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A Population-Based Study of Cholinesterase Inhibitor Use for Dementia by Herrmann, Nathan, Gill, Sudeep S., Bell, Chaim M., Anderson, Geoffrey M., Bronskill, Susan E., Shulman, Kenneth I., Fischer, Hadas D., Sykora, Kathy, Shi, Haijiang Steven, Rochon, Paula A.

“…OBJECTIVES: To examine current utilization patterns of cholinesterase inhibitor (ChEI) therapy for dementia to determine treatment duration, use in long‐term…”
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Antipsychotic Medications and Drug-Induced Movement Disorders Other Than Parkinsonism: A Population-Based Cohort Study in Older Adults by Lee, Philip E., Sykora, Kathy, Gill, Sudeep S., Mamdani, Muhammad, Marras, C., Anderson, Geoff, Shulman, Ken I., Stukel, Thérèse, Normand, Sharon-Lise, Rochon, Paula A.

“…Objectives: To study the relationship between initiating therapy with an antipsychotic medication and a subsequent new diagnosis of a drug‐induced movement…”
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Initiation of benzodiazepines in the elderly after hospitalization by BELL, Chaim M, FISCHER, Hadas D, ROCHON, Paula A, GILL, Sudeep S, ZAGORSKI, Brandon, SYKORA, Kathy, WODCHIS, Walter P, HERRMANN, Nathan, BRONSKILL, Susan E, LEE, Phil E, ANDERSON, Geoff M

“…To estimate the rate of new chronic benzodiazepine use after hospitalization in older adults not previously prescribed with benzodiazepines. Retrospective…”
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Trends in Deliveries, Prenatal Care, and Obstetrical Complications in Women With Pregestational Diabetes by Feig, Denice S., Razzaq, Asma, Sykora, Kathy, Hux, Jan E., Anderson, Geoff M.

“…Trends in Deliveries, Prenatal Care, and Obstetrical Complications in Women With Pregestational Diabetes A population-based study in Ontario, Canada, 1996–2001…”
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Antipsychotic drug use and mortality in older adults with dementia by GILL, Sudeep S, BRONSKILL, Susan E, GURWITZ, Jerry H, ROCHON, Paula A, NORMAND, Sharon-Lise T, ANDERSON, Geoffrey M, SYKORA, Kathy, LAM, Kelvin, BELL, Chaim M, LEE, Philip E, FISCHER, Hadas D, HERRMANN, Nathan

“…Antipsychotic drugs are widely used to manage behavioral and psychological symptoms in dementia despite concerns about their safety. To examine the association…”
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Withdrawal reaction after long-term therapeutic use of benzodiazepines by Busto, U, Sellers, E M, Naranjo, C A, Cappell, H, Sanchez-Craig, M, Sykora, K

“…We conducted a double-blind, placebo-controlled trail in which 40 patients who had undergone long-term therapy with benzodiazepines were switched to placebo or…”
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Reader's guide to critical appraisal of cohort studies: 2. Assessing potential for confounding by Mamdani, Muhammad, Sykora, Kathy, Li, Ping, Normand, Sharon-Lise T, Streiner, David L, Austin, Peter C, Rochon, Paula A, Anderson, Geoffrey M

“…Information on identifying selection bias that may lead to confounders in cohort studies is presented. If individual characteristics have independent effects…”
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A clinical scale to assess benzodiazepine withdrawal by Busto, U E, Sykora, K, Sellers, E M

“…The objective, sensitive, and reliable quantitation of withdrawal symptoms is essential to assess physical dependence on drugs. Data collected from 23 patients…”
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Reader's guide to critical appraisal of cohort studies: 1. Role and design by Gurwitz, Jerry H, Sykora, Kathy, Mamdani, Muhammad, Streiner, David L

“…Valid evidence on the benefits and risks of healthcare interventions is essential to rational decision making. Randomized controlled trials are considered the…”
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Atypical antipsychotic drugs and risk of ischaemic stroke: population based retrospective cohort study by Gill, Sudeep S, Rochon, Paula A, Herrmann, Nathan, Lee, Philip E, Sykora, Kathy, Gunraj, Nadia, Normand, Sharon-Lise T, Gurwitz, Jerry H, Marras, Connie, Wodchis, Walter P, Mamdani, Muhammad

“…Abstract Objective To compare the incidence of admissions to hospital for stroke among older adults with dementia receiving atypical or typical antipsychotics…”
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Readers guide to critical appraisal of cohort studies: 3. Analytical strategies to reduce confounding by Normand, Sharon-Lise T, Sykora, Kathy, Li, Ping, Mamdani, Muhammad, Rochon, Paula A, Anderson, Geoffrey M

“…This article describes two analytical strategies--regression and stratification--that can be used to assess and reduce confounding. Some cohort studies match…”
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Trends in deliveries, prenatal care, and obstetrical complications in women with pregestational diabetes : A population-based study in Ontario, Canada, 1996-2001 by FEIG, Denice S, RAZZAQ, Asma, SYKORA, Kathy, HUX, Jan E, ANDERSON, Geoff M

“…To describe recent trends in the proportion of deliveries in women with pregestational diabetes (PGD), their use of services, and diabetes-related obstetrical…”
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Neuroleptic Drug Therapy in Older Adults Newly Admitted to Nursing Homes: Incidence, Dose, and Specialist Contact by Bronskill, Susan E., Anderson, Geoffrey M., Sykora, Kathy, Wodchis, Walter P., Gill, Sudeep, Shulman, Kenneth I., Rochon, Paula A.

“…Objectives:  To describe the incidence and dose of neuroleptic drug therapy newly dispensed for behavioral disorders to older adults admitted to nursing homes…”
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Changing prescription patterns for lithium and valproic acid in old age: shifting practice without evidence by Shulman, Kenneth I, Rochon, Paula, Sykora, Kathy, Anderson, Geoffrey, Mamdani, Muhammad, Bronskill, Susan, Tran, Chau T T

“…For elderly patients, however, there is no clear evidence that valproic acid is more beneficial than lithium. [...]the evidence for the superiority of valproic…”
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Antipsychotic use in older adults with Parkinson's disease by Marras, Connie, Kopp, Alexander, Qiu, Feng, Lang, Anthony E., Sykora, Kathy, Shulman, Kenneth I., Rochon, Paula A.

“…The choice of agents to treat psychotic symptoms in Parkinson's disease is important given the potential for antipsychotics to worsen Parkinsonism. The purpose…”
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Comparison of the Impact of the Atrial Fibrillation Follow-Up Investigation of Rhythm Management Trial on Prescribing Patterns: A Time-Series Analysis by Choudhry, Niteesh K, Zagorski, Brandon, Avorn, Jerry, Levin, Raisa, Sykora, Kathy, Laupacis, Andreas, Mamdani, Muhammad

“…Background: The AFFIRM (Atrial Fibrillation Follow-Up Investigation of Rhythm Management) trial demonstrated that rate control and rhythm control strategies…”
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Antipsychotic therapy and short-term serious events in older adults with dementia by Rochon, Paula A, Normand, Sharon-Lise, Gomes, Tara, Gill, Sudeep S, Anderson, Geoffrey M, Melo, Magda, Sykora, Kathy, Lipscombe, Lorraine, Bell, Chaim M, Gurwitz, Jerry H

“…Antipsychotic therapy is widely used to treat behavioral problems in older adults with dementia. Cohort studies evaluating the safety of antipsychotic therapy…”
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PERSISTENCE WITH BISPHOSPHONATE THERAPY IN OLDER PEOPLE by Melo, Magda, Qiu, Feng, Sykora, Kathy, Juurlink, David, Laupacis, Andreas, Mamdani, Muhammad

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Pergolide associated cardiac valvulopathy based on Ontario administrative data by Zadikoff, Cindy, Duong-Hua, Minh, Sykora, Kathy, Marras, Connie, Lang, Anthony, Rochon, Paula

“…Pergolide is an ergot derived dopamine agonist that is widely used for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. Studies have found an association between…”
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Inappropriate Prescribing Before and After Nursing Home Admission by Dhalla, Irfan A., Anderson, Geoffrey M., Mamdani, Muhammad M., Bronskill, Susan E., Sykora, Kathy, Rochon, Paula A.

“…OBJECTIVES: To compare the prevalence of inappropriate prescribing before and after nursing home admission and to determine which patient and physician…”
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