Search Results - "Alter, David"

Commentary on Significance of Monoclonal Band in Cerebral Spinal Fluid by Alter, David N

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Point-of-Care Testing for the Emergency Department Patient: Quantity and Quality of the Available Evidence by Alter, David N

“…Point-of-care test (POCT) instruments produce lab results with rapid turnaround times. Based on that fact, emergency department (ED) POCT requests are…”
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Sedentary time and its association with risk for disease incidence, mortality, and hospitalization in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Biswas, Aviroop, Oh, Paul I, Faulkner, Guy E, Bajaj, Ravi R, Silver, Michael A, Mitchell, Marc S, Alter, David A

“…The magnitude, consistency, and manner of association between sedentary time and outcomes independent of physical activity remain unclear. To quantify the…”
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Commentary on An Unusual Presentation of Autoimmune Primary Adrenal Insufficiency by Alter, David N

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Things that go bump in the night by Alter, David S

“…Sleep disturbances take many forms. Negative health consequences are associated with nearly all of them. Insomnia, the most common sleep disturbance, can…”
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The role of hearing and listening in hypnotic responsiveness by Alter, David S

“…The hypnosis literature emphasizes features of suggestion, induction, and communication that are described as evoking heightened responsiveness on the part of…”
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Associative learning, priming, and the fostering of adaptive flexibility by Alter, David S

“…Therapies, including those incorporating clinical hypnosis, occur in the context of consciously mediated interpersonal interactions. While the presence of the…”
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Relationship Between Adherence to Evidence-Based Pharmacotherapy and Long-term Mortality After Acute Myocardial Infarction by Rasmussen, Jeppe N, Chong, Alice, Alter, David A

“…CONTEXT The extent to which drug adherence may affect survival remains unclear, in part because mortality differences may be attributable to “healthy adherer”…”
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Financial Incentives for Exercise Adherence in Adults: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by MITCHELL, Marc S, GOODMAN, Jack M, ALTER, David A, JOHN, Leslie K, OH, Paul I, PAKOSH, Maureen T, FAULKNER, Guy E

“…Less than 5% of U.S. adults accumulate the required dose of exercise to maintain health. Behavioral economics has stimulated renewed interest in…”
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Commentary on Low Free T4 in a 13-Year-Old Girl with Short Stature and Blurry Vision by Alter, David N, Morales-Vargas, Bryan

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High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Cause-Specific Mortality in Individuals Without Previous Cardiovascular Conditions: The CANHEART Study by Ko, Dennis T, Alter, David A, Guo, Helen, Koh, Maria, Lau, Geoffrey, Austin, Peter C, Booth, Gillian L, Hogg, William, Jackevicius, Cynthia A, Lee, Douglas S, Wijeysundera, Harindra C, Wilkins, John T, Tu, Jack V

“…The prognostic importance of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) as a specific risk factor for cardiovascular (CV) disease has been challenged by…”
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Tracking Our Physical Inactivity and Progression to Death: Is This Evolutionary Stagnation? by Alter, David A

“…Progression is rarely linear. Once highly mobile hunters and gatherers, we have evolved into a technologically advanced but kinetically stagnant species…”
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COVID-19 and Its Impact on the Total Testing Cycle by Alter, David N

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The Dynamic Nature of the Socioeconomic Determinants of Cardiovascular Health: A Narrative Review by Alter, David A., Austin, Peter C., Rosenfeld, Aaron

“…Despite decades of social epidemiologic research, health inequities remain pervasive and ubiquitous in Canada and elsewhere. One reason may be our use of…”
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Association Between Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Aortic Stenosis: The CANHEART Aortic Stenosis Study by Yan, Andrew T, Koh, Maria, Chan, Kelvin K, Guo, Helen, Alter, David A, Austin, Peter C, Tu, Jack V, Wijeysundera, Harindra C, Ko, Dennis T

“…Few longitudinal studies have delineated the association between traditional cardiovascular risk factors and development of aortic stenosis (AS). The authors…”
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Pharmacogenetic screening in a knowledge-based economy: shouldn't more be better? by Alter, David A

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The eco-biological-behavioural perfect storm that follows heavy snowfall by Alter, David A

“…[Auger] and colleagues' elegant study incorporates detailed region-specific weather conditions, including daily snowfall and temperature, with individual-level…”
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Comparative Effectiveness of the Core Components of Cardiac Rehabilitation on Mortality and Morbidity: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis by Kabboul, Nader N, Tomlinson, George, Francis, Troy A, Grace, Sherry L, Chaves, Gabriela, Rac, Valeria, Daou-Kabboul, Tamara, Bielecki, Joanna M, Alter, David A, Krahn, Murray

“…A systematic review and network meta-analysis (NMA) of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating the core components of cardiac rehabilitation (CR),…”
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In the Intersubjective Space: Hypnosis Through a Neuropsychological Lens by Alter, David S.

“…This article explores five interwoven principles about relationship that impact on attentional focus as it relates to the practice of clinical hypnosis. It…”
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Socioeconomic status, functional recovery, and long-term mortality among patients surviving acute myocardial infarction by Alter, David A, Franklin, Barry, Ko, Dennis T, Austin, Peter C, Lee, Douglas S, Oh, Paul I, Stukel, Therese A, Tu, Jack V

“…To examine the relationship between socio-economic status (SES), functional recovery and long-term mortality following acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The…”
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