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    Sex differences in the clinical presentation and management of airflow obstruction by Dales, R. E, Mehdizadeh, A, Aaron, S. D, Vandemheen, K. L, Clinch, J

    Published in The European respiratory journal (01-08-2006)
    “…The aim of the present study was to explore differences in the clinical expression, clinical diagnoses and management of airway diseases in a primary-care…”
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    A comparison of airborne ergosterol, glucan and Air-O-Cell data in relation to physical assessments of mold damage and some other parameters by Foto, M., Vrijmoed, L. L. P., Miller, J. D., Ruest, K., Lawton, M., Dales, R. E.

    Published in Indoor air (01-08-2005)
    “…We report here a comparison of long duration air samples in 110 homes where the material collected on open faced filter cassettes was analyzed for beta 1,3-d…”
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    The Role of Ipratropium Bromide in the Emergency Management of Acute Asthma Exacerbation: A Metaanalysis of Randomized Clinical Trials by Stoodley, R.Gordon, Aaron, Shawn D, Dales, Robert E

    Published in Annals of emergency medicine (01-07-1999)
    “…Study objective: This study was conducted to determine whether the addition of inhaled ipratropium to inhaled β-agonist therapy is effective in the treatment…”
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    Air pollution and hospitalization for venous thromboembolic disease in Chile by DALES, R. E., CAKMAK, S., VIDAL, C. B.

    Published in Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis (01-04-2010)
    “…See also Mannucci PM. Fine particulate: it matters. This issue, pp 659–61; Bonzini M, Tripodi A, Artoni A, Tarantini L, Marinelli B, Bertazzi PA, Apostoli P,…”
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    How accurate is spirometry at predicting restrictive pulmonary impairment? by Aaron, S D, Dales, R E, Cardinal, P

    Published in Chest (01-03-1999)
    “…To determine the accuracy with which spirometric measurements of FVC and expiratory flow rates can diagnose the presence of a restrictive impairment. The…”
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    Indoor air quality and health: validity and determinants of reported home dampness and moulds by Dales, R E, Miller, D, McMullen, E

    Published in International journal of epidemiology (01-02-1997)
    “…BACKGROUND: Questionnaire-based surveys from several countries have consistently detected adverse health associated with home dampness and mould growth…”
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    Influence of family income on hospital visits for asthma among Canadian school children by Dales, R E, Choi, B, Chen, Y, Tang, M

    Published in Thorax (01-06-2002)
    “…Background: A study was undertaken to investigate the mechanisms by which socioeconomic status may influence asthma morbidity in Canada. Methods: A total of…”
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    Respiratory infections and the autumn increase in asthma morbidity by Dales, RE, Schweitzer, I, Toogood, JH, Drouin, M, Yang, W, Dolovich, J, Boulet, J

    Published in The European respiratory journal (01-01-1996)
    “…Unexplained autumn increases in hospital admissions for asthma have been reported in many countries, including the United States, Canada, England and Wales. To…”
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    Framing effects on expectations, decisions, and side effects experienced: The case of influenza immunization by O'Connor, Annette M., Pennie, Ross A., Dales, Robert E.

    Published in Journal of clinical epidemiology (01-11-1996)
    “…Objective: To examine the effects of using positive or negative frames to describe influenza vaccine benefits and side effects on patients' expectations,…”
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    Air Pollution and Hospitalization for Headache in Chile by Dales, Robert E., Cakmak, Sabit, Vidal, Claudia Blanco

    Published in American journal of epidemiology (15-10-2009)
    “…The authors performed a time-series analysis to test the association between air pollution and daily numbers of hospitalizations for headache in 7 Chilean…”
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    Association between Ambient Carbon Monoxide Levels and Hospitalizations for Congestive Heart Failure in the Elderly in 10 Canadian Cities by Burnett, Richard T., Dales, Robert E., Brook, Jeffrey R., Raizenne, Mark E., Krewski, Daniel

    Published in Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.) (01-03-1997)
    “…We examined the role that ambient air pollution plays in exacerbating cardiac disease by relating daily fluctuations in admissions to 134 hospitals for…”
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    Intubation and mechanical ventilation for COPD: development of an instrument to elicit patient preferences by Dales, R E, O'Connor, A, Hebert, P, Sullivan, K, McKim, D, Llewellyn-Thomas, H

    Published in Chest (01-09-1999)
    “…Whether to simply provide palliative care or to intubate and use mechanical ventilation (MV) in a patient with severe COPD in acute respiratory failure is a…”
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    Preoperative prediction of pulmonary complications following thoracic surgery by Dales, R E, Dionne, G, Leech, J A, Lunau, M, Schweitzer, I

    Published in Chest (01-07-1993)
    “…The ability of preoperative quality-of-life and physiologic variables to predict postoperative complications was tested in 117 consecutive patients undergoing…”
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    Management of steroid-dependent asthma with methotrexate: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials by Aaron, S.D., Dales, R.E., Pham, B.

    Published in Respiratory medicine (01-08-1998)
    “…Our objective was to determine whether methotrexate is an effective steroid-sparing agent for patients with severe asthma. Published reports of controlled…”
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    Association between Ozone and Hospitalization for Respiratory Diseases in 16 Canadian Cities by Burnett, Richard T., Brook, Jeffrey R., Yung, Wesley T., Dales, Robert E., Krewski, Daniel

    Published in Environmental research (01-01-1997)
    “…The effects of tropospheric ozone on lung function and respiratory symptoms have been well documented at relatively high concentrations. However, previous…”
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    Risk factors for recurrent emergency department visits for asthma by Dales, R E, Schweitzer, I, Kerr, P, Gougeon, L, Rivington, R, Draper, J

    Published in Thorax (01-05-1995)
    “…BACKGROUND--Patients presenting with asthma to emergency departments have lost control of their disease, have significant airways obstruction, and frequently…”
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    Respiratory health effects of home dampness and molds among Canadian children by Dales, R E, Zwanenburg, H, Burnett, R, Franklin, C A

    Published in American journal of epidemiology (15-07-1991)
    “…In 1988, the authors conducted a questionnaire-based study on the health effects of the indoor environment in 30 Canadian communities. This paper focuses on…”
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    Quality-of-life following thoracotomy for lung cancer by Dales, R E, Bélanger, R, Shamji, F M, Leech, J, Crépeau, A, Sachs, H J

    Published in Journal of clinical epidemiology (01-12-1994)
    “…Contrary to the issues of perioperative morbidity and survival following surgery for lung cancer, little attention has been given to quality-of-life. To…”
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    Parental Reporting of Childrens' Coughing Is Biased by Dales, R. E., White, J., Bhumgara, C., McMullen, E.

    Published in European journal of epidemiology (01-07-1997)
    “…Assessment of cough in the clinical setting as well as in community-based studies of respiratory epidemiology has relied on self-reports. To examine the…”
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    Effects of low ambient levels of ozone and sulfates on the frequency of respiratory admissions to Ontario hospitals by Burnett, R T, Dales, R E, Raizenne, M E, Krewski, D, Summers, P W, Roberts, G R, Raad-Young, M, Dann, T, Brook, J

    Published in Environmental research (01-05-1994)
    “…To investigate the acute respiratory health effects of ambient air pollution, the number of emergency of urgent daily respiratory admissions to 168 acute care…”
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