Search Results - "Ungar, W J"

Examining Trajectories of Daily Living Skills over the Preschool Years for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder by Di Rezze, B., Duku, E., Szatmari, P., Volden, J., Georgiades, S., Zwaigenbaum, L., Smith, I. M., Vaillancourt, T., Bennett, T. A., Elsabbagh, M., Thompson, A., Ungar, W. J., Waddell, C.

“…Preschool children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience slower development of daily living skills (DLS) that are essential for independent…”
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Non-verbal IQ and change in restricted and repetitive behavior throughout childhood in autism: a longitudinal study using the Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised by Courchesne, V, Bedford, R, Pickles, A, Duku, E, Kerns, C, Mirenda, P, Bennett, T, Georgiades, S, Smith, I. M, Ungar, W. J, Vaillancourt, T, Zaidman-Zait, A, Zwaigenbaum, L, Szatmari, P, Elsabbagh, M

“…Background Restricted and repetitive behavior (RRB) is one of the characteristic features of Autism Spectrum Disorder. This domain of symptoms includes a broad…”
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Thiopurine S-methyltransferase testing for averting drug toxicity: a meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy by Zur, R M, Roy, L M, Ito, S, Beyene, J, Carew, C, Ungar, W J

“…Thiopurine S-methyltransferase (TPMT) deficiency increases the risk of serious adverse events in persons receiving thiopurines. The objective was to synthesize…”
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Validation studies of the Pregnancy Unique-Quantification of Emesis (PUQE) scores by Koren, G, Piwko, C, Ahn, E, Boskovic, R, Maltepe, C, Einarson, A, Navioz, Y, Ungar, WJ

“…The Pregnancy-Unique Quantification of Emesis (PUQE) is a scoring system to quantify the severity of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy (NVP). Based on…”
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The development of the Clinician-reported Genetic testing Utility InDEx (C-GUIDE): a novel strategy for measuring the clinical utility of genetic testing by Hayeems, R. Z., Luca, S., Ungar, W. J., Bhatt, A., Chad, L., Pullenayegum, E., Meyn, M. S.

“…Purpose Clinical utility describes a genetic test’s value to patients, families, health-care providers, systems, or society. This study aims to define clinical…”
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Trends in paediatric health economic evaluation: 1980 to 1999 by Ungar, W J, Santos, M T

“…Background: Although standard methods for conducting economic evaluations have evolved, little attention has been paid to their application in paediatrics. The…”
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Response to Rubanovich et al by Hayeems, R. Z., Luca, S., Ungar, W. J., Bhatt, A., Chad, L., Pullenayegum, E., Meyn, M. S.

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A cost-effectiveness analysis of maternal CYP2D6 genetic testing to guide treatment for postpartum pain and avert infant adverse events by Moretti, M E, Lato, D F, Berger, H, Koren, G, Ito, S, Ungar, W J

“…Mothers with a CYP2D6 ultrarapid metabolizer phenotype may expose their infants to risk of adverse events when taking codeine while breastfeeding, by producing…”
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Testing for thiopurine methyltransferase status for safe and effective thiopurine administration: a systematic review of clinical guidance documents by Burnett, H F, Tanoshima, R, Chandranipapongse, W, Madadi, P, Ito, S, Ungar, W J

“…A common pharmacogenomic test is for thiopurine S -methyltransferase (TPMT) status prior to treatment with thiopurine drugs, used to treat auto-immune…”
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Cost-utility analysis in evaluating prophylaxis in haemophilia by Carcao, M., Ungar, W. J., Feldman, B. M.

“…Prophylaxis is an expensive form of management in haemophilia but has demonstrated many advantages with respect to decreasing joint bleeds and potentially…”
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of different imaging strategies for diagnosis of haemophilic arthropathy by KHAN, U., BOGUE, C., UNGAR, W. J., HILLIARD, P., CARCAO, M., MOINEDDIN, R., DORIA, A. S.

“…Physiotherapy and radiography of the joints are standard diagnostic strategies for assessment of haemophilic arthropathy. The use of ultrasonography as an…”
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Health Services Utilization Reporting in Respiratory Patients by Ungar, Wendy J., Coyte, Peter C., the

“…Health services utilization information is important for outcomes research. This study assessed the reliability of self-reports of health services utilization…”
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Measuring productivity loss days in asthma patients by Ungar, Wendy J., Coyte, Peter C., The Pharmacy Medication Monitoring Program Advisory Board

“…In assessments of the cost of illness, productivity losses potentially constitute a large proportion. The present study objective was to develop a method to…”
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The effectiveness of Teratology Information Services (TIS) by Hancock, Rebecca L, Koren, Gideon, Einarson, Adrienne, Ungar, Wendy J

“…Women and their health care providers have few reliable sources of information regarding the safety of exposures in pregnancy and lactation. Evidence-based…”
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Prospective study of the patient-level cost of asthma care in children by Ungar, Wendy J., Coyte, Peter C.

“…Our objective was to assess the cost of asthma care at the patient level in children from the perspectives of society, the Ontario Ministry of Health, and the…”
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Providing information regarding exposures in pregnancy: A survey of North American Teratology Information Services by Hancock, Rebecca L., Ungar, Wendy J., Einarson, Adrienne, Goodstadt, Michael, Koren, Gideon

“…Teratology Information Services (TIS) provide information on exposures during pregnancy and breast-feeding. Maintaining ongoing funding is a challenge. The…”
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PSY29 - A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Of Maternal Genotyping To Guide Treatment For Postpartum Pain And Avert Infant Adverse Events by Moretti, ME, Ungar, WJ, Berger, H, Koren, G, Ito, S

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A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Of Maternal Genotyping To Guide Treatment For Postpartum Pain And Avert Infant Adverse Events by Moretti, ME, Ungar, WJ, Berger, H, Koren, G, Ito, S

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Appendectomy versus non-operative treatment for acute uncomplicated appendicitis in children: study protocol for a multicentre, open-label, non-inferiority, randomised controlled trial by Hall, Nigel J, Eaton, Simon, Abbo, Olivier, Arnaud, Alexis P, Beaudin, Marianne, Brindle, Mary, Bütter, Andreana, Davies, Dafydd, Jancelewicz, Tim, Johnson, Kathy, Keijzer, Richard, Lapidus-Krol, Eveline, Offringa, Martin, Piché, Nelson, Rintala, Risto, Skarsgard, Erik, Svensson, Jan F, Ungar, Wendy J, Wester, Tomas, Willan, Andrew R, Zani, Augusto, St Peter, Shawn D, Pierro, Agostino

“…BackgroundAppendectomy is considered the gold standard treatment for acute appendicitis. Recently the need for surgery has been challenged in both adults and…”
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Health services utilization reporting in respiratory patients. Pharmacy Medication Monitoring Program Advisory Board by Ungar, W J, Coyte, P C

“…Health services utilization information is important for outcomes research. This study assessed the reliability of self-reports of health services utilization…”
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