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Conceptualizing physical activity parenting practices using expert informed concept mapping analysis by Mâsse, Louise C, O'Connor, Teresia M, Tu, Andrew W, Hughes, Sheryl O, Beauchamp, Mark R, Baranowski, Tom

“…Parents are widely recognized as playing a central role in the development of child behaviors such as physical activity. As there is little agreement as to the…”
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Food parenting practices for 5 to 12 year old children: a concept map analysis of parenting and nutrition experts input by O'Connor, Teresia M, Mâsse, Louise C, Tu, Andrew W, Watts, Allison W, Hughes, Sheryl O, Beauchamp, Mark R, Baranowski, Tom, Pham, Truc, Berge, Jerica M, Fiese, Barbara, Golley, Rebecca, Hingle, Melanie, Kremers, Stef P J, Rhee, Kyung E, Skouteris, Helen, Vaughn, Amber

“…Parents are an important influence on children's dietary intake and eating behaviors. However, the lack of a conceptual framework and inconsistent assessment…”
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Does parental and adolescent participation in an e-health lifestyle modification intervention improve weight outcomes? by Tu, Andrew W., Watts, Allison W., Chanoine, Jean-Pierre, Panagiotopoulos, Constadina, Geller, Josie, Brant, Rollin, Barr, Susan I., Mâsse, Louise

“…Background Few studies have evaluated the effect of adherence to a lifestyle intervention on adolescent health outcomes. The objective of this study was to…”
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What do US and Canadian parents do to encourage or discourage physical activity among their 5-12 Year old children? by Tu, Andrew W, O'Connor, Teresia M, Beauchamp, Mark R, Hughes, Sheryl O, Baranowski, Tom, Mâsse, Louise C

“…Parents have the potential to substantively influence their child's physical activity. This study identified the parenting practices of US and Canadian parents…”
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Longitudinal changes in visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue and metabolic syndrome: Results from the Multicultural Community Health Assessment Trial (M-CHAT) by Tu, Andrew W., Humphries, Karin H., Lear, Scott A.

“…Few studies have examined whether longitudinal changes in visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT), independent of each other, are…”
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Patterns of health care utilization among people who overdosed from illegal drugs: a descriptive analysis using the BC Provincial Overdose Cohort by Otterstatter, Michael C, Crabtree, Alexis, Dobrer, Sabina, Kinniburgh, Brooke, Klar, Salman, Leamon, Anthony, May-Hadford, Jennifer, Mill, Christopher, Park, Mina, Tu, Andrew W, Zheng, Lu

“…British Columbia (BC) declared a public health emergency in April 2016 in response to a rapid rise in overdose deaths. Further understanding of health care…”
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What parenting practices do US and Canadian parents use to encourage or discourage healthy eating among their 5–12 year-old children? by Mâsse, Louise C., Tu, Andrew W., Watts, Allison, Hughes, Sheryl O., O'Connor, Teresia M.

“…•Parents believed controlling parenting practices encouraged healthy eating.•Controlling and structure parenting were mentioned most often.•Autonomy promoting…”
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The Relationship Between Income and Weight Control Strategies Among Canadian Adults by Tu, Andrew W., Mâsse, Louise C.

“…Objective:The goal of this study was to examine use of weight control strategies in Canadian adults and the role of income as a barrier to using these…”
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Who knows more about immunization? Survey of public health nurses and physicians by Buxton, Jane A, McIntyre, Cheryl C, Tu, Andrew W, Eadie, Brennan D, Remple, Valencia P, Halperin, Beth, Pielak, Karen L

“…To report the findings of a knowledge survey of nurse and physician immunization providers. Cross-sectional postal survey assessing demographic characteristics…”
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Body mass index trajectories from ages 1 to 20: Results from two nationally representative canadian longitudinal cohorts by Tu, Andrew W., Mâsse, Louise C., Lear, Scott A., Gotay, Carolyn C., Richardson, Chris G.

“…Objective In this study, unique body mass index (BMI) trajectories from ages 1 to 20 years were identified; each trajectory according to socio demographic and…”
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The context of illicit drug overdose deaths in British Columbia, 2006 by Buxton, Jane A, Skutezky, Trevor, Tu, Andrew W, Waheed, Bilal, Wallace, Alex, Mak, Sunny

“…Illicit drug overdose deaths (IDD) relate to individual drug dose and context of use, including use with other drugs and alcohol. IDD peaked in British…”
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Prevalence and incidence of hepatitis C virus in hemodialysis patients in British Columbia: Follow-up after a possible breach in hemodialysis machines by Tu, Andrew W, Buxton, Jane A, Whitlock, Mandy, Djurdjev, Ognjenka, Chong, Mei, Krajden, Mel, Beaulieu, Monica, Levin, Adeera

“…A possible breach of the transducer protector in specific dialysis machines was reported in June 2004 in British Columbia (BC), which led to testing of…”
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Does parental and adolescent participation in an e-health lifestyle modification intervention improves weight outcomes? by Tu, Andrew W, Watts, Allison W, Chanoine, Jean-Pierre, Panagiotopoulos, Constadina, Geller, Josie, Brant, Rollin, Barr, Susan I, Mâsse, Louise

“…Few studies have evaluated the effect of adherence to a lifestyle intervention on adolescent health outcomes. The objective of this study was to determine…”
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Individual and Household Predictors of Adolescents’ Adherence to a Web-Based Intervention by Mâsse, Louise C., Watts, Allison W., Barr, Susan I., Tu, Andrew W., Panagiotopoulos, Constadina, Geller, Josie, Chanoine, Jean-Pierre

“…Background Adherence to e-health obesity interventions is a significant challenge. Purpose We examined the individual and household predictors of adolescents’…”
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Parent-Adolescent Patterns of Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviors and Sleep Among a Sample of Overweight and Obese Adolescents by Tu, Andrew W, Watts, Allison W, Masse, Louise C

“…The purpose of this study was to examine the association between parent and adolescent levels of physical activity, sedentary behaviors, and sleep among a…”
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Publicly funded pegylated interferon-alpha treatment in British Columbia: disparities in treatment patterns for people with hepatitis C by Hsu, Priscilla C, Buxton, Jane A, Tu, Andrew W, Hill, Warren D, Yu, Amanda, Krajden, Mel

“…An estimated 60,000 British Columbians are chronically infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV); 10% to 20% will develop cirrhosis after 20 years and 5% to…”
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Development of an item bank for food parenting practices based on published instruments and reports from Canadian and US parents by O'Connor, Teresia M., Pham, Truc, Watts, Allison W., Tu, Andrew W., Hughes, Sheryl O., Beauchamp, Mark R., Baranowski, Tom, Mâsse, Louise C.

“…Research to understand how parents influence their children's dietary intake and eating behaviors has expanded in the past decades and a growing number of…”
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Gender Differences in the Correlates of Adolescents' Cannabis Use by Tu, Andrew W., Ratner, Pamela A., Johnson, Joy L.

“…Adolescents' gender-specific cannabis use rates and their correlates were examined. Data were obtained via a cross-sectional survey conducted in 2004 in…”
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Are the Physical Activity Parenting Practices Reported by US and Canadian Parents Captured in Currently Published Instruments? by Mâsse, Louise C, O'Connor, Teresia M, Tu, Andrew W, Watts, Allison W, Beauchamp, Mark R, Hughes, Sheryl O, Baranowski, Tom

“…The purpose of this study was to compare the physical activity parenting practices (PAPPs) parents report using with the PAPPs incorporated in the published…”
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Exploring the mediating roles of physical activity and television time on the relationship between the neighbourhood environment and childhood obesity by Tu, Andrew W., Mâsse, Louise C., Lear, Scott A., Gotay, Carolyn C., Richardson, Chris G.

“…OBJECTIVE: Understanding the mechanisms by which neighbourhood environments influence childhood obesity is needed to facilitate the development of prevention…”
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