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From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 9) Peer-ReviewedIntroduction Peer workers (those with lived/living experience of substance use) are at the forefront of overdose response initiatives in British Columbia, Canada. The onset of the coronavirus disease pandemic has...
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From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 15, Issue 12) Peer-ReviewedObjective Current guidelines in British Columbia recommend prenatal screening for hepatitis C antibodies (anti-HCV) if risk factors are present. We aimed to estimate frequency of prenatal anti-HCV testing, new...
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From:Canadian Journal of Public Health (Vol. 101, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedObjective: Primary health providers serve an important role in providing and promoting annual influenza immunization to high-risk groups and their close contacts. The purpose of this analysis was to determine whether...
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From:Canadian Journal of Public Health (Vol. 108, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed
Prevalence of non-food allergies among British Columbia residents from different countries of origin
Dear Editor: Re: Yao J, Sbihi H. Prevalence of non-food allergies among non-immigrants, long-time immigrants and recent immigrants in Canada. Can J Public Health 2016; 107(4-5):e461-e466. PMID: 28026714. doi:... -
From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 15, Issue 9) Peer-ReviewedIntroduction British Columbia's (BC) Take-Home Naloxone (THN) program provides naloxone to bystanders for use in cases of suspected opioid overdose. This study seeks to provide trends and analysis from the provincial...
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From:Canadian Journal of Public Health (Vol. 103, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedObjectives: Street-involved youth are at high risk for acquiring HIV and hepatitis C infection due to potential engagement in high-risk behaviours, including injection drug use. The Youth Injection Prevention (YIP)...
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From:Canadian Journal of Public Health (Vol. 101, Issue 6) Peer-ReviewedObjective: We examined methadone use among a large cohort of individuals undergoing serologic testing for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Methods: In British Columbia, community pharmacy methadone dispensations...
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From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 16, Issue 10) Peer-ReviewedIntroduction Take-Home Naloxone programs have been introduced across North America in response to rising opioid overdose deaths. There is currently limited real-world data on bystander naloxone administration, overdose...
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From:CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal (Vol. 180, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedSince the launch of the first universal vaccination program against hepatitis B virus (HBV) in Taiwan in 1984, there has been ongoing research and debate about the most appropriate vaccination schedule. Vaccine advisory...
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From:Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine (Vol. 12, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedIntroduction: The literature identifies significant inequalities in the health status of rural and Aboriginal populations, compared with the general population. Providing rural primary care physicians with public health...
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From:Canadian Journal of Public Health (Vol. 100, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedObjectives: To determine the chronic HBV/HCV co-infection identification rate in British Columbia, and examine the demographic characteristics, the order of virus identification, and trends of co-infection over time....
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From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 12, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedBackground Co-occurrence of social conditions and infections may affect HIV/HCV disease risk and progression. We examined the changes in relationship of these social conditions and infections on HIV and hepatitis C...
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From:CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal (Vol. 190, Issue 17) Peer-ReviewedA 52-year-old man injected a mixture of opioids intravenously at Insite, a supervised consumption facility in Vancouver. Shortly after injection, he was found by nursing staff seated with elbows flexed, fists clenched,...