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Effectiveness of Housing First with Intensive Case Management in an Ethnically Diverse Sample of Homeless Adults with Mental Illness: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Stergiopoulos, Vicky, Gozdzik, Agnes, Misir, Vachan, Skosireva, Anna, Connelly, Jo, Sarang, Aseefa, Whisler, Adam, Hwang, Stephen W, O'Campo, Patricia, McKenzie, Kwame

“…Housing First (HF) is being widely disseminated in efforts to end homelessness among homeless adults with psychiatric disabilities. This study evaluates the…”
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Ending homelessness among people with mental illness: the At Home/Chez Soi randomized trial of a Housing First intervention in Toronto by Hwang, Stephen W, Stergiopoulos, Vicky, O'Campo, Patricia, Gozdzik, Agnes

“…The At Home/Chez Soi (AH/CS) Project is a randomized controlled trial of a Housing First intervention to meet the needs of homeless individuals with mental…”
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The effect of brief case management on emergency department use of frequent users in mental health: Findings of a randomized controlled trial by Stergiopoulos, Vicky, Gozdzik, Agnes, Cohen, Ashley, Guimond, Tim, Hwang, Stephen W, Kurdyak, Paul, Leszcz, Molyn, Wasylenki, Donald

“…Frequent users of hospital emergency departments (EDs) are a medically and socially vulnerable population. The Coordinated Access to Care from Hospital EDs…”
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Bridging Hospital and Community Care for Homeless Adults with Mental Health Needs: Outcomes of a Brief Interdisciplinary Intervention by Stergiopoulos, Vicky, Gozdzik, Agnes, Nisenbaum, Rosane, Durbin, Janet, Hwang, Stephen W., O’Campo, Patricia, Tepper, Joshua, Wasylenki, Don

“…Objective: This study examines health and service use outcomes and associated factors among homeless adults participating in a brief interdisciplinary…”
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The effectiveness of a Housing First adaptation for ethnic minority groups: findings of a pragmatic randomized controlled trial by Stergiopoulos, Vicky, Gozdzik, Agnes, Misir, Vachan, Skosireva, Anna, Sarang, Aseefa, Connelly, Jo, Whisler, Adam, McKenzie, Kwame

“…Little is known about the effectiveness of Housing First (HF) among ethnic minority groups, despite its growing popularity for homeless adults experiencing…”
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Common variants of the vitamin D binding protein gene and adverse health outcomes by Malik, Suneil, Fu, Lei, Juras, David James, Karmali, Mohamed, Wong, Betty Y. L., Gozdzik, Agnes, Cole, David E. C.

“…Abstract The vitamin D binding protein (DBP) is the major plasma carrier for vitamin D and its metabolites, but it is also an actin scavenger, and is the…”
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Association of the OCA2 polymorphism His615Arg with melanin content in east Asian populations: further evidence of convergent evolution of skin pigmentation by Edwards, Melissa, Bigham, Abigail, Tan, Jinze, Li, Shilin, Gozdzik, Agnes, Ross, Kendra, Jin, Li, Parra, Esteban J

“…The last decade has witnessed important advances in our understanding of the genetics of pigmentation in European populations, but very little is known about…”
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Association of vitamin D binding protein (VDBP) polymorphisms and serum 25(OH)D concentrations in a sample of young Canadian adults of different ancestry by Gozdzik, Agnes, Zhu, Justin, Wong, Betty Y.-L., Fu, Lei, Cole, David E.C., Parra, Esteban J.

“…► We characterized two non-synonymous SNPs within the GC gene. ► The sample comprises young Canadian subjects of diverse ancestry. ► GC polymorphisms are…”
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Worldwide allele frequency distribution of four polymorphisms associated with warfarin dose requirements by Ross, Kendra A, Bigham, Abbigail W, Edwards, Melissa, Gozdzik, Agnes, Suarez-Kurtz, Guilherme, Parra, Esteban J

“…The aim of the study is to improve our understanding of the worldwide allele frequency distribution of four genetic polymorphisms known to influence warfarin…”
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Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations fluctuate seasonally in young adults of diverse ancestry living in Toronto by Gozdzik, Agnes, Barta, Jodi L, Weir, Alison, Cole, David E C, Vieth, Reinhold, Whiting, Susan J, Parra, Esteban J

“…Previous research indicates that circulating vitamin D levels are low in many otherwise healthy adults and that there is considerable seasonal variation in…”
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Moving from rhetoric to reality: adapting Housing First for homeless individuals with mental illness from ethno-racial groups by Stergiopoulos, Vicky, O'Campo, Patricia, Gozdzik, Agnes, Jeyaratnam, Jeyagobi, Corneau, Simon, Sarang, Aseefa, Hwang, Stephen W

“…The literature on interventions addressing the intersection of homelessness, mental illness and race is scant. The At Home/Chez Soi research demonstration…”
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Low wintertime vitamin D levels in a sample of healthy young adults of diverse ancestry living in the Toronto area: associations with vitamin D intake and skin pigmentation by Gozdzik, Agnes, Barta, Jodi Lynn, Wu, Hongyu, Wagner, Dennis, Cole, David E, Vieth, Reinhold, Whiting, Susan, Parra, Esteban J

“…Vitamin D plays a critical role in bone metabolism and many cellular and immunological processes. Recent research indicates that concentrations of serum…”
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Technical note: Quantitative measures of iris color using high resolution photographs by Edwards, Melissa, Gozdzik, Agnes, Ross, Kendra, Miles, Jon, Parra, Esteban J.

“…Our understanding of the genetic architecture of iris color is still limited. This is partly related to difficulties associated with obtaining quantitative…”
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Effect of Scattered-Site Housing Using Rent Supplements and Intensive Case Management on Housing Stability Among Homeless Adults With Mental Illness: A Randomized Trial by Stergiopoulos, Vicky, Hwang, Stephen W, Gozdzik, Agnes, Nisenbaum, Rosane, Latimer, Eric, Rabouin, Daniel, Adair, Carol E, Bourque, Jimmy, Connelly, Jo, Frankish, James, Katz, Laurence Y, Mason, Kate, Misir, Vachan, O’Brien, Kristen, Sareen, Jitender, Schütz, Christian G, Singer, Arielle, Streiner, David L, Vasiliadis, Helen-Maria, Goering, Paula N

“…IMPORTANCE: Scattered-site housing with Intensive Case Management (ICM) may be an appropriate and less-costly option for homeless adults with mental illness…”
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Housing First: exploring participants' early support needs by Stergiopoulos, Vicky, Gozdzik, Agnes, O'Campo, Patricia, Holtby, Alixandra R, Jeyaratnam, Jeyagobi, Tsemberis, Sam

“…Housing First has become a popular treatment model for homeless adults with mental illness, yet little is known about program participants' early experiences…”
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Housing First for older homeless adults with mental illness: a subgroup analysis of the At Home/Chez Soi randomized controlled trial by Chung, Timothy E., Gozdzik, Agnes, Palma Lazgare, Luis I., To, Matthew J., Aubry, Tim, Frankish, James, Hwang, Stephen W., Stergiopoulos, Vicky

“…Objective This study compares the effect of Housing First on older (≥50 years old) and younger (18–49 years old) homeless adults with mental illness…”
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Housing for Homeless Adults With Mental Illness—Reply by Stergiopoulos, Vicky, Hwang, Stephen W, Gozdzik, Agnes

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Racial-Ethnic Differences in Health Service Use in a Large Sample of Homeless Adults With Mental Illness From Five Canadian Cities by Stergiopoulos, Vicky, Gozdzik, Agnes, Nisenbaum, Rosane, Vasiliadis, Helen-Maria, Chambers, Catharine, McKenzie, Kwame, Misir, Vachan

“…Objective:This study examined factors associated with health care use in an ethnically diverse Canadian sample of homeless adults with mental illness, a…”
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Cardiovascular risk factors and 30-year cardiovascular risk in homeless adults with mental illness by Gozdzik, Agnes, Salehi, Roxana, O'Campo, Patricia, Stergiopoulos, Vicky, Hwang, Stephen W

“…Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of death among homeless people. This study examines CVD risk factors and 30-year CVD risk in a population of…”
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The high burden of traumatic brain injury and comorbidities amongst homeless adults with mental illness by Topolovec-Vranic, Jane, Schuler, Andree, Gozdzik, Agnes, Somers, Julian, Bourque, Paul-Emile, Frankish, Charles James, Jbilou, Jalila, Pakzad, Sarah, Palma Lazgare, Luis Ivan, Hwang, Stephen W

“…Abstract Objective To characterize the prevalence of self-reported head injury with loss of consciousness (LOC) and associated demographic, clinical and…”
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