On Some Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) From Newfoundland and Nova Scotia by Edward A. Chapin

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Estimation of Hospital Costs for Colorectal Cancer Care for Nova Scotia by Brian D O'Brien, Murray G Brown, George Kephart

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Risk of Coinfection with Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria Gonorrhoeae in Nova Scotia by Kevin R Forward

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Severity of Burn Injury and the Relationship to Socioeconomic Status in Nova Scotia, Canada by Jeffrey Le, Sarah Alyouha, Lihui Liu, Michael Bezuhly, Jason Williams

“…We seek to evaluate this relationship using median income as a measure of SES in Nova Scotia, Canada. Methods. Nova Scotia residents admitted to the Queen Elizabeth II burn unit in Halifax, Nova Scotia, from 1995 to 2012, were included in the study. …”
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Laboratory Diagnosis of Mumps in a Partially Immunized Population: The Nova Scotia Experience by TF Hatchette, R Davidson, S Clay, J Pettipas, J LeBlanc, S Sarwal, M Smieja, KR Forward

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Outbreak of Norovirus GII.P17-GII.17 in the Canadian Province of Nova Scotia by Jason J. LeBlanc, Janice Pettipas, Daniel Gaston, Robin Taylor, Todd F. Hatchette, Tim F. Booth, Russell Mandes, Andrew McDermid, Elsie Grudeski

“…This study aimed to characterize the distribution of norovirus genotypes circulating in Nova Scotia. Methods. Stool specimens were collected from gastrointestinal outbreaks in Nova Scotia between Jan 2014 and June 2015 and subjected to real-time RT-PCR. …”
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How Nova Scotia General Practitioners Choose Antibiotics for the Empirical Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia by Jacob Pendergrast, Thomas J Marrie

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Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy: A Review of Maternal Morbidity in 13 Patients Seen Over 12 Years in Nova Scotia by Connie D Hoare, Dickran A Malatjalian, Bernard W Badley, Joseph J Sidorov, C Noel Williams

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Real-World Characterization of Toxicities and Medication Management in Recipients of CAR T-Cell Therapy for Relapsed or Refractory Large B-Cell Lymphoma in Nova Scotia, Canada by Jenna Shaw, Mahmoud Elsawy, Rachel Nielsen, Amye Michelle Harrigan, Tara T. DiCostanzo, Laura V. Minard

“…Nova Scotia (NS) began offering CAR T-cell therapy as a third-line standard of care for eligible patients with relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma (r/r LBCL) in 2022. …”
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The Rate of Prescribing Gastrointestinal Prophylaxis with Either a Proton Pump Inhibitor Or an H2-Receptor Antagonist in Nova Scotia Seniors Starting Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug Therapy by Bogdan Superceanu, Sander Veldhuyzen van Zanten, Chris Skedgel, Michael Shepherd, Ingrid Sketris

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Incidence and Predictors of Outcome in the Treatment of In-Stent Restenosis with Drug-Eluting Balloons, a Real-Life Single-Centre Study by Kyle Murnaghan, Helen Bishop, Navjot Sandila, Bakhtiar Kidwai, Lawrence Title, Ata Ur Rehman Quraishi, Catherine Kells, Hussein Beydoun, Osama Elkhateeb

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Polyarthritis, Fever and a Rash in a Young Girl by Katherine Matheson, Joanne M Langley, Bianca Lang, Timothy Mailman

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Measurement of Pain in Children by Patrick J McGrath, Margot Latimer, G Allen Finley, Christine T Chambers

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Cavitating Lung Nodule and Lytic Spinal Lesions in an Adolescent Male by Jennifer M Graham, Saleh Al-Azri, Pierre Schmit, Tim Mailman

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Practice patterns among early-career primary care (ECPC) physicians and workforce planning implications: protocol for a mixed methods study by Richard J Gibson, Tara Sampalli, Tara Kiran, Richard H Glazier, Agnes Grudniewicz, Kimberlyn McGrail, David Snadden, Ian Scott, M Ruth Lavergne, Laurie J Goldsmith, David Rudoler, Emily Gard Marshall, Megan Ahuja, Doug Blackie, Fred Burge, Steve Hawrylyshyn, Lindsay Hedden, Jacalynne Hernandez-Lee, Kathleen Horrey, Mike Joyce, Adrian MacKenzie, Maria Mathews, Rita McCracken, Madeleine McKay, Charmaine McPherson, Goldis Mitra, Gail Tomblin Murphy, Sabrina T Wong

“…The goal of this study is to inform primary care planning by: (1) identifying values and preferences shaping the practice intentions and choices of family medicine residents and early career PCPs, (2) comparing practice patterns of early-career and established PCPs to determine if changes over time reflect cohort effects (attributes unique to the most recent cohort of PCPs) or period effects (changes over time across all PCPs) and (3) integrating findings to understand the dynamics among practice intentions, practice choices and practice patterns and to identify policy implications.Methods and analysis We plan a mixed-methods study in the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Ontario and Nova Scotia. We will conduct semi-structured in-depth interviews with family medicine residents and early-career PCPs and analyse survey data collected by the College of Family Physicians of Canada. …”
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Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma of the Liver: A Report of Two Cases by JE Morris, DA Malatjalian, A Bodurthra, M Smith, O Koller, J Bhan, L Magtibay

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Rescue Therapy Using a Rifabutin-Based Regimen is Effective for Cure of Helicobacter pylori Infection by Sander Veldhuyzen van Zanten, Snehal Desai, Linda Best, Geraldine Cooper-Lesins, Dickran Malatjalian, David Haldane, Kevork Peltekian

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Antibodies to Cardiolipin in Patients with Primary Biliary Cirrhosis by John Verrier Jones, Dianne P. Mosher, Edith Jones, C. Noel Williams, Dickran Malatjalian, Roland I. Carr, Mervat Mansour

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Bringing Psychosocial Support to Headache Sufferers Using Information and Communication Technology: Lessons Learned from Asking Potential Users What they Want by Anna Huguet, Jennifer Stinson, Bonnie MacKay, Carolyn Watters, Michelle Tougas, Meghan White, Patrick J McGrath

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Optimizing Prescribing for Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease Through the Development and Validation of Algorithms for Community Pharmacists by Jennifer Morris, Marisa Battistella, Karthik Tennankore, Steven Soroka, Cynthia Kendell, Penelope Poyah, Keigan More, Mathew Grandy, Thomas Ransom, Natalie Kennie-Kaulbach, Daniel Rainkie, Jaclyn Tran, Syed Sibte Raza Abidi, Samina Abidi, Nicole Fulford, Heather Neville, Heather Naylor, Lisa Woodill, Andrea Bishop, Glenn Rodrigues, Diane Harpell, Michelle Stewart, Jo-Anne Wilson

“…Objective: The objective was to develop and validate pharmacist algorithms to confirm T2D and CKD and to prescribe guideline-directed therapies for individuals with an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) of 30 to 60 mL/min/1.73 m² in community pharmacy primary care clinics in Nova Scotia. Design: Lynn’s method was utilized for algorithm development and content validation. …”
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