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Alberta (Latest Articles)
Latest indexed articles for 'Alberta'
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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 ...
rec_pub_19781417-drug-eluting-stents-study-international-practice.htm
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 ...
rec_pub_19786440-improvement-short-long-term-outcomes-low-birth-weight-infants.htm
30 Aug 2009 Within the OMERACT Economics Workgroup, an initiative was started to work towards consensus on the approach to calculate quality-adjusted life-years (QALY) in rheumatology. We report on a first meeting May 7, 2008, in Toronto attended by ...
rec_pub_19738211-the-omeract-initiative-reference-approach-derive-qaly-economic.htm
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 ...
rec_pub_19657818-modifiable-risk-factors-term-large-gestational-age-births.htm
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 ...
rec_pub_19746252-evaluating-views-paramedics-cardiologists-emergency-department.htm
Modeling soil acidification in the Athabasca Oil Sands region, Alberta, Canada.
30 Jul 2009 Industrial activities have proliferated across Canada's Athabasca Oil Sands Region in recent years, stimulating concerns over the impact of atmospheric sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions on acid-sensitive terrain. Upland jack pine forests have been ...
rec_pub_19731686-modeling-soil-acidification-athabasca-oil-sands-region-alberta-canada.htm
Dietary patterns associated with glycemic index and glycemic load among Alberta adolescents.
30 Jul 2009 The purpose of this study was to assess the dietary glycemic index (GI) and glycemic load (GL) of adolescents, based on a Web-based 24-h recall, and to investigate dietary predictors of GI and GL. In addition, the relationship between GI and GL and ...
rec_pub_19767800-dietary-patterns-associated-glycemic-index-glycemic-load-alberta.htm
Patient ethnicity: a key predictor of cancer care satisfaction.
30 Jul 2009 INTRODUCTION: Research in cancer care satisfaction itself is scarce; investigation of the role of ethnicity in care satisfaction is even rarer. OBJECTIVE: The present study examined relationships between ethnicity and satisfaction with care in a ...
rec_pub_19266413-patient-ethnicity-key-predictor-cancer-care-satisfaction.htm
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 ...
rec_pub_19668790-incidence-gestational-hypertension-calgary-health-region-1995-2004.htm
Effect of older maternal age on the risk of spontaneous preterm labor: a population-based study.
30 Jul 2009 To determine if older maternal age (35 years and older) at first birth was an independent risk factor for spontaneous preterm labor, we conducted a retrospective population-based cohort study. Using provincial perinatal data, we developed separate ...
rec_pub_19575320-effect-older-maternal-age-risk-spontaneous-preterm-labor-population.htm
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