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COVID-19 Impacts on Families of Color and Families of Children With Asthma by Clawson, Ashley H, Nwankwo, Cara N, Blair, Alexandra L, Pepper-Davis, Morgan, Ruppe, Nicole M, Cole, Ashley B

“…This cross-sectional study quantified differences in (a) social determinants of health (SDOH) and perceived changes in SDOH during the 2019 novel coronavirus…”
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Racial and ethnic differences in distress, discrimination, substance use coping, and nicotine use among parents during COVID-19 by Clawson, Ashley H., Cole, Ashley B., Kurien, Christine S., Blair, Alexandra L.

“…This study identified contributing factors for tobacco-related inequities among parents (N = 331) during COVID-19. Compared to non-Hispanic White parents,…”
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Longitudinal Associations Between Depression and Religiosity/Spirituality Among Individuals with Asthma in the United States by Ruppe, Nicole M., Clawson, Ashley H., Nwankwo, Cara N., Blair, Alexandra L.

“…There is limited literature examining the longitudinal stability of depressive symptoms for individuals with asthma, or how religiosity/spirituality relates to…”
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Profiles of Nicotine and Cannabis Exposure among Young Adults with Asthma by Clawson, Ashley H., Ruppe, Nicole M., Nwankwo, Cara N., Blair, Alexandra L.

“…There is a paucity of data on nicotine and cannabis use among young adults (YAs) with asthma. This study aimed to do the following among YAs with asthma: (1)…”
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Smoking Across Adolescence and Adulthood With Cardiovascular Risk Among American Indian Peoples by Clawson, Ashley H., Cole, Ashley B., Ruppe, Nicole M., Nwankwo, Cara N., Blair, Alexandra L., Berlin, Kristoffer S., Naifeh, Monique M.

“…Objective: American Indian peoples (AIs) have high smoking rates and cardiovascular risk factor burden. The present study aimed to (a) investigate latent…”
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Longitudinal Smoking Patterns and Adult Cardiometabolic Risk Among African Americans by Clawson, Ashley H., Nwankwo, Cara N., Baraldi, Amanda N., Cole, Ashley B., Berlin, Kristoffer S., Ruppe, Nicole M., Blair, Alexandra L.

“…Objective: To better understand mechanisms influencing health in African Americans (AAs), the aims of this study were (a) to identify longitudinal cigarette…”
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The Moderating Role of Health Status on the Association Between Depressive Symptoms and Cannabis Vaping by Blair, Alexandra L, Clawson, Ashley H, Keirns, Natalie G, Mullins, Larry L, Chaney, John M, Cole, Ashley B

“…Cannabis vaping is increasing among college students. There is little information on risk factors for vaping cannabis. Consistent with the self-medication…”
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The Neighbourhood Built Environment and Trajectories of Depression Symptom Episodes in Adults: A Latent Class Growth Analysis by Gariepy, Genevieve, Thombs, Brett D, Kestens, Yan, Kaufman, Jay S, Blair, Alexandra, Schmitz, Norbert

“…To investigate the effect of the neighbourhood built environment on trajectories of depression symptom episodes in adults from the general Canadian population…”
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A time-series analysis of testing and COVID-19 outbreaks in Canadian federal prisons to inform prevention and surveillance efforts by Blair, Alexandra, Parnia, Abtin, Siddiqi, Arjumand

“…Approximately 14,000 adults are currently incarcerated in federal prisons in Canada. These facilities are vulnerable to disease outbreaks and an assessment of…”
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COVID-19 Mental Health Impacts Among Parents of Color and Parents of Children with Asthma by Clawson, Ashley H., Cole, Ashley B., Nwankwo, Cara N., Blair, Alexandra L., Pepper-Davis, Morgan, Ruppe, Nicole M.

“…Objectives This study investigated whether select social determinants of health and worries about COVID-19 resource losses mediated the relations between four…”
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An Updated Narrative Review on the Role of Alcohol Among Indigenous Communities by Cole, Ashley B., Lopez, Susanna V., Armstrong, Cassidy M., Gillson, Stefanie L., Weiss, Nicole, Blair, Alexandra L., Walls, Melissa

“…Purpose of Review The role of alcohol varies considerably among Indigenous Peoples and is the backdrop of persistent stereotypes despite decades of research…”
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Canadian report card on health equity across the life-course: Analysis of time trends and cross-national comparisons with the United Kingdom by Blair, Alexandra, Siddiqi, Arjumand, Frank, John

“…Addressing social determinants of health (SDoH) has been acknowledged as an essential objective for the promotion of both population health and health equity…”
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Social inequalities in COVID-19 mortality by area and individual-level characteristics in Canada, January to July/August 2020: Results from two national data integrations by Blair, Alexandra, Pan, Sai Yi, Subedi, Rajendra, Yang, Fei-Ju, Aitken, Nicole, Steensma, Colin

“…Despite early reports of social determinants of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)…”
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The social determinants of substance use associated with deaths of despair: Individual risks and population impacts by Blair, Alexandra, Siddiqi, Arjumand

“…As the incidence of deaths from external causes including poisonings, suicide, and alcohol-related liver disease, increases in countries such as the United…”
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Green infrastructure and violence: Do new street trees mitigate violent crime? by Burley, Blair Alexandra

“…Exposure to violence has been deemed as a public health epidemic due to its negative impact on mental health outcomes, especially for residents of…”
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Social determinants of ethno-racial inequalities in substance use: a decomposition of national survey data by Blair, Alexandra, Siddiqi, Arjumand

“…Background Similar to the US, mortality due to suicide and the use of opioids, alcohol, and other substances (so-called “Deaths of Despair”), is rising in…”
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How community resources mitigate the association between household poverty and the incidence of adverse childhood experiences by Blair, Alexandra, Marryat, Louise, Frank, John

“…Objectives To assess what proportion of the association between household low income and incidence of adverse childhood experiences (ACE) would be eliminated…”
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Variation in cerebral palsy profile by socio‐economic status by Oskoui, Maryam, Messerlian, Carmen, Blair, Alexandra, Gamache, Philippe, Shevell, Michael

“…Aim Socio‐economic differences in maternal and child health are well recognized, but the role of individual‐level and area‐level determinants in cerebral palsy…”
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Associations between area-level deprivation, rural residence, physician density, screening policy and late-stage colorectal cancer in Canada by Blair, Alexandra, Datta, Geetanjali D.

“…•Half of colorectal cancer cases in Canada are diagnosed at stage III or IV.•Younger age is associated with later-stage at diagnosis.•Late-stage prevalence is…”
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Effect Of Resistance Training On Strength Improvement In Men Of Different Strength Levels: 1609 by Arabas, Alexandra Blair, Titus, Wyatt, Arabas, Jana L., Jorn, Liz, Mayhew, Jerry L., Brechue, William

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