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Home-based versus mobile clinic HIV testing and counseling in rural Lesotho: a cluster-randomized trial by Labhardt, Niklaus Daniel, Motlomelo, Masetsibi, Cerutti, Bernard, Pfeiffer, Karolin, Kamele, Mashaete, Hobbins, Michael A, Ehmer, Jochen

“…The success of HIV programs relies on widely accessible HIV testing and counseling (HTC) services at health facilities as well as in the community. Home-based…”
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Improving Outcomes Among Young Adults with type 1 diabetes: The D1 Now Randomised Pilot Study Protocol by Casey, B., Byrne, M., Casey, D., Gillespie, P., Hobbins, A., Newell, J., Morrissey, E., Dinneen, S. F.

“…Background Young adults (18‐25 years old) living with type 1 diabetes mellitus often have sub‐optimal glycaemic levels which can increase their risk of long…”
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Supporting GPs and people with hypertension to maximise medication use to control blood pressure: a pilot cluster RCT of the MIAMI intervention by Morrissey, E. C., O’Grady, L., Murphy, P. J., Byrne, M., Casey, M., Doheny, H., Dolan, E., Duane, S., Durand, H., Gillespie, P., Hayes, P., Hobbins, A., Hynes, L., McEvoy, J. W., Newell, J., Bernieh, D., Gill, H., Gupta, P., Mockler, Denis, Towers, Patrick, Murphy, Martin, McDevitt, Caroline, Murphy, A. W., Molloy, G. J.

“…Background Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a key modifiable risk factor for heart disease and stroke. International guidelines have highlighted 'poor…”
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Hepatitis B Infection, Viral Load and Resistance in HIV-Infected Patients in Mozambique and Zambia by Wandeler, Gilles, Musukuma, Kalo, Zürcher, Samuel, Vinikoor, Michael J, Llenas-García, Jara, Aly, Mussa M, Mulenga, Lloyd, Chi, Benjamin H, Ehmer, Jochen, Hobbins, Michael A, Bolton-Moore, Carolyn, Hoffmann, Christopher J, Egger, Matthias

“…Few data on the virological determinants of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection are available from southern Africa. We enrolled consecutive HIV-infected adult…”
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Symptoms of common mental disorders and adherence to antiretroviral therapy among adults living with HIV in rural Zimbabwe: a cross-sectional study by Haas, Andreas D, Kunzekwenyika, Cordelia, Hossmann, Stefanie, Manzero, Josphat, van Dijk, Janneke, Manhibi, Ronald, Verhey, Ruth, Limacher, Andreas, von Groote, Per M, Manda, Ethel, Hobbins, Michael A, Chibanda, Dixon, Egger, Matthias

“…ObjectivesTo examine the proportion of people living with HIV who screen positive for common mental disorders (CMD) and the associations between CMD and…”
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Loss to follow-up correction increased mortality estimates in HIV–positive people on antiretroviral therapy in Mozambique by Anderegg, Nanina, Hector, Jonas, Jefferys, Laura F., Burgos-Soto, Juan, Hobbins, Michael A., Ehmer, Jochen, Meier, Lukas, Maathuis, Marloes H., Egger, Matthias

“…People living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) on antiretroviral therapy (ART) may be lost to follow-up (LTFU), which hampers the assessment of…”
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Should viral load thresholds be lowered?: Revisiting the WHO definition for virologic failure in patients on antiretroviral therapy in resource-limited settings by Labhardt, Niklaus D., Bader, Joëlle, Lejone, Thabo Ishmael, Ringera, Isaac, Hobbins, Michael A., Fritz, Christiane, Ehmer, Jochen, Cerutti, Bernard, Puga, Daniel, Klimkait, Thomas

“…The World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines on antiretroviral therapy (ART) define treatment failure as 2 consecutive viral loads (VLs) ≥1000 copies/mL…”
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Development and Implementation of a Pharmacy Technician Medication History Program by Davidson, Tamara R., Hobbins, Melissa A., Blubaugh, Charlene M.

“…Purpose: The development and implementation of a pharmacy technician medication history program, current experience with the program, and control elements are…”
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Low rates of active hepatitis B and C infections among adults and children living with HIV and taking antiretroviral therapy: A multicenter screening study in Lesotho by Amstutz, Alain, Nsakala, Bienvenu L., Cheleboi, Molisana, Lejone, Thabo I., Hobbins, Michael A., Battegay, Manuel, Klimkait, Thomas, Labhardt, Niklaus D.

“…Lesotho presents the second‐highest adult human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence globally. Among people living with HIV, data on hepatitis B virus (HBV)…”
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Characteristics and outcomes of adolescents living with perinatally acquired HIV within Southern Africa by Tsondai, Priscilla R., Braithwaite, Kate, Fatti, Geoffrey, Bolton Moore, Carolyn, Chimbetete, Cleophas, Rabie, Helena, Phiri, Sam, Sawry, Shobna, Eley, Brian, Hobbins, Michael A., Boulle, Andrew, Taghavi, Katayoun, Sohn, Annette H., Davies, Mary-Ann

“…BACKGROUND:Using data from 15 International epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS in Southern Africa sites, we compared the characteristics and outcomes of…”
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No longer "naked and shivering outside her gates": Establishing law as a full-time on-campus academic discipline at McGill University in the nineteenth century by Hobbins, A J

“…Although Canada was a single province (1763-1791), subsequently divided into Upper and Lower Canada, legal education developed very differently in the two…”
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Metabolic syndrome in patients on first‐line antiretroviral therapy containing zidovudine or tenofovir in rural Lesotho, Southern Africa by Labhardt, Niklaus Daniel, Müller, Urs Franz, Ringera, Isaac, Ehmer, Jochen, Motlatsi, Mokete M., Pfeiffer, Karolin, Hobbins, Michael A., Muhairwe, Josephine A., Muser, Juergen, Hatz, Christoph

“…Objective To assess the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) among patients in rural Lesotho who are taking first‐line antiretroviral therapy (ART)…”
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Characterizing the double‐sided cascade of care for adolescents living with HIV transitioning to adulthood across Southern Africa by Tsondai, Priscilla R, Sohn, Annette H, Phiri, Sam, Sikombe, Kombatende, Sawry, Shobna, Chimbetete, Cleophas, Fatti, Geoffrey, Hobbins, Michael A, Technau, Karl‐Günter, Rabie, Helena, Bernheimer, Jonathan, Fox, Matthew P, Judd, Ali, Collins, Intira J, Davies, Mary‐Ann, Hoffmann, Christopher, Vinikoor, Michael, Wood, Robin, Boulle, Andrew, Fatti, Geoffrey, Phiri, Sam, Giddy, Janet, Chimbetete, Cleophas, Eley, Brian, Faturiyele, Olatunbosun, Hobbins, Michael, Fox, Matthew, Prozesky, Hans, Technau, Karl, Sawry, Shobna

“…Introduction As adolescents and young people living with HIV (AYLH) age, they face a “transition cascade,” a series of steps associated with transitions in…”
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Effect of the Friendship Bench Intervention on Antiretroviral Therapy Outcomes and Mental Health Symptoms in Rural Zimbabwe: A Cluster Randomized Trial by Haas, Andreas D, Kunzekwenyika, Cordelia, Manzero, Josphat, Hossmann, Stefanie, Limacher, Andreas, van Dijk, Janneke H, Manhibi, Ronald, von Groote, Per, Hobbins, Michael A, Verhey, Ruth, Egger, Matthias

“…Common mental disorders (CMD), which include depression and anxiety, are prevalent among people living with HIV and are associated with suboptimal…”
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"A couple of generations ahead of popular demand": The first national law program at McGill University, 1918-1924 by Hobbins, A J

“…Following the First World War, Dean Robert Warden Lee introduced some radical changes to the curriculum at the McGill Law Faculty. Three-year courses were…”
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PHP171 - Do People With Private Health Insurance Attach A Higher Value To Health Than Those Without Insurance? Results From An EQ-5D-5L Valuation Study In The Republic Of Ireland by Hobbins, A, Barry, L, Kelleher, D, Shah, K, Devlin, N, Ramos-Goñi, JM, O'Neill, C

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Do People With Private Health Insurance Attach A Higher Value To Health Than Those Without Insurance? Results From An EQ-5D-5L Valuation Study In The Republic Of Ireland by Hobbins, A, Barry, L, Kelleher, D, Shah, K, Devlin, N, Ramos-Goñi, JM, O'Neill, C

“…OBJECTIVES: Various studies have interpreted observed differences in healthcare use between those with and without private health insurance with reference to…”
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Do Changing Attitudes To Death Have Implications For National Tariffs For Health States? Results From An Examination Of Attitudes To Euthanasia In The Republic Of Ireland by Barry, L, Hobbins, A, Kelleher, D, Shah, K, Devlin, N, Ramos-Goñi, JM, O'Neill, C

“…OBJECTIVES: Many religions teach that life has intrinsic value regardless of the condition in which it is experienced. Those who adhere to such religions may…”
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PHP196 - Do Changing Attitudes To Death Have Implications For National Tariffs For Health States? Results From An Examination Of Attitudes To Euthanasia In The Republic Of Ireland by Barry, L, Hobbins, A, Kelleher, D, Shah, K, Devlin, N, Ramos-Goñi, JM, O'Neill, C

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Eleanor Roosevelt, John Humphrey and Canadian opposition to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: looking back on the 50th anniversary of UNDHR by Hobbins, A J

“…Before going to the United Nations Humphrey had practised and taught law in Montreal. The misery he witnessed during the Great Depression made him a committed…”
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