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2009

Connor Gorber S, Schofield-Hurwitz S, Hardt J, et al. The accuracy of self-reported smoking: A systematic review of the relationship between self-reported and cotinine-assessed smoking status. Nicotine and Tobacco Research 2009 11(1): 12-24.

Connor Gorber S, Tremblay MS. The bias in self-reported obesity from 1976 to 2005: A Canada – US Comparison. Obesity 2009; doi: 10.1038/oby.2009.206.

Adamo KB, Prince SA, Tricco AC, Connor Gorber S, et al. A comparison of indirect vs. direct measures for assessing physical activity in the pediatric population: a systematic review. International Journal of Pediatric Obesity 2009; 4(1): 2-27.

Prince SA, Adamo K, Hamel ME, Hardt J, Connor Gorber S, et al. A comparison of direct versus self-report measures for assessing physical activity in adults: a systematic review. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009, 4(1): 2-27.

Campbell N, Brant R, Johansen H, et al.  Increases in antihypertensive prescriptions and reduction in cardiovascular events in Canada. Hypertension 2009; 53: 128-134.

Jackevicius CA, Cox JL, Carreon D, Tu JV, Rinfret S, So D, Johansen H, et al. Long-term trends in use of and expenditures for cardiovascular medications in Canada. CMAJ 2009; 181(1-2): E19-E28.

Tu JV, Nardi L, Fang J, Liu J, Khalid L, Johansen H. National trends in rates of death and hospital admissions related to acute myocardial infarction, heart failure and stroke, 1994–2004. CMAJ 2009; 180(13): E120-E7.

Brehaut JC, Kohen DE, Garner RE, et al. Health among caregivers of children with health problems: Findings from a Canadian population-based study. American Journal of Public Health 2009; 99(7): 1254-1262.

Lach LM, Kohen DE, Garner RE, et al. The health and psychosocial functioning of caregivers of children with neurodevelopmental disorders. Disability & Rehabilitation 2009; 31(8): 607- 618.

McGrail K, van Doorslaer E, Ross N, Sanmartin C.Income-related health inequalities in Canada and the United States: A decomposition analysis.  American Journal of Public Health 2009; doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.129361.

Oliver L, Kohen D. Neighbourhood income gradients in hospitalisations due to motor vehicle traffic incidents among Canadian children. Injury Prevention 2009; 15; 163-169.

Omariba DWR, Boyle MH. Rural-urban migration and cross-national variation in infant mortality in less developed countries. Population Research and Policy Review 2009; doi: 10.1007/s11113-009-9140-y.

Orpana HM, Berthelot J-M, Kaplan MS, Feeny DH, McFarland B, Ross NA. BMI and Mortality: Results From a National Longitudinal Study of Canadian Adults. Obesity 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2009.191.

Fortier M, Kowal J, Lemyre L, Orpana HM. Intentions and actual physical activity behavior change in a community-based sample of middle aged women: Contributions from the Theory of Planned Behavior and Self-Determination Theory. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Physiology 2009; 7(1): 46-67.

Schuurman N, Peters PA, Oliver LN. Are Obesity and Physical Activity Clustered? A Spatial Analysis Linked to Residential Density. Obesity 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2009.119.

Han A, Rotermann M, Fuller-Thomson E, Ray JG. Pre-conceptional folic acid supplement use according to maternal country of birth. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada 2009; 31(3): 222-226.

Birken CS, Parkin PC, To T, Wilkins R, Macarthur C. Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status and Homicides Among Children in Urban Canada. Pediatrics 2009; 123: e815-e819.

Wilkins R. PCCF+ Version 5D User's Guide. Automated Geographic Coding Based on the Statistics Canada Postal Code Conversion Files, Including Postal Codes through September 2008 (Statistics Canada, Catalogue 82F0086-XDB) 2009.

Simonet F, Wilkins R, Labranche E, et al. Primary birthing attendants and birth outcomes in remote Inuit communities – a natural “experiment” in Nunavik, Canada. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2009; 63:546-551.

2008

Connor Gorber S, Tremblay M, Campbell N, Hardt J. The accuracy of self-reported hypertension; a systematic review and meta-analysis. Current Hypertension Reviews 2008; 4(1): 36-62.

Probert A, Tremblay MS, Connor Gorber S. Desk potatoes - The importance of occupational physical activity on health. Canadian Journal of Public Health 2008; 99(4): 311-318.

Bushnik T, Garner R. The children of older first-time mothers in Canada: Their health and development.  Children and Youth Research Paper Series (Statistics Canada, Catalogue 89-599-MWE2008005) 2008.

Jackevicius CA, Tu JV, Demers V, Melo M, Cox J, Rinfret S, Kalavrouziotis D, Johansen H, et al. Cardiovascular outcomes after a change in prescription policy for clopidogrel.  New England Journal of Medicine 2008; 359(17): 1802-1810.

Demers V, Melo M, Jackevicius C, Cox J, Kalavrouziotis D, Rinfret S, Humphries KH, Johansen H, et al. Comparison of provincial prescription drug plans and the impact on patients' annual drug expenditures. Canadian Medical Association Journal 2008; 178: 405-409.

Kwong JC, Stukel TA, Lim J, McGeer AJ, Upshur REG, Johansen H, Sambell C, Thompson WW, Thiruchelvam D, Marra F, Svenson LW, Manuel DG.  The effect of universal influenza immunization on mortality and health care use.  PLoS Medicine 2008; 5(10).

Kohen D, Dahinten VS, Khan S, Hertzman C. Child care in Quebec: Access to a universal program.  Canadian Journal of Public Health 2008; 99(6): 451-455.

Brehaut JC, Kohen DE, Garner RE, Miller AR, Lach LM, Klassen AF, Rosenbaum PL. Health among caregivers of children with health problems: Findings from a Canadian population-based study. American Journal of Public Health 2008; doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.129817.

Kohen DE, Leventhal T, Dahinten VS, McIntosh CN. Neighborhood disadvantage: Pathways of effects for young children. Child Development 2008; 79(1): 156-169.

McGrail K. Income-related inequities: Cross-sectional analyses of the use of medicare services in British Columbia in 1992 and 2002. Open Medicine 2008; 2(3): E3-10.

Pottie K, Ng E, Spitzer D, Mohammed A, Glazier R.  Language proficiency, gender and self-reported health: An analysis of the first two waves of the Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada. Canadian Journal of Public Health 2008; 99(6): 505-510.

Oliver LN, Hayes MV. Effects of neighbourhood income on reported body mass index: an eight year longitudinal study of Canadian children. BMC Public Health 2008; 8:16.

Omariba DWR, Rajulton F, Beaujot R. Correlated mortality of siblings in Kenya: The role of state dependence. Demographic Research 2008; 18(11): 311-336.

Lee JEC, Lemyre L, Turner MC, Orpana H, et al. Health risk perceptions as mediators of socioeconomic differentials in health behaviour. Journal of Health Psychology 2008; 13(8): 1082-1091.

Orpana H M. Using the National Population Health Survey to identify factors associated with patterns of psychological distress over 10 years. Healthcare Policy 2008; 3(4): 55-65.

Kaplan M, Huguet N, Orpana H, Feeny D, McFarland B, Ross N.  Who thrives in older adulthood? Results of a decade-long national prospective study. The Journals of Gerontology 2008; 63A(10): 1097-1104.

Sanmartin C, Murphy K, Choptain N, et al.  Appropriateness of healthcare interventions: Concepts and scoping of the published literature. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Healthcare 2008; 24(3): 342-349.

Connor-Spady B, Sanmartin C, Geoffrey G, et al.  Willingness of patients to change surgeons for a shorter waiting time for joint arthroplasty. Canadian Medical Association Journal 2008; 179(4): 327-332. Shields M, Connor Gorber S, Tremblay MS. Associations between obesity and morbidity: effects of measurement methods. Obesity Reviews 2008; 9(5): 501-502.

McIntyre RS, Wilkins K, Gilmour H, et al. The effect of bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder on workplace function. Chronic Diseases in Canada 2008; 28(3): 84-91.

Luo ZC, Wilkins R. Degree of rural isolation and birth outcomes. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology 2008; 22(4): 341-349.

Kierans WJ, Joseph KS, Luo ZC, Platt R, Wilkins R, Kramer MS. Does one size fit all? The case for ethnic-specific standards of fetal growth.BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008; 8:1.

Wilkins R. PCCF+ Version 5C User’s Guide. Automated geographic coding based on the Statistics Canada Postal Code Conversion files, including postal codes through March 2008 (Statistics Canada, Catalogue 82F0086-XDB) 2008.

2007

Tremblay MS, Connor Gorber S. Canadian Health Measures Survey: Brief Overview. Canadian Journal of Public Health 2007; 98(6): 453-456.

Connor Gorber S, Tremblay M, Moher D, Gorber B. A comparison of direct versus self-report measures for assessing height, weight and body mass index: a systematic review. Obesity Reviews  2007; 8(4): 307-326.

Esliger DW, Probert A, Connor Gorber S, et al. Validity of Actical Accelerometer Step-Count Function. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 2007; 39(7): 1200-1204.

Findlay LC, Kohen DE. Aboriginal children’s sport participation in Canada. Pimatisiwin, A Journal of Aboriginal and Indigenous Community Health 2007; 5(1) : 185-206.

Finès P, Wilkins R, Courteau JP, Berthelot JM. Analyse de la relation entre le revenu et la mortalité: un commentaire méthodologique. Cahiers Québécois de Démographie 2007; 36(1): 129-142.

Boswell-Purdy J, Flanagan WM, Roberge H, et al. Population health impact of cancer in Canada, 2001 Chronic Diseases in Canada. 2007; 28(1-2): 42-55.

Birnie DH, Sambell C, Johansen H, et al. Use of implantable cardioverter defibrillators in Canadian and US survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Canadian Medical Association Journal 2007; 177: 41-46.

Kaplan MS, Berthelot JM, Feeny D, McFarland BH, Khan S, Orpana H. The predictive validity of health-related quality of life measures: mortality in a longitudinal population-based study. Quality of Life Research 2007; 16(9): 1539-1546.

Kohen D, Uppal S, Guèvremont A. Children with disabilities and the educational system: a provincial perspective. Education Matters (Statistics Canada, Catalogue 81-004) 2007; 4(1).

Kohen D, Brehaut JC, Garner R, et al. Conceptualizing childhood health problems using survey data: A comparison of key indicators. BMC Pediatrics 2007; 7:40.

McIntosh CN, Connor Gorber S, Bernier J and Berthelot JM. Eliciting Canadian population preferences for health states using the Classification and Measurement System of Functional Health (CLAMES). Chronic Diseases in Canada 2007; 28(1-2): 29-41.

McIntosh CN.  Rethinking fit assessment in structural equation modeling. Personality and Individual Differences 2007; 42(5): 859-867.

Oliver LN, Dunn JR, Kohen DE, Hertzman C. Do neighbourhoods influence the readiness to learn of kindergarten children in Vancouver? A multilevel analysis of neighbourhood effects. Environment and Planning  2007; 39(4): 848-868.

Omariba DWR, Beaujot R, Rajulton F. Determinants of infant and child mortality in Kenya: An analysis controlling for frailty effects. Population Research & Policy Review 2007; 26(3): 299-321.

Omariba DWR, Boyle MH. Family structure and child mortality in sub-Saharan Africa: Cross-national effects of polygyny. Journal of Marriage and the Family 2007; 69(2): 528-543.

Snelling D, Omariba DWR, Hong S, et al. HIV/AIDS knowledge, women’s education, epidemic severity and protective sexual behaviour in low and middle income countries. Journal of Biosocial Science 2007; 39(3): 421-442.

Butler GP, Orpana HM, Wiens AJ. By your own two feet: The sociodemographics of active transportation in Canada. Canadian Journal of Public Health 2007; 98(4): 259-264.

Orpana HM, Lemyre L, Kelly S. Do stressors explain the association between income and declines in self-rated health? A longitudinal analysis of the National Population Health Survey. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 2007; 14(1): 40-47

. Ross NA, Tremblay S, Khan S, et al. Body mass index in urban Canada : Neighbourhood and metropolitan area effects. American Journal of Public Health. 2007; 97: 500-508.

Conner-Spady BL, Johnston GH, Sanmartin C, et al.  A bird can’t fly on one wing:   Patient views on waiting for hip and knee replacement surgery.  Health Expectations 2007; 10(2): 108-116.

Sanmartin C, Berthelot JM, McIntosh C. Determinants of unacceptable waiting times for specialized services in Canada.  Healthcare Policy 2007; 2(3).

Conner-Spady B, Sanmartin C, Sanmugasunderam S, et al.  A systematic literature review of the evidence on benchmarks for cataract surgery waiting time.  Canadian Journal of Opthalmology 2007; 42(4): 543-551.

Uppal S, Kohen D, Khan S. Educational services and the disabled child. Education Matters (Statistics Canada., Catalogue 81-004) 2007; 3(5).

Wilkins K, McLeod F, Shields M. Nurses’ work and health: New findings. Health Policy and Research Bulletin (Health Canada) 2007; 13: 17-20.

McIntyre RS, McElroy SL, Konarski JZ, Soczynska JK, Wilkins K, et al. Problem gambling in bipolar disorder: Results from the Canadian Community Health Survey. Journal of Affective Disorders 2007; 102(1-3): 27-34.

McIntyre RS, McElroy SL, Konarski JZ, Soczynska JK, Bottas A, Castel S, Wilkins K, et al. Substance use disorders and overweight/obesity in bipolar I disorder:  Preliminary evidence for competing addictions. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry 2007; 68: 1352-1357.

James PD, Wilkins R, Detsky AS, et al. Avoidable mortality by neighbourhood income in Canada: 25 years after the establishment of universal health insurance. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2007; 61: 287-296.

Borugian MJ, Spinelli JJ, Mezei G, Wilkins R, et al. Childhood leukaemia and socioeconomic status. Letter. International Journal of Epidemiology 2007; 36(4): 929.

Kierans W, Luo ZC, Wilkins R, et al. Infant Macrosomia among First Nations in British Columbia: Prevalence, Trends and Characteristics. British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency. http://www.vs.gov.bc.ca/stats/indian/REPORT_Macrosomia.pdf

Wilkins R. PCCF+ Version 4J User’s Guide. Automated geographic coding based on the Statistics Canada Postal Code Conversion files, including postal codes to September 2006. (Statistics Canada, Catalogue 82F0086-XDB)2007.

2006

Finès P. Modelling Life Expectancy at Birth in Small Cities in Canada. Statistics Canada International Symposium Series – Proceedings. Symposium 2006 : Methodological Issues in Measuring Population Health (Statistics Canada, Catalogue 11-522-XIE) 2006.

Flanagan W, McIntosh C.N, Le Petit C, Berthelot JM. Deriving utility scores for co-morbid conditions: a test of the multiplicative model for combining individual condition scores. Population Health Metrics 2006; 4:13.

Campbell NR, Onysko J, Johansen H, Gao R. Changes in cardiovascular deaths and hospitalization in Canada, Canadian Journal of Cardiology 2006; 22(5): 425-427.

De Coster C, Quan H, Finlayson A, Gao M, Halfon P, Humphries KH, Johansen H, et al.  Identifying priorities in methodological research using ICD-9-CM and ICD-10 administrative data: report from an international consortium. BMC Health Services Research 2006; 6:76.

Yang Q, Botto LD,  Erickson JD, Berry R J, Sambell C, Johansen H, et al. Improvement in stroke mortality in Canada and the United States, 1990 to 2002. Circulation 2006; 113: 1335-1343.

Johansen HL, Wielgosz AT, Nguyen K, Fry RN. Incidence, co-morbidity, case fatality, and readmission of hospitalized stroke patients in Canada. Canadian Journal of Cardiology 2006; 22(1): 65-71.

Onysko J, Maxwell C, Eliasziw M, Zhang JX,  Johansen H, et al.  Large increases in hypertension diagnosis and treatment in Canada after a healthcare professional education program. Hypertension 2006; 48: 853-860.

Kohen D, Forer B, Hertzman C.  National Data Sets: Sources of Information for Canadian Child Care Data. Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series (Statistics Canada, Catalogue 11F0019MIE2006284) 2006.

Murphy KA, Spence ST, McIntosh CN, Connor Gorber SK. HealthState Descriptions for Canadians: Musculoskeletal Diseases (Statistics Canada, Catalogue 82-619-MWE2006003) 2006.

Boyle MH, Racine Y, Snelling D, Hong S, Georgiades K, Omariba W, et al. The influence of economic development level, household wealth and maternal education on child health in the developing world. Social Science & Medicine 2006; 63(8): 2242-2254.

Omariba DWR. Women’s educational attainment and intergenerational patterns of fertility behaviour in Kenya. Journal of Biosocial Science 2006; 38(4): 449-479.

Sanmartin C, Berthelot JM. Access to health care services in Canada, January to December 2005 (Statistics Canada, Catalogue 82-575-XWE) 2006.

Sanmartin C, Berthelot JM, Ng E, Murphy K, et al. Comparing health and health care use in Canada and the United States. Health Affairs 2006; 25(4): 1133-1142.

Sanmartin C, Ross N.  Experiencing difficulties accessing first-contact health services in Canada.  Healthcare Policy 2006; 1(2): 103-119.

Sanmartin C, Tremblay S, Pierre F. Waiting for care in Canada: Findings from the Health Services Access Survey.  Healthcare Policy 2006; 2(2): 43-51.

Shields M, Wilkins K. Findings from the 2005 National Survey of the Work and Health of Nurses (Statistics Canada, Catalogue 83-003-XIE) 2006.

Shields M, Wilkins K. National Survey of the Work and Health of Nurses 2005: Provincial Profiles, Analysis in Brief (Statistics Canada, Catalogue 11-621-MWE2006052) 2006.

McIntyre RS, Konarski JZ, Soczynska JK, Wilkins K, et al. Medical comorbidity in bipolar disorder:  Implications for functional outcomes and health service utilization. Psychiatric Services 2006; 57: 1140-1144.

McIntyre RS, Konarski JZ, Wilkins K, et al. Obesity in bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder:  Results from a national community health survey on mental health and well-being. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry 2006; 51(5): 274-280.

McIntyre RS, Konarski JZ, Wilkins K, et al.  The prevalence and impact of migraine headache in bipolar disorder: Results from the Canadian Community Health Survey. Headache 2006; 46(6): 973-982.

Luo ZC, Wilkins R, Kramer MS. Effect of neighbourhood income and maternal education on birth outcomes: a population-based study. Canadian Medical Association Journal 2006; 174: 1415-1420.

Gonthier D, Hotton T, Cook C, Wilkins R. Merging area-level census data with survey data in Statistics Canada Research Data Centres. The Research Data Centres Information and Technical Bulletin (ITB) (Statistics Canada, Catalogue 12-002-XIE) 2006; 3(1): 21-39.

Mezei G, Borugian MJ, Spinelli JJ, Wilkins R, et al. Socioeconomic status and childhood solid tumor and lymphoma incidence in Canada. American Journal of Epidemiology 2006; 164: 170-175.

Wilkins R. PCCF+ Version 4G User’s Guide. Automated geographic coding based on the Statistics Canada Postal Code Conversion files, including postal codes to October 2005 (Statistics Canada, Catalogue 82F0086-XDB)2006.

Wilkins R. PCCF+ Version 4H User’s Guide. Automated geographic coding based on the Statistics Canada Postal Code Conversion files, including postal codes to March 2006 (Statistics Canada, Catalogue 82F0086-XDB)2006.