Continuing expansion of the HIV/AIDS pandemic has been recognised as an exceptional
challenge to global health, international development, and world security. UNAIDS estimates …

Background Every year in Ontario, the records of over 42 million prescriptions dispensed to
persons eligible for Ontario Drug Benefit (ODB) benefits are transmitted to a central database…

Objective: This study tested the predictive role of psychological distress in cancer survival,
while attempting to overcome several important methodological and statistical limitations that …

Background The cost-effectiveness acceptability curve (CEAC) is a method for summarizing
the uncertainty in estimates of cost-effectiveness. The CEAC, derived from the joint …

BACKGROUND: The Morisky medication adherence scale is a commonly used adherence
screening tool. It is composed of 4 yes/no questions about past medication use patterns and …

Study Design Data from a retrospective cohort study of people with adolescent idiopathic
scoliosis were combined with information on full-spinal radiographs to estimate contemporary x-…

Objective To estimate the excess risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases
among individuals with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) in Quebec compared with the general …

We developed a mathematical model using a multiple source of infection framework to
assess the potential effect of the expansion of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) …

The purpose of this study was to estimate the frequency with which routine postoperative
chest x-rays lead to clinically relevant new information. All articles in English, French and …

Objectives: Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is a condition that results in substantial morbidity and
mortality worldwide because of progressive liver damage. Investigators undertaking …