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Definition of 'Alberta'

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)

Common names: Alberta

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Sunday, November 08, 2009

Drug-eluting stents: a study of international practice.

29 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: We aimed to analyze trends in drug-eluting stents (DES) use in four international health care and regulatory settings. BACKGROUND: Accounts suggest a differential approach to DES internationally and recent reductions in use following ... Read more...


Improvement of short- and long-term outcomes for very low birth weight infants: Edmonton NIDCAP trial.

26 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: Our objective was to determine the impact of Newborn Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program (NIDCAP)-based care on length of stay of very low birth weight (VLBW) infants. Secondary outcome measures were days of ... Read more...


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...

 

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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

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