Search Results - "WOLFSON, C"

Design and Ground Calibration of the Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI) Instrument on the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) by Schou, J., Scherrer, P. H., Bush, R. I., Wachter, R., Couvidat, S., Rabello-Soares, M. C., Bogart, R. S., Hoeksema, J. T., Liu, Y., Duvall, T. L., Jr, Akin, D. J., Allard, B. A., Miles, J. W., Rairden, R., Shine, R. A., Tarbell, T. D., Title, A. M., Wolfson, C. J., Elmore, D. F., Norton, A. A.., Tomczyk, S.

“…The Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI) investigation will study the solar interior using helioseismic techniques as well as the magnetic field near the…”
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The diagnostic accuracy of routine electroencephalography after a first unprovoked seizure by Bouma, H. K., Labos, C., Gore, G. C., Wolfson, C., Keezer, M. R.

“…The clinical utility of routine electroencephalography (EEG) after a first unprovoked seizure remains uncertain. Its diagnostic accuracy in identifying adults…”
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Initial Calibration of the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) on the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) by Boerner, Paul, Edwards, Christopher, Lemen, James, Rausch, Adam, Schrijver, Carolus, Shine, Richard, Shing, Lawrence, Stern, Robert, Tarbell, Theodore, Title, Alan, Wolfson, C. Jacob, Soufli, Regina, Spiller, Eberhard, Gullikson, Eric, McKenzie, David, Windt, David, Golub, Leon, Podgorski, William, Testa, Paola, Weber, Mark

“…The Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) instrument onboard the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) is an array of four normal-incidence reflecting telescopes that…”
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Is high socioeconomic status a risk factor for multiple sclerosis? A systematic review by Goulden, R., Ibrahim, T., Wolfson, C.

“…High socioeconomic status (SES) is generally associated with better health outcomes, but some research has linked it with an increased risk of multiple…”
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Frailty: An Emerging Research and Clinical Paradigm—Issues and Controversies by Bergman, Howard, Ferrucci, Luigi, Guralnik, Jack, Hogan, David B., Hummel, Silvia, Karunananthan, Sathya, Wolfson, Christina

“…Clinicians and researchers have shown increasing interest in frailty. Yet, there is still considerable uncertainty regarding the concept and its definition. In…”
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Validation of the non-motor symptoms questionnaire (NMS-Quest) by Rios Romenets, S, Wolfson, C, Galatas, C, Pelletier, A, Altman, R, Wadup, L, Postuma, R.B

“…Abstract Background Although non-motor manifestations of Parkinson’s disease are common and can cause severe disability, they are often under-recognized,…”
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How to pay for national pharmacare by Wolfson, Michael C., PhD, Morgan, Steven G., PhD

“…Canada has long been the only high-income country with a universal health insurance system that excludes universal coverage of prescription drugs. But the 2018…”
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High burden of neurological disease in the older general population: results from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging by Wolfson, C., Fereshtehnejad, S.‐M., Pasquet, R., Postuma, R., Keezer, M. R.

“…Background and purpose Our objective was to study the association between the presence of a neurological disease and the comorbidity burden as well as…”
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Biennial lung cancer screening in Canada with smoking cessation—outcomes and cost-effectiveness by Goffin, John R., MD, FRCPC, Flanagan, William M., BM, Miller, Anthony B., MD, FRCPC, Fitzgerald, Natalie R., MA, Memon, Saima, MBBS, MPH, Wolfson, Michael C., PhD, Evans, William K., MD, FRCPC

“…Highlights • Lung cancer screening by CT decreases mortality but consumes resources. • Our model suggests that biennial screening is more cost-effective than…”
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Environmental risk factors for REM sleep behavior disorder: A multicenter case-control study by POSTUMA, R. B, MONTPLAISIR, J. Y, MIYAMOTO, T, MAYER, G, STIASNY-KOLSTER, K, PULIGHEDDU, M, JU, Y, JENNUM, P, SONKA, K, SANTAMARIA, J, FANTINI, M. L, ZUCCONI, M, PELLETIER, A, LEU-SEMENESCU, S, FRAUSCHER, B, TERZAGHI, M, MIYAMOTO, M, UNGER, M. M, COCHEN DE COCK, V, WOLFSON, C, DAUVILLIERS, Y, OERTEL, W, IRANZO, A, FERINI-STRAMBI, L, ARNULF, I, HOGL, B, MANNI, R

“…Idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder is a parasomnia characterized by dream enactment and is commonly a prediagnostic sign of parkinsonism and dementia…”
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Cost-effectiveness of Lung Cancer Screening in Canada by Goffin, John R, Flanagan, William M, Miller, Anthony B, Fitzgerald, Natalie R, Memon, Saima, Wolfson, Michael C, Evans, William K

“…The US National Lung Screening Trial supports screening for lung cancer among smokers using low-dose computed tomographic (LDCT) scans. The cost-effectiveness…”
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White-Light Flares: A TRACE/RHESSI Overview by Hudson, H S, Wolfson, C J, Metcalf, T R

“…The Transition Region and Coronal Explorer (TRACE) instrument includes a "white light" imaging capability with novel characteristics. Many flares with such…”
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Validation of population-based disease simulation models: a review of concepts and methods by Kopec, Jacek A, Finès, Philippe, Manuel, Douglas G, Buckeridge, David L, Flanagan, William M, Oderkirk, Jillian, Abrahamowicz, Michal, Harper, Samuel, Sharif, Behnam, Okhmatovskaia, Anya, Sayre, Eric C, Rahman, M Mushfiqur, Wolfson, Michael C

“…Computer simulation models are used increasingly to support public health research and policy, but questions about their quality persist. The purpose of this…”
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Income inequality and mortality: a multilevel prospective study of 521 248 individuals in 50 US states by Backlund, Eric, Rowe, Geoff, Lynch, John, Wolfson, Michael C, Kaplan, George A, Sorlie, Paul D

“…Background Some of the most consistent evidence in favour of an association between income inequality and health has been among US states. However, in…”
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Treatment comfort of adult neurologists in childhood onset conditions by Oskoui, M, Wolfson, C

“…The majority of children with chronic neurodevelopmental disabilities are surviving to adulthood. Our goal was to assess how prepared and comfortable adult…”
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The Population Health Model (POHEM): an overview of rationale, methods and applications by Hennessy, Deirdre A, Flanagan, William M, Tanuseputro, Peter, Bennett, Carol, Tuna, Meltem, Kopec, Jacek, Wolfson, Michael C, Manuel, Douglas G

“…The POpulation HEalth Model (POHEM) is a health microsimulation model that was developed at Statistics Canada in the early 1990s. POHEM draws together rich…”
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Harmonization: a methodology for advancing research in multiple sclerosis by Magalhaes, S., Wolfson, C.

“…Decreasing research funding is in conflict with the increasing need to conduct large studies to examine rare risk factors and interactions between risk…”
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Does low socioeconomic status in early life protect against multiple sclerosis? A multinational, case-control study by Goulden, R., Riise, T., Myhr, K.-M., Pugliatti, M., Wolfson, C.

“…Background and purpose The findings from existing research on the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and multiple sclerosis (MS) are inconsistent…”
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Relation between income inequality and mortality in Canada and in the United States: cross sectional assessment using census data and vital statistics by Ross, Nancy A, Wolfson, Michael C, Dunn, James R, Berthelot, Jean-Marie, Kaplan, George A, Lynch, John W

“…Abstract Objective: To compare the relation between mortality and income inequality in Canada with that in the United States. Design: The degree of income…”
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Effects of Reductions in Body Mass Index on the Future Osteoarthritis Burden in Canada: A Population‐Based Microsimulation Study by Kopec, Jacek A., Sayre, Eric C., Fines, Philippe, Flanagan, William M., Nadeau, Claude, Okhmatovskaia, Anya, Wolfson, Michael C., Buckeridge, David, Dahaghin, Saeideh, Harper, Sam, Heath, Allison, Hennessy, Deirdre, Liu, Richard, Manuel, Doug, Oderkirk, Jillian, Rahman, Mushfiqur, Sharif, Behnam, Smith, Brendan, Tuna, Meltem

“…Objective Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common joint disease and a major cause of disability. Incidence and prevalence of OA are expected to increase due to…”
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