Search Results - "Manfreda, J"

Piecing the puzzle together: foreign-born tuberculosis in an immigrant-receiving country by LANGLOIS-KLASSEN, D, WOOLDRAGE, K. M, MANFREDA, J, SUTHERLAND, K, ELLIS, E, PHYPERS, M, GUSHULAK, B, LONG, R

“…In major immigrant-receiving countries, annual foreign-born tuberculosis (TB) case counts and rates are relatively constant. Why this is so, and who might be a…”
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Geographical variations in the prevalence of atopic sensitization in six study sites across Canada by Chan‐Yeung, M., Anthonisen, N. R., Becklake, M. R., Bowie, D., Sonia Buist, A., Dimich‐Ward, H., Ernst, P., Sears, M. R., Siersted, H. C., Sweet, L., Van Til, L., Manfreda, J.

“…To cite this article: Chan‐Yeung M, Anthonisen NR, Becklake MR, Bowie D, Sonia Buist A, Dimich‐Ward H, Ernst P, Sears MR, Siersted HC, Sweet L, Van Til L,…”
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A population-based study of tuberculosis epidemiology and innovative service delivery in Canada by Jensen, M., Lau, A., Langlois-Klassen, D., Boffa, J., Manfreda, J., Long, R.

“…OBJECTIVE: To compare and interpret tuberculosis (TB) incidence rates in a Canadian population across two decennials (1989-1998 and 1999-2008) as a benchmark…”
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Canadian prediction equations of spirometric lung function for Caucasian adults 20 to 90 years of age: results from the Canadian Obstructive Lung Disease (COLD) study and the Lung Health Canadian Environment (LHCE) study by Tan, Wan C, Bourbeau, J, Hernandez, P, Chapman, K, Cowie, R, FitzGerald, M J, Aaron, S, Marciniuk, D D, Maltais, F, O'Donnell, D E, Goldstein, R, Sin, D

“…Currently, no reference or normative values for spirometry based on a randomly selected Canadian population exist. The aim of the present analysis was to…”
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Genetic variants of the IL13 and IL4 genes and atopic diseases in at-risk children by HE, J-Q, CHAN-YEUNG, M, BECKER, A. B, DIMICH-WARD, H, FERGUSON, A. C, MANFREDA, J, WATSON, W. T. A, SANDFORD, A. T

“…We studied a cohort containing 368 children at high risk of developing atopy and atopic disorders and 540 parents of those children to investigate whether the…”
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Transmission characteristics of tuberculosis in the foreign-born and the Canadian-born populations of Alberta, Canada by KUNIMOTO, D, SUTHERLAND, K, WOOLDRAGE, K, FANNING, A, CHUI, L, MANFREDA, J, LONG, R

“…SETTING: All notified cases of tuberculosis in the province of Alberta, Canada, 1994-1998.OBJECTIVE: To compare the transmission characteristics of…”
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Cardiovascular medication use in patients with undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnoea by Otake, K, Delaive, K, Walld, R, Manfreda, J, Kryger, M H

“…Background: A study was undertaken in patients with undiagnosed sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome (OSAS) to document the use of prescribed medications,…”
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Cord blood IgE: its determinants and prediction of development of asthma and other allergic disorders at 12 months by Kaan, A, Dimich-Ward, H, Manfreda, J, Becker, A, Watson, W, Ferguson, A, Chan, H, Chan-Yeung, M

“…The value of cord blood IgE in predicting the development of asthma and other IgE-mediated allergic diseases is unclear. The purpose of this study is twofold:…”
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The Canadian study of health and aging : risk factors for Alzheimer's disease in Canada

“…To study risk factors for Alzheimer's disease (AD) based on data from the Canadian Study of Health and Aging. Population-based case-control study. Communities…”
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Use of spirometry and respiratory drugs in Manitobans over 35 years of age with obstructive lung diseases by Anthonisen, N R, Woodlrage, K, Manfreda, J

“…Previous data indicated that spirometry was underused in people with obstructive disease, especially those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)…”
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The epidemiology of tuberculosis among foreign-born persons in Alberta, Canada, 1989-1998: identification of high risk groups by Long, R, Sutherland, K, Kunimoto, D, Cowie, R, Manfreda, J

“…BACKGROUND: To date, there have been no comprehensive epidemiological studies in Canada of the incidence rates of tuberculosis among foreign-born persons…”
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The emergency department is a determinant point of contact of tuberculosis patients prior to diagnosis by LONG, R, ZIELINSKI, M, KUNIMOTO, D, MANFREDA, J

“…SETTING: Metropolitan Edmonton, Canada.OBJECTIVES: To determine 1) the pre-diagnosis emergency department utilization history of urban tuberculosis patients,…”
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Changes in peak flow, symptom score, and the use of medications during acute exacerbations of asthma by Chan-Yeung, M, Chang, J H, Manfreda, J, Ferguson, A, Becker, A

“…Changes in symptom score and peak expiratory flow (PEF) and the use of medications during the first acute exacerbation of asthma were studied in 41 patients…”
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The chest roentgenogram in pulmonary tuberculosis patients seropositive for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 by Long, R, Maycher, B, Scalcini, M, Manfreda, J

“…To determine the impact that co-infection with HIV has on the radiographic presentation of pulmonary tuberculosis, we examined the chest roentgenograms…”
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Introduction of leukotriene receptor antagonists in Manitoba by Macie, C, Wooldrage, K, Manfreda, J, Anthonisen, N R

“…Patient characteristics and prescribing patterns during the introduction of leukotriene receptor antagonists (LTRA) in Manitoba are described using the…”
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Breastfeeding and food avoidance are ineffective in preventing sensitization in high risk children by Appelt, G.K., Chan-Yeung, M., Watson, W.T.A., Dimich-Ward, H., Ferguson, A., Manfreda, J., Becker, A.B.

“…Data supporting a primary prevention strategy for food allergy are mixed. We undertook a randomized multifaceted primary prevention study in high risk families…”
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Income level and asthma prevalence and care patterns by Erzen, D, Carriere, K C, Dik, N, Mustard, C, Roos, L L, Manfreda, J, Anthonisen, N R

“…Manitoba has a universally accessible health-care system that records physician contacts and hospitalizations in such a way that they can be ascribed to…”
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M. tuberculosis molecular variation in CNS infection : Evidence for strain-dependent neurovirulence by ARVANITAKIS, Z, LONG, R. L, HERSHFIELD, E. S, MANFREDA, J, KABANI, A, KUNIMOTO, D, POWER, C

“…To determine the molecular diversity among Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates associated with central nervous system tuberculosis (CNS TB) in a defined cohort…”
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Trends in physician-diagnosed asthma prevalence in Manitoba between 1980 and 1990 by Manfreda, J, Becker, A B, Wang, P Z, Roos, L L, Anthonisen, N R

“…We attempted to assess recent changes in the prevalence of physician-diagnosed asthma and the possible influence of diagnostic exchange on these trends. The…”
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Disseminated tuberculosis with and without a miliary pattern on chest radiograph: a clinical-pathologic-radiologic correlation by Long, O'Connor, Palayew, Hershfield, Manfreda

“…Setting: Province of Manitoba, Canada.Objective: To describe the characteristics of disseminated tuberculosis (TBD) with and without a miliary pattern on chest…”
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