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Concurrent use of opioids and stimulants and risk of fatal overdose: A cohort study by Palis, Heather, Xavier, Chloé, Dobrer, Sabina, Desai, Roshni, Sedgemore, Kali-olt, Scow, Marnie, Lock, Kurt, Gan, Wenqi, Slaunwhite, Amanda

“…Background Stimulant use has been rising among people with opioid use disorder in recent years in North America, alongside a parallel rise in illicit drug…”
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The geography of overdose in British Columbia by Slaunwhite, Amanda, Hu, Kevin, Klinkenberg, Brian, Gan, Wenqi

“…Illicit drug toxicity poisoning (overdose) continues to be a public health emergency in British Columbia (BC) with record high rates of illicit drug toxicity…”
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Periods of altered risk for non-fatal drug overdose: a self-controlled case series by Keen, Claire, Kinner, Stuart A, Young, Jesse T, Snow, Kathryn, Zhao, Bin, Gan, Wenqi, Slaunwhite, Amanda K

“…Being recently released from prison or discharged from hospital, or being dispensed opioids, benzodiazepines, or antipsychotics have been associated with an…”
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Association between systemic inflammatory markers and serum prostate-specific antigen in men without prostatic disease-The 2001-2008 National Health and Nutrition examination survey by McDonald, Alicia C., Vira, Manish A., Vidal, Adriana C., Gan, Wenqi, Freedland, Stephen J., Taioli, Emanuela

“…BACKGROUND Serum prostate specific antigen (PSA) may be elevated in otherwise healthy men; systemic inflammation has been associated with cancer. The study of…”
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High Rate of Fatal Overdose After Release from Prison In BC, Canada: A Data Linkage Study by Kinner, Stuart A, Gan, Wenqi, Slaunwhite, Amanda

“…IntroductionThe province of BC, Canada is in the grips of a sustained overdose epidemic. People released from prison are at increased risk of fatal drug…”
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Molecular and clinical diseasome of comorbidities in exacerbated COPD patients by Faner, Rosa, Gutiérrez-Sacristán, Alba, Castro-Acosta, Ady, Grosdidier, Solène, Gan, Wenqi, Sánchez-Mayor, Milagros, Lopez-Campos, Jose Luis, Pozo-Rodriguez, Francisco, Sanz, Ferran, Mannino, David, Furlong, Laura I, Agusti, Alvar

“…The frequent occurrence of comorbidities in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) suggests that they may share pathobiological processes…”
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Risk of Overdose-Related Death for People with A History of Incarceration by Gan, Wenqi, Kinner, Stuart, Xavier, Chloé, Zhao, Bin, Slaunwhite, Amanda

“…IntroductionEpidemiologic studies have shown that people released from correctional facilities are at substantially increased risk of overdose-related death…”
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Factors Associated With Hypertension Awareness, Treatment, and Control in a Representative Sample of the Chinese Population by Muntner, Paul, Gu, Dongfeng, Wu, Xiqui, Duan, Xiufang, Wenqi, Gan, Whelton, Paul K, He, Jiang

“…ABSTRACT—We studied factors associated with awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension (systolic/diastolic blood pressure measurements ≥140/90 mm Hg,…”
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Stimulant Use and Chronic Cardiovascular Disease: Increasing Urgency of Intervention in the Context of a Toxic Illicit Drug Supply by Palis, Heather, Gan, Wenqi, Slaunwhite, Amanda K.

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Prevalence of co‐occurring mental illness and substance use disorder and association with overdose: a linked data cohort study among residents of British Columbia, Canada by Keen, Claire, Kinner, Stuart A., Young, Jesse T., Jang, Kerry, Gan, Wenqi, Samji, Hasina, Zhao, Bin, Krausz, Michael, Slaunwhite, Amanda

“…Aims To estimate the treated prevalence of mental illness, substance use disorder (SUD) and dual diagnosis and the association between dual diagnosis and fatal…”
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Biological monitoring of combined exposure to organophosphates and pyrethroids by He, Fengsheng, Chen, Shuyang, Tang, Xiaoyong, Gan, Wenqi, Tao, Bingeng, Wen, Baoyuan

“…A total of 132 farmers were selected from two areas (J and S) for this study. In area J, the subgroups Ja (40 subjects) and Jb (36 subjects) sprayed on rice…”
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Sequential Depth Stimulation Within the Psoas Offers No Benefit for Localization of the Lumbar Plexus During Lateral Lumbar Fusion Surgery by Barkay, Gal, Oshtori, Rayshad, Reto, Javier, Gan, Wenqi, Moss, Isaac

“…Prospective cohort study. In this study we aim to assess the difference in triggered EMG readings throughout different depths in the psoas muscle during the…”
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Exposure to ultrafine particles and cognitive decline among older people in the United States by Gan, Wenqi, Manning, Kevin J., Cleary, Ekaterina G., Fortinsky, Richard H., Brugge, Doug

“…Some studies suggest that ambient particulate air pollution is associated with cognitive decline. However, the findings are mixed, and there is no relevant…”
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Fatal overdoses after release from prison in British Columbia: a retrospective data linkage study by Kinner, Stuart A., Gan, Wenqi, Slaunwhite, Amanda

“…BACKGROUNDPeople recently released from prison are at increased risk of preventable death; however, the impact of the current overdose epidemic on this…”
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Abstract B17: Health disparities in brain cancer incidence by Taioli, Emanuela, Gan, Wenqi, Riggins, Gregory J.

“…Introduction: Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) is a lethal and highly aggressive cancer where risk factors, other than radiation exposure, are still largely…”
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Associations of Work Stress, Supervisor Unfairness, and Supervisor Inability to Speak Spanish with Occupational Injury among Latino Farmworkers by Clouser, Jessica Miller, Bush, Ashley, Gan, Wenqi, Swanberg, Jennifer

“…Little is known about how psychosocial work factors such as work stress, supervisor fairness, and language barriers affect risk of occupational injury among…”
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Variation near the Region of the Lipoprotein Lipase Gene and Hypertension or Blood Pressure Levels in Chinese by YANG, Wenjie, HUANG, Jianfeng, GE, Dongliang, YAO, Cailiang, DUAN, Xiufang, GAN, Wenqi, HUANG, Guangyong, ZHAO, Jiangong, HUI, Rutai, SHEN, Yan, QIANG, Boqin, GU, Dongfeng

“…Essential hypertension (EH) is a common late-onset disease that exhibits complex genetic heterogeneity. Human lipoprotein lipase (LPL) is a rate-limiting…”
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Comparing mortality and healthcare utilization in the year following a paramedic-attended non-fatal overdose among people who were and were not transported to hospital: A prospective cohort study using linked administrative health data by McLeod, Katherine E., Slaunwhite, Amanda K., Zhao, Bin, Moe, Jessica, Purssell, Roy, Gan, Wenqi, Xavier, Chloé, Kuo, Margot, Mill, Chris, Buxton, Jane A., Scheuermeyer, Frank X.

“…•People transported after overdose are at higher risk of all-cause mortality.•People transported after overdose have higher odds of subsequent use of…”
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Linkage analysis of 2q14-q23 and 5q32 with blood pressure quantitative traits in Chinese sib pairs by Ge, Dongliang, Yang, Wenjie, Huang, Jianfeng, Yao, Cailiang, Xu, Xisheng, Gan, Wenqi, Zhao, Jiangong, Liu, Donghai, Wang, Xiaoling, Duan, Xiufang, Hui, Rutai, Shen, Yan, Yao, Zhijian, Qiang, Boqin, Gu, Dongfeng

“…OBJECTIVESSeveral genome-wide scans recently accomplished in the ethnic Chinese revealed a number of candidate loci possibly contributing to essential…”
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Lung cancer incidence and the strength of municipal smoke‐free ordinances by Hahn, Ellen J., Rayens, Mary Kay, Wiggins, Amanda T., Gan, Wenqi, Brown, Holly M., Mullett, Timothy W.

“…BACKGROUND Smoke‐free laws reduce disease prevalence. The impact of municipal smoke‐free laws on lung cancer incidence in Kentucky was examined. The authors…”
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