Diagnosed hypertension in Canada: incidence, prevalence and associated mortality

…, C Waters, L Loukine, C Bancej, S Quach, J Ellison… - Cmaj, 2012 - Can Med Assoc
Background: Hypertension is a leading risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. Our objectives
were to examine the prevalence and incidence of diagnosed hypertension in Canada and …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of diabetes mellitus on life expectancy and health-adjusted life expectancy in Canada

L Loukine, C Waters, BCK Choi, J Ellison - Population health metrics, 2012 - Springer
The objectives of this study were to estimate life expectancy (LE) and health-adjusted life
expectancy (HALE) for Canadians with and without diabetes and to evaluate the impact of …

[HTML][HTML] The Canadian chronic disease surveillance system: a model for collaborative surveillance

…, S Bartholomew, CA Cooke, J Ellison… - … Journal of Population …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Chronic diseases have a major impact on populations and healthcare systems worldwide.
Administrative health data are an ideal resource for chronic disease surveillance because …

[HTML][HTML] Original quantitative research Trends in chronic disease incidence rates from the Canadian Chronic Disease Surveillance System

NC Hamm, L Pelletier, J Ellison… - Health promotion and …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods: Incident cases of diagnosed asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD),
diabetes, hypertension, ischemic heart disease (IHD), and stroke were obtained from the …

[HTML][HTML] Health-adjusted life expectancy among Canadian adults with and without hypertension

L Loukine, C Waters, BCK Choi, J Ellison - Cardiology Research and …, 2011 - hindawi.com
Hypertension can lead to cardiovascular diseases and other chronic conditions. While the
impact of hypertension on premature death and life expectancy has been published, the …

Women with multiple primary breast cancers diagnosed within a five year period, 1994–1998

…, R Weinstein, R Alvi, B Kohler, JH Ellison - Breast cancer research …, 2005 - Springer
Introduction. Women diagnosed with a primary breast cancer are at higher risk for a second
primary. Few studies have focused on a comparison of women with single breast primary …

[HTML][HTML] Population coverage of the Canadian Chronic Disease Surveillance System: a survey of the contents of health insurance registries across Canada

NC Hamm, C Robitaille, J Ellison… - Health Promotion and …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods: A survey about the data and population identifiers in health insurance registries
was developed by the study team and representatives from the Public Health Agency of …

[HTML][HTML] Estimating the completeness of physician billing claims for diabetes case ascertainment: a multiprovince investigation

J Ellison, YJ Gao, K Hutchings… - Health Promotion and …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods: We used administrative data from eight Canadian provinces covering the period 1
April 2014 to 31 March 2016. The patient cohort was stratified into two mutually exclusive …

An overview of public health surveillance of hypertension in Canada

…, S Quach, C Bancej, J Ellison… - International …, 2009 - internationaljournalofcardiology.com
Objective Hypertension is a leading risk factor for heart disease and stroke. In 2006/07, 4.4
million Canadians reported being diagnosed with hypertension. The Public Health Agency of …

[CITATION][C] Highlights from the National Diabetes Surveillance System

J Ellison, C Waters, B Mcrae… - Canadian …, 2008 - canadianjournalofdiabetes.com
Urban Environments and Walkability: Definition and Calculation of a Walkability Index for
Toronto, Canada. JONATHAN T. WEYMAN*, PAULO J. RAPOSO, REID CANNATA, JAEHO OH…