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Fetal death and preterm birth associated with maternal influenza vaccination: systematic review by Fell, DB, Platt, RW, Lanes, A, Wilson, K, Kaufman, JS, Basso, O, Buckeridge, D

“…Background Before 2012, few studies had addressed pregnancy outcomes following maternal influenza vaccination; however, the number of publications on this…”
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Machine learning for the prediction of postpartum complications is promising, but needs rigorous evaluation by Platt, RW, Grandi, SM

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Change in Mortality Risk Over Time in Young Kidney Transplant Recipients by Foster, B. J., Dahhou, M., Zhang, X., Platt, R. W., Hanley, J. A.

“…Mortality risk for kidney transplant recipients may change with increasing accumulated exposure to the “transplantation milieu.” We sought to characterize…”
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The use of customised versus population‐based birthweight standards in predicting perinatal mortality by Zhang, X, Platt, RW, Cnattingius, S, Joseph, KS, Kramer, MS

“…Objective  The objective of this study was to critically examine potential artifacts and biases underlying the use of ‘customised’ standards of birthweight for…”
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Pioglitazone and bladder cancer: improving research methods by Ripamonti, E., Azoulay, L., Abrahamowicz, M., Platt, R. W., Suissa, S.

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Customised birthweight percentiles: does adjusting for maternal characteristics matter? by Hutcheon, JA, Zhang, X, Cnattingius, S, Kramer, MS, Platt, RW

“…Objective  The objective of this study was to determine whether the improved prediction of risk for perinatal mortality obtained with the use of a customised…”
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Impact of HLA Mismatch at First Kidney Transplant on Lifetime With Graft Function in Young Recipients by Foster, B. J., Dahhou, M., Zhang, X., Platt, R. W., Smith, J. M., Hanley, J. A.

“…As HLA matching has been progressively de‐emphasized in the American deceased donor (DD) kidney allocation algorithm, concerns have been raised that poor…”
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Obstetric haemorrhage and risk of cardiovascular disease after three decades: a population‐based cohort study by Ukah, UV, Platt, RW, Potter, BJ, Paradis, G, Dayan, N, He, S, Auger, N

“…Objective To investigate the association between obstetric haemorrhage and cardiovascular disease up to three decades after pregnancy. Design Population‐based…”
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Do mother’s education and foreign born status interact to influence birth outcomes? Clarifying the epidemiological paradox and the healthy migrant effect by Auger, N, Luo, Z-C, Platt, R W, Daniel, M

“…Introduction:The unresolved “epidemiological paradox” concerns the association between low socioeconomic status and unexpectedly favourable birth outcomes in…”
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Small‐for‐gestational‐age birth and maternal plasma antioxidant levels in mid‐gestation: a nested case–control study by Cohen, JM, Kahn, SR, Platt, RW, Basso, O, Evans, RW, Kramer, MS

“…Objective To assess whether maternal plasma antioxidant levels in mid‐pregnancy are associated with small‐for‐gestational‐age (SGA) birth. Design Case–control…”
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The low prevalence of allergic disease in Eastern Europe by Kramer, M. S., Matush, L., Bogdanovich, N., Dahhou, M., Platt, R. W., Mazer, B.

“…Summary Background The prevalence of allergic disease is known to be low in Eastern Europe. Objective To assess the association of suspected risk factors,…”
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Influence of ultrasound‐to‐delivery interval and maternal–fetal characteristics on validity of estimated fetal weight by Cohen, J. M., Hutcheon, J. A., Kramer, M. S., Joseph, K. S., Abenhaim, H., Platt, R. W.

“…Objectives To explore the effects of ultrasound‐to‐delivery interval and maternal–fetal characteristics on the distribution of measurement error in estimated…”
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The Contribution of Mild and Moderate Preterm Birth to Infant Mortality by Kramer, Michael S, Demissie, Kitaw, Yang, Hong, Platt, Robert W, Sauvé, Reg, Liston, Robert, for the Fetal and Infant Health Study Group of the Canadian Perinatal Surveillance System

“…CONTEXT The World Health Organization defines preterm birth as birth at less than 37 completed gestational weeks, but most studies have focused on very preterm…”
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Maternal anthropometric risk factors for caesarean delivery before or after onset of labour by Sherrard, A, Platt, RW, Vallerand, D, Usher, RH, Zhang, X, Kramer, MS

“…Objective  To quantify the effects of pre‐pregnancy body mass and gestational weight gain, above and beyond their known effects on birthweight, on the risk of…”
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Neurodevelopmental disorders in children born to mothers with systemic lupus erythematosus by Vinet, É, Pineau, CA, Clarke, AE, Fombonne, É, Platt, RW, Bernatsky, S

“…Children born to women with systemic lupus erythematosus seem to have a potentially increased risk of neurodevelopmental disorders compared to children born to…”
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A systematic review of observational studies of the association between pioglitazone use and bladder cancer by Ripamonti, E., Azoulay, L., Abrahamowicz, M., Platt, R.W., Suissa, S.

“…Aim To conduct a systematic review of all observational studies on the effect of pioglitazone on the risk of bladder cancer. Methods The MEDLINE and EMBASE…”
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Do gastrointestinal tract infections in infancy increase blood pressure in childhood? A cohort study by Martin, R M, Kramer, M S, Dahhou, M, Platt, R W, Patel, R, Bogdanovich, N, Matush, L, Davey Smith, G

“…BackgroundIt has been hypothesised that dehydration in infancy could permanently increase sodium retention, raising blood pressure in later life. In this…”
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Maternal smoking and the risk of early weaning: a meta-analysis by Horta, BL, Kramer, MS, Platt, RW

“…This study reviewed evidence on the effect of maternal smoking on early weaning. The following databases and journals were searched: Medline, Scientific…”
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Variation in Child Cognitive Ability by Week of Gestation Among Healthy Term Births by Yang, Seungmi, Platt, Robert W., Kramer, Michael S.

“…The authors investigated variations in cognitive ability by gestational age among 13,824 children at age 6.5 years who were born at term with normal weight,…”
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Immortal Time Bias in Epidemiology by Platt, R. W., Hutcheon, J. A., Suissa, S.

“…Purpose of Review Immortal time occurs when study subjects’ person-time is misclassified. For example, if exposure is assigned over time, but treated as a…”
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