adverse effect on outcome of hyperlactatemia in the critically ill. 10 Jun 2009
• Differences in the prevalence of diabetes risk-factors among First Nation, Métis and non-Aboriginal adults attending screening clinics in rural Alberta, Canada. 30 May 2009
• Use of the QuantiFERON-TB Gold test to confirm latent tuberculosis infection in a Canadian tuberculosis clinic. 30 May 2009
• Incidence and prevalence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Canada: a systematic review of the literature. 28 May 2009
• Upper gastrointestinal involvement in pediatric Crohn's disease. May 2009
• The perceptions and habits of alcohol consumption and smoking among Canadian medical students. 29 Apr 2009
• Examining attitudes toward body checking, levels of emotional empathy, and levels of aggression in body checking and non-body checking youth hockey leagues. 29 Apr 2009
• Air pollution and daily ED visits for migraine and headache in Edmonton, Canada. 29 Apr 2009
• Increasing incidence and prevalence of diabetes among the Status Aboriginal population in urban and rural Alberta, 1995-2006. 29 Apr 2009
• Prenatal screening and perinatal HIV transmission in Northern Alberta, 1999-2006. 14 Apr 2009
• Diabetes care and health status of First Nations individuals with type 2 diabetes in Alberta. 30 Mar 2009

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Technical information about 'Alberta'

Definition: A province of western Canada, lying between the provinces of British Columbia and Saskatchewan. Its capital is Edmonton. It was named in honor of Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p26 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p12)

Descriptor UI: D000416

Alternative terms: Alberta;

Allowable Qualifiers: ethnology; epidemiology;

Tree Number: Z01.107.567.176.064;

Technical Notes: a province of Canada