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Risk factors for developing tuberculosis: a 12-year follow-up of contacts of tuberculosis cases by MORAN-MENDOZA, O, MARION, S. A, ELWOOD, K, PATRICK, D, FITZGERALD, J. M

“…BACKGROUND: Many risk factors for the development of tuberculosis (TB) have been reported but have not been simultaneously assessed.OBJECTIVE: To determine the…”
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How does direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA) affect prescribing? A survey in primary care environments with and without legal DTCA by Mintzes, Barbara, Barer, Morris L, Kravitz, Richard L, Bassett, Ken, Lexchin, Joel, Kazanjian, Arminée, Evans, Robert G, Pan, Richard, Marion, Stephen A

“…Direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA) of prescription drugs has increased rapidly in the United States during the last decade, yet little is known about its…”
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Influence of direct to consumer pharmaceutical advertising and patients' requests on prescribing decisions: two site cross sectional survey by Mintzes, Barbara, Barer, Morris L, Kravitz, Richard L, Kazanjian, Arminée, Bassett, Ken, Lexchin, Joel, Evans, Robert G, Pan, Richard, Marion, Stephen A

“…We thank Robert Woollard for assistance with recruitment of physicians in Vancouver and the physician questionnaire; the research assistants who administered…”
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Pesticide exposure and risk of Parkinson's disease - a population-based case-control study evaluating the potential for recall bias by Rugbjerg, K, Harris, MA, Shen, H, Marion, SA, Tsui, JKC, Teschke, K

“…Objective The aim of this study was to investigate whether pesticide exposure was associated with Parkinson's disease in a population-based case-control study…”
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Occupational and environmental risk factors for Parkinson's disease by Lai, B.C.L, Marion, S.A, Teschke, K, Tsui, J.K.C

“…The etiology of Parkinson's disease (PD) remains obscure. Current research suggests that a variety of occupational and environmental risk factors may be linked…”
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Tuberculin skin test size and risk of tuberculosis development: a large population-based study in contacts by MORAN-MENDOZA, O, MARION, S. A, ELWOOD, K, PATRICK, D. M, FITZGERALD, J. M

“…SETTING: Contacts of tuberculosis (TB) cases identified from eight Provincial databases in British Columbia, Canada, between 1990 and 2000.OBJECTIVE: To assess…”
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Oculo-respiratory Syndrome: A New Influenza Vaccine-Associated Adverse Event? by Skowronski, Danuta M., Strauss, Barbara, De Serres, Gaston, MacDonald, Diane, Marion, Stephen A., Naus, Monika, Patrick, David M., Kendall, Perry

“…During the 2000–2001 influenza immunization campaign in Canada, a new adverse event, oculo-respiratory syndrome (ORS), was noted in association with…”
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Examination for sexual assault: is the documentation of physical injury associated with the laying of charges? A retrospective cohort study by McGregor, M J, Le, G, Marion, S A, Wiebe, E

“…Few studies have examined whether there is an association between individual medical findings and legal outcome in cases of sexual assault. This study was…”
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Effectiveness of community-directed diabetes prevention and control in a rural Aboriginal population in British Columbia, Canada by Daniel, Mark, Green, Lawrence W, Marion, Stephen A, Gamble, Diane, Herbert, Carol P, Hertzman, Clyde, Sheps, Sam B

“…This report presents the process and summative evaluation results from a community-based diabetes prevention and control project implemented in response to the…”
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Why don't more women report sexual assault to the police? by McGregor, M J, Wiebe, E, Marion, S A, Livingstone, C

“…Age was not significantly associated with police involvement. The presence of physical injury, the fact that the assailant was a stranger, socioeconomic status…”
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Are Questions from the Italian National Health Survey Adequate to Measure Prevalence of Smoking Among Teens by Maggi, Stefania, Linn, Gilat, Marion, Stephen A.

“…Objectives. Studies on the prevalence of smoking among Italian adolescents have generated inconsistent estimates. Notably, the Italian National Health Survey…”
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Childhood Cancer in the Offspring of Male Sawmill Workers Occupationally Exposed to Chlorophenate Fungicides by Heacock, Helen, Hertzman, Clyde, Demers, Paul A., Gallagher, Richard, Hogg, Robert S., Teschke, Kay, Hershler, Ruth, Bajdik, Chris D., Dimich-Ward, Helen, Marion, Stephen A., Ostry, Aleck, Kelly, Shona

“…The objective of this study was to determine whether paternal occupational exposure to chlorophenol fungicides and their dioxin contaminants is associated with…”
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Enzyme immunoassay of Cryptosporidium-specific immunoglobulin G antibodies to assess longitudinal infection trends in six communities in British Columbia, Canada by Ong, Corinne S, Li, Anna S, Priest, Jeffrey W, Copes, Ray, Khan, Mohamad, Fyfe, Murray W, Marion, Stephen A, Roberts, Jacquelin M, Lammie, Patrick J, Isaac-Renton, Judith L

“…A newly developed enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) that detects immunoglobulin G antibodies to the 27-kDa Cryptosporidium parvum sporozoite surface…”
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Reducing attenuation in exposure-response relationships by exposure modeling and grouping: The relationship between wood dust exposure and lung function by Teschke, Kay, Spierings, Judith, Marion, Stephen A., Demers, Paul A., Davies, Hugh W., Kennedy, Susan M.

“…Background In a study of wood dust exposure and lung function, we tested the effect on the exposure–response relationship of six different exposure metrics…”
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Occupational Risk Factors in Parkinson's Disease by Tsui, Joseph K.C., Calne, Donald B., Wang, Yue, Schulzer, Michael, Marion, Stephen A.

“…Background: An apparent excess of teachers and healthcare workers among the Parkinson's disease patients of a large tertiary care movement disorders clinic…”
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Influenza Revaccination of Elderly Travelers: Antibody Response to Single Influenza Vaccination and Revaccination at 12 Weeks by Buxton, Jane A., Skowronski, Danuta M., Ng, Helen, Marion, Steve A., Li, Yan, King, Arlene, Hockin, James

“…The antibody response to a single influenza vaccination and the effect of influenza revaccination was assessed in healthy elderly persons. Travelers ⩾65 years…”
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Mortality and cancer incidence among sawmill workers exposed to chlorophenate wood preservatives by Hertzman, C, Teschke, K, Ostry, A, Hershler, R, Dimich-Ward, H, Kelly, S, Spinelli, J J, Gallagher, R P, McBride, M, Marion, S A

“…This study examined the association between exposure to chlorophenates and the risk of soft tissue sarcoma; non-Hodgkin's lymphoma; Hodgkin's disease; and…”
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Variation by body mass index and age in waist-to-hip ratio associations with glycemic status in an aboriginal population at risk for type 2 diabetes in British Columbia, Canada by Daniel, M, Marion, S.A, Sheps, S.B, Hertzman, C, Gamble, D

“…Background: It is unclear whether obesity and age modify or confound relations between abdominal adiposity and metabolic risk factors for type 2 diabetes…”
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Exposures to wood dust in U.S. industries and occupations, 1979 to 1997 by Teschke, Kay, Marion, Stephen A., Vaughan, Thomas L., Morgan, Michael S., Camp, Janice

“…Background: We analyzed 1,632 measurements of airborne wood dust reported to OSHA's Integrated Management Information System in the period 1979 to 1997…”
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Long-term follow-up of hepatitis B vaccine in infants of carrier mothers by Marion, S A, Tomm Pastore, M, Pi, D W, Mathias, R G

“…A program of immunization against hepatitis B, consisting of one dose of hepatitis B immune globulin within 12 hours of birth and three doses of hepatitis B…”
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