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Amy Metcalfe
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Open AccessSystematic review and assessment of validated case definitions for depression in administrative data
Administrative data are increasingly used to conduct research on depression and inform health services and health policy. Depression surveillance using administrative data is an alternative to surveys, which c...
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Educational Attainment, Perception of Workplace Support and Its Influence on Timing of Childbearing for Canadian Women: A Cross-Sectional Study
Under Canada’s Employment Insurance system, parents are entitled to receive up to 50 weeks of parental leave at 55 % of salary. Despite this national policy, women with higher education are more likely to dela...
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Open AccessImpact of oxygen concentration on time to resolution of spontaneous pneumothorax in term infants: a population based cohort study
Little evidence exists regarding the optimal concentration of oxygen to use in the treatment of term neonates with spontaneous pneumothorax (SP). The practice of using high oxygen concentrations to promote “ni...
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Open AccessMental health outcomes of mothers who conceived using fertility treatment
To compare the proportion of women with self-reported depression and anxiety symptoms at four months postpartum between mothers of singletons who conceived spontaneously and mothers who conceived with the aid ...
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Open AccessImpact of prenatal care provider on the use of ancillary health services during pregnancy
Recent declines in the provision of prenatal care by family physicians and the integration of midwives into the Canadian health care system have led to a shift in the pattern of prenatal care provision; howeve...
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Open AccessValidation of Canadian mothers’ recall of events in labour and delivery with electronic health records
Maternal report of events that occur during labour and delivery are used extensively in epidemiological research; however, the validity of these data are rarely confirmed. This study aimed to validate maternal...
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Open AccessUse of complementary and alternative medicine by those with a chronic disease and the general population - results of a national population based survey
The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is becoming more common, but population-based descriptions of its patterns of use are lacking. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of CAM use in...
