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Primary ciliary dyskinesia and neonatal respiratory distress by Mullowney, Tara, Manson, David, Kim, Raymond, Stephens, Derek, Shah, Vibhuti, Dell, Sharon

“…Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a rare inherited disease affecting motile cilia lining the respiratory tract. Despite neonatal respiratory distress as an…”
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Survey of the prevalence of immunization non-compliance due to needle fears in children and adults by Taddio, Anna, Ipp, Moshe, Thivakaran, Suganthan, Jamal, Ali, Parikh, Chaitya, Smart, Sarah, Sovran, Julia, Stephens, Derek, Katz, Joel

“…Highlights ► 1907 children and parents were surveyed to determine prevalence of self-reported needle fear and impact on vaccine adherence. ► Needle fear was…”
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Biochemical and imaging surveillance in germline TP53 mutation carriers with Li-Fraumeni syndrome: 11 year follow-up of a prospective observational study by Villani, Anita, MD, Shore, Ari, BScH, Wasserman, Jonathan D, MD, Stephens, Derek, MSc, Kim, Raymond H, MD, Druker, Harriet, MSc, Gallinger, Bailey, MSc, Naumer, Anne, MS, Kohlmann, Wendy, MS, Novokmet, Ana, BA, Tabori, Uri, MD, Tijerin, Marta, MD, Greer, Mary-Louise C, MBBS, Finlay, Jonathan L, Prof, Schiffman, Joshua D, MD, Malkin, David, Prof

“…Summary Background Carriers of a germline TP53 pathogenic variant have a substantial lifetime risk of developing cancer. In 2011, we did a prospective…”
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Surgical wait times and socioeconomic status in a public healthcare system: a retrospective analysis by Law, Tyler J, Stephens, Derek, Wright, James G

“…One aim of publicly-funded health care systems is to provide equitable access to care irrespective of ability to pay. At the same time, differences in…”
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Combined genetic and epigenetic alterations of the TERT promoter affect clinical and biological behavior of bladder cancer by Leão, Ricardo, Lee, Donghyun, Figueiredo, Arnaldo, Hermanns, Thomas, Wild, Peter, Komosa, Martin, Lau, Irene, Mistry, Mathew, Nunes, Nuno Miguel, Price, Aryeh J., Zhang, Cindy, Lipman, Tatiana, Poyet, Cédric, Valtcheva, Nadejda, Oehl, Kathrin, Coelho, Hugo, Sayyid, Rashid, Gomes, Ana Melo, Prado e Castro, Ligia, Sweet, Joan, Vinagre, João, Apolónio, Joana, Stephens, Derek, Faleiro, Inês, Fadaak, Kamel, Richard, Patrick O., Kulkarni, Girish, Zlotta, Alexandre R., Hamilton, Robert J., Castelo‐Branco, Pedro, Tabori, Uri

“…In urothelial bladder cancer (UBC), risk stratification remains an important unmet need. Limitless self‐renewal, governed by TERT expression and telomerase…”
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Phase II Study of Weekly Vinblastine in Recurrent or Refractory Pediatric Low-Grade Glioma by BOUFFET, Eric, JAKACKI, Regina, HILDEN, Joanne, ETZL, Michael, WILSON, Beverly, STEPHENS, Derek, TABORI, Uri, BARUCHEL, Sylvain, GOLDMAN, Stewart, HARGRAVE, Darren, HAWKINS, Cynthia, SHROFF, Manohar, HUKIN, Juliette, BARTELS, Ute, FOREMAN, Nicholas, KELLIE, Stewart

“…To evaluate the efficacy of single-agent vinblastine in pediatric patients with recurrent or refractory low-grade glioma. Patients were eligible if they had…”
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Effect of moist heat reprocessing of N95 respirators on SARS-CoV-2 inactivation and respirator function by Daeschler, Simeon C, Manson, Niclas, Joachim, Kariym, Chin, Alex W H, Chan, Katelyn, Chen, Paul Z, Tajdaran, Kiana, Mirmoeini, Kaveh, Zhang, Jennifer J, Maynes, Jason T, Zhang, Libo, Science, Michelle, Darbandi, Ali, Stephens, Derek, Gu, Frank, Poon, Leo L M, Borschel, Gregory H

“…Unprecedented demand for N95 respirators during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to a global shortage of these masks. We validated a…”
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Epidemiology and Geographic Distribution of Blastomycosis, Histoplasmosis, and Coccidioidomycosis, Ontario, Canada, 1990-2015 by Brown, Elizabeth M, McTaggart, Lisa R, Dunn, Deirdre, Pszczolko, Elizabeth, Tsui, Kar George, Morris, Shaun K, Stephens, Derek, Kus, Julianne V, Richardson, Susan E

“…Endemic mycoses represent a growing public health challenge in North America. We describe the epidemiology of 1,392 microbiology laboratory-confirmed cases of…”
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Prospective Validation of the Pediatric Appendicitis Score by Goldman, Ran D., MD, Carter, Susan, BSc, Stephens, Derek, MD, Antoon, Roula, MD, Mounstephen, William, MD, Langer, Jacob C., MD

“…Objective To prospectively validate the Pediatric Appendicitis Score (PAS), developed on a cohort of children with abdominal pain suggestive of appendicitis,…”
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Latitudinal differences on the global epidemiology of infantile spasms: systematic review and meta-analysis by Jia, Jason L, Chen, Shiyi, Sivarajah, Vishalini, Stephens, Derek, Cortez, Miguel A

“…Infantile spasms represent the catastrophic, age-specific seizure type associated with acute and long-term neurological morbidity. However, due to rarity and…”
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School Attendance in Childhood Cancer Survivors and Their Siblings by French, Amy E., MD, MSc, Tsangaris, Elena, BSc, Barrera, Maru, PhD, Guger, Sharon, PhD, Brown, Robert, EdD, Urbach, Stacey, MD, MPH, Stephens, Derek, MSc, Nathan, Paul C., MD, MSc

“…Objective To investigate school absenteeism among childhood cancer survivors and their siblings and examine factors related to absenteeism in survivors. Study…”
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Patent ductus arteriosus ligation is associated with impaired left ventricular systolic performance in premature infants weighing less than 1000 g by McNamara, Patrick J., MB Bch MRCPCH, Stewart, Lilian, MD, Shivananda, Sandesh P., MD, Stephens, Derek, MSc, Sehgal, Arvind, MD

“…Objective Patent ductus arteriosus ligation is often complicated by systemic hypotension and oxygenation failure. The ability of the immature myocardium to…”
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Effectiveness of a hospital-based postnatal parent education intervention about pain management during infant vaccination: a randomized controlled trial by Taddio, Anna, BScPhm PhD, Wong, Horace, MSc, Shah, Vibhuti, MD, Bucci, Lucie, MA, MacDonald, Noni E., MD, Stephens, Derek, MSc

“…ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Parents have reported that they want to learn how to reduce pain in infants during vaccinations. Our objective was to compare different…”
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Prediction of visual outcomes after open globe injury in children: A 17-year Canadian experience by Bunting, Howard, FRCOphth, BSc, Stephens, Derek, MSc, Mireskandari, Kamiar, FRCOphth, PhD

“…Purpose To analyze the predictive value of ocular trauma scoring systems for open globe injury in children, to determine risk factors for poor visual outcome,…”
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Feasibility of implementation of CARD™ for school-based immunizations in Calgary, Alberta: a cluster trial by Taddio, Anna, Coldham, Joanne, Logeman, Charlotte, McMurtry, C Meghan, Little, Cheri, Samborn, Tracy, Bucci, Lucie M, MacDonald, Noni E, Shah, Vibhuti, Dribnenki, Cindy, Snider, Joanne, Stephens, Derek

“…Negative experiences with school-based immunizations can contribute to vaccine hesitancy in youth and adulthood. We developed an evidence-based, multifaceted…”
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A cancer specific hypermethylation signature of the TERT promoter predicts biochemical relapse in prostate cancer: a retrospective cohort study by Castelo-Branco, Pedro, Leão, Ricardo, Lipman, Tatiana, Campbell, Brittany, Lee, Donghyun, Price, Aryeh, Zhang, Cindy, Heidari, Abolfazl, Stephens, Derek, Boerno, Stefan, Coelho, Hugo, Gomes, Ana, Domingos, Celia, Apolonio, Joana D, Schäfer, Georg, Bristow, Robert G, Schweiger, Michal R, Hamilton, Robert, Zlotta, Alexandre, Figueiredo, Arnaldo, Klocker, Helmut, Sültmann, Holger, Tabori, Uri

“…The identification of new biomarkers to differentiate between indolent and aggressive prostate tumors is an important unmet need. We examined the role of THOR…”
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Botulinum Toxin for the Treatment of Motor Imbalance in Obstetrical Brachial Plexus Palsy by Arad, Ehud, Stephens, Derek, Curtis, Christine G., Clarke, Howard M.

“…Residual muscle imbalance is a common problem affecting obstetrical brachial plexus palsy patients. The goal of this study was to examine the efficacy of…”
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Clinical features and viral serologies in children with multiple sclerosis: a multinational observational study by Banwell, Brenda, MD, Krupp, Lauren, MD, Kennedy, Julia, MSc, Tellier, Raymond, MD, Tenembaum, Silvia, MD, Ness, Jayne, MD, Belman, Anita, MD, Boiko, Alexei, MD, Bykova, Olga, MD, Waubant, Emmanuelle, MD PhD, Mah, Jean K, MD, Stoian, Cristina, MSc, Kremenchutzky, Marcelo, MD, Bardini, Maria Rita, MD, Ruggieri, Martino, MD PhD, Rensel, Mary, MD, Hahn, Jin, MD, Weinstock-Guttman, Bianca, MD, Yeh, E Ann, MD, Farrell, Kevin, MD, Freedman, Mark, MD, Iivanainen, Matti, MD, Sevon, Meri, MD, Bhan, Virender, MD, Dilenge, Marie-Emmanuelle, MD, Stephens, Derek, MSc, Bar-Or, Amit, MD

“…Summary Background The full spectrum of clinical manifestations and outcome, and the potential importance of regional or demographic features or viral triggers…”
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Risk Factors and Outcomes for Respiratory Syncytial Virus―related Infections in Immunocompromised Children by ASNER, Sandra, STEPHENS, Derek, PEDULLA, Paul, RICHARDSON, Susan E, ROBINSON, Joan, ALLEN, Upton

“…Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised children. Data on the risk factors for…”
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The BIG Score and Prediction of Mortality in Pediatric Blunt Trauma by Davis, Adrienne L., MD, FRCPC, Wales, Paul W., MD, MSc, FRCSC, Malik, Tahira, BS, Stephens, Derek, MSc, Razik, Fathima, MD, Schuh, Suzanne, MD, FRCPC

“…Objectives To examine the association between in-hospital mortality and the BIG (composed of the base deficit [B], International normalized ratio [I], Glasgow…”
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