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What Do Kramer’s Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative PROBIT Studies Tell Us? A Review of a Decade of Research by Martens, Patricia J.

“…Background: Kramer et al’s PROBIT (Promotion of Breastfeeding Intervention Trial) research in Belarus studied effects of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative…”
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Exposure to Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Impact on the Development of Early-Onset Type 2 Diabetes in Canadian First Nations and Non-First Nations Offspring by Sellers, Elizabeth A C, Dean, Heather J, Shafer, Leigh Anne, Martens, Patricia J, Phillips-Beck, Wanda, Heaman, Maureen, Prior, Heather J, Dart, Allison B, McGavock, Jonathan, Morris, Margaret, Torshizi, Ali A, Ludwig, Sora, Shen, Garry X

“…Type 2 diabetes is increasing in children worldwide, with Canadian First Nations (FN) children disproportionally affected. The prevalence of gestational…”
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Inequities in utilization of prenatal care: a population-based study in the Canadian province of Manitoba by Heaman, Maureen I, Martens, Patricia J, Brownell, Marni D, Chartier, Mariette J, Thiessen, Kellie R, Derksen, Shelley A, Helewa, Michael E

“…Ensuring high quality and equitable maternity services is important to promote positive pregnancy outcomes. Despite a universal health care system, previous…”
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Conservation of resources theory and research use in health systems by Alvaro, Celeste, Lyons, Renée F, Warner, Grace, Hobfoll, Stevan E, Martens, Patricia J, Labonté, Ronald, Brown, Richard E

“…Health systems face challenges in using research evidence to improve policy and practice. These challenges are particularly evident in small and poorly…”
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Earlier Onset of Complications in Youth With Type 2 Diabetes by DART, Allison B, MARTENS, Patricia J, RIGATTO, Claudio, BROWNELL, Marni D, DEAN, Heather J, SELLERS, Elizabeth A

“…To evaluate the risk of complications in youth with type 2 diabetes. Population-based cohorts of 342 youth (1-18 years of age) with prevalent type 2 diabetes,…”
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Have we left some behind? Trends in socio-economic inequalities in breastfeeding initiation: A population-based epidemiological surveillance study by Nickel, Nathan C., Martens, Patricia J., Chateau, Dan, Brownell, Marni D., Sarkar, Joykrishna, Goh, Chun Yan, Burland, Elaine, Taylor, Carole, Katz, Alan

“…OBJECTIVES:Breastfeeding is associated with improved health. Surveillance data show that breastfeeding initiation rates have increased; however, limited work…”
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What is the comparative health status and associated risk factors for the Métis? A population-based study in Manitoba, Canada by Martens, Patricia J, Bartlett, Judith G, Prior, Heather J, Sanguins, Julianne, Burchill, Charles A, Burland, Elaine M J, Carter, Sheila

“…Métis are descendants of early 17th century relationships between North American Indians and Europeans. This study's objectives were: (1) to compare the health…”
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Does access to a colorectal cancer screening website and/or a nurse-managed telephone help line provided to patients by their family physician increase fecal occult blood test uptake?: A pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial study protocol by Clouston, Kathleen, Katz, Alan, Martens, Patricia J, Sisler, Jeff, Turner, Donna, Lobchuk, Michelle, McClement, Susan

“…Fecal occult blood test screening in Canada is sub-optimal. Family physicians play a central role in screening and are limited by the time constraints of…”
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High Burden of Kidney Disease in Youth-Onset Type 2 Diabetes by Dart, Allison B, Sellers, Elizabeth A, Martens, Patricia J, Rigatto, Claudio, Brownell, Marni D, Dean, Heather J

“…OBJECTIVE: To evaluate renal outcomes and survival in youth with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) versus type 1 diabetes (T1DM) versus nondiabetic control subjects…”
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Suicide Policy in Canada: Lessons From History by Spiwak, Rae, Elias, Brenda, Bolton, James M., Martens, Patricia J., Sareen, Jitender

“…In Canada, suicide has transitioned from being a criminal activity with much associated stigma, to being a public health concern that needs to be managed by…”
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Parents bereaved by offspring suicide: a population-based longitudinal case-control study by Bolton, James M, Au, Wendy, Leslie, William D, Martens, Patricia J, Enns, Murray W, Roos, Leslie L, Katz, Laurence Y, Wilcox, Holly C, Erlangsen, Annette, Chateau, Dan, Walld, Randy, Spiwak, Rae, Seguin, Monique, Shear, Katherine, Sareen, Jitender

“…CONTEXT Suicide bereavement remains understudied and poorly understood. OBJECTIVES To examine outcomes of parents bereaved by the suicide death of their…”
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Cause and rate of death in people with schizophrenia across the lifespan: a population-based study in Manitoba, Canada by Kredentser, Maia S, Martens, Patricia J, Chochinov, Harvey M, Prior, Heather J

“…To compare the causes and rates of death for people with and without schizophrenia in Manitoba, Canada. Using de-identified administrative databases at the…”
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The Association of Inadequate and Intensive Prenatal Care With Maternal, Fetal, and Infant Outcomes: A Population-Based Study in Manitoba, Canada by Heaman, Maureen I., Martens, Patricia J., Brownell, Marni D., Chartier, Mariette J., Derksen, Shelley A., Helewa, Michael E.

“…Little is known about how prenatal care influences health outcomes in Canada. The objective of this study was to examine the association of prenatal care…”
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Unconditional Prenatal Income Supplement and Birth Outcomes by Brownell, Marni D, Chartier, Mariette J, Nickel, Nathan C, Chateau, Dan, Martens, Patricia J, Sarkar, Joykrishna, Burland, Elaine, Jutte, Douglas P, Taylor, Carole, Santos, Robert G, Katz, Alan

“…Perinatal outcomes have improved in developed countries but remain poor for disadvantaged populations. We examined whether an unconditional income supplement…”
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Acute Risk of Suicide and Suicide Attempts Associated with Recent Diagnosis of Mental Disorders: A Population-Based, Propensity Score—Matched Analysis by Randall, Jason R, Walld, Randy, Finlayson, Greg, Sareen, Jitender, Martens, Patricia J, Bolton, James M

“…Objective: To determine the degree of risk during the first year after diagnosis with a mental illness. Methods: We used propensity scoring to create a matched…”
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Bereavement after sibling death: a population‐based longitudinal case‐control study by Bolton, James M., Au, Wendy, Chateau, Dan, Walld, Randy, Leslie, William D., Enns, Jessica, Martens, Patricia J., Katz, Laurence Y., Logsetty, Sarvesh, Sareen, Jitender

“…The objective of this study was to examine mental disorders and treatment use among bereaved siblings in the general population. Siblings (N=7243) of all…”
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Breastfeeding Initiation Associated With Reduced Incidence of Diabetes in Mothers and Offspring by Martens, Patricia J., Shafer, Leigh Anne, Dean, Heather J., Sellers, Elizabeth A. C., Yamamoto, Jennifer, Ludwig, Sora, Heaman, Maureen, Phillips-Beck, Wanda, Prior, Heather J., Morris, Margaret, McGavock, Jonathan, Dart, Allison B., Shen, Garry X.

“…OBJECTIVE:To examine associations between breastfeeding initiation and subsequent diabetes among First Nations (indigenous people in Canada who are not Métis…”
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Demographic and social variables associated with problem gambling among men and women in Canada by Afifi, Tracie O, Cox, Brian J, Martens, Patricia J, Sareen, Jitender, Enns, Murray W

“…Abstract Knowledge of demographic and social correlates of problem gambling among men and women in general population samples is limited. Such research is…”
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A Systematic Review of the Effect of Early Interventions for Psychosis on the Usage of Inpatient Services by Randall, Jason R, Vokey, Sherri, Loewen, Hal, Martens, Patricia J, Brownell, Marni, Katz, Alan, Nickel, Nathan C, Burland, Elaine, Chateau, Dan

“…To review and synthesize the currently available research on whether early intervention for psychosis programs reduce the use of inpatient services. A…”
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Comparative health care use patterns of people with schizophrenia near the end of life: A population-based study in Manitoba, Canada by Chochinov, Harvey M, Martens, Patricia J, Prior, Heather J, Kredentser, Maia S

“…Abstract Context The rate of health care and palliative care utilization for patients with schizophrenia near the end-of-life is currently unknown. Objective…”
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