Population-Based Surveillance of Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease in British Columbia: 1996-1998 by Gordean L Bjornson, David W Scheifele, Alison Bell, Arlene King

“…OBJECTIVE: To identify and describe all cases of invasive group A streptococcal (GAS) infection occurring in British Columbia during a two-year period.…”
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Susceptibility of Clinical Moraxella catarrhalis Isolates in British Columbia to Six Empirically Prescribed Antibiotic Agents by Tamara Bandet, Sue Whitehead, Edith Blondel-Hill, Ken Wagner, Naowarat Cheeptham

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Dental Students’ Positive and Negative Views on Aging at an Undergraduate Course at the University of British Columbia, Canada by Mario Brondani, Adriana B. Siqueira, Renata S. Grazziotin, Diego Ardenghi, Nikolaos Christidis, Antonio B. Siqueira

“…The objective of this study was to perform an initial exploration on how third-year undergraduate dental students at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, Canada self-perceived themselves at ages 65, 75, or 85 years old. …”
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Analysis of Risk Factors Associated with Hepatitis B and C Infection in Correctional Institutions in British Columbia by RG Préfontaine, RK Chaudhary, RG Mathias

“…The factors associated with infection with hepatitis B (hbv) and C viruses (hcv) were studied in residents of correctional institutions in British Columbia. Four hundred and fifteen residents volunteered to participate in this study. …”
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Academic Outcomes and Utility of Gastroenterology Residents In-Training Course Abstract Presentations: The University of British Columbia Experience by Faisal Al Shatti, Vladimir Marquez Azalagara, Eric M. Yoshida

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Lengths of Stay and Stopover Strategies of Western Sandpipers During Migration at Two Sites in British Columbia, Canada by Anne L. Blondin, Mark C. Drever, Scott A. Flemming, Wendy E. Easton, Mark Maftei, Yuri Zharikov, Nils Warnock, Erica Nol

“…In this study, we used VHF tags and a Motus automated telemetry array to estimate the length of stay of 385 Western Sandpipers (Calidris mauri) migrating through two stopover sites in British Columbia, Canada (Tofino and Fraser River Estuary) over the course of seven migration periods (three northward and four southward) from 2018 to 2021. …”
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Ethnic Variation in the Annual Rates of Adult Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Hospitalized Patients in Vancouver, British Columbia by Birinder K Mangat, Chad Evaschesen, Tim Lee, Eric M Yoshida, Baljinder Salh

“…Migrating populations and changing demographics in Vancouver, British Columbia (BC) provide a unique opportunity to examine the role of ethnicity in the prevalence, expression and complications of IBD.…”
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Identification of Acute Vaccine-Preventable Hepatitis in Individuals with Chronic Hepatitis in British Columbia between 1991 and 2007 by Lily Fang, Amanda Yu, Jane A. Buxton

“…BACKGROUND: In British Columbia (BC), hepatitis A virus (HAV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccines are provincially funded for persons with chronic hepatitis infections. …”
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Potential Influence of Climate Change on the Acid-Sensitivity of High-Elevation Lakes in the Georgia Basin, British Columbia by Donna Strang, Julian Aherne

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A qualitative study of the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of people exposed to diesel exhaust at the workplace in British Columbia, Canada. by Mandy Pui, Anne-Marie Nicol, Michael Brauer, Farshad Palad, Christopher Carlsten

“…Thirty individuals in British Columbia who were regularly exposed to occupational DE were interviewed. …”
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Broadening the spectrum of conflict and coexistence: A case study example of human-wolf interactions in British Columbia, Canada. by Ethan D Doney, Beatrice Frank, Douglas A Clark

“…We draw on a case study of human-wolf interactions in the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve Region, British Columbia, Canada, to illustrate how coexistence efforts can, and should, prioritize "conflict", be attentive to the real challenges of sharing spaces with wildlife, and encourage collaborative, inclusive processes that work toward tangible, actionable outcomes. …”
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Predicting marine habitat for marbled murrelets during breeding and nonbreeding seasons in the Salish Sea, British Columbia, Canada by Sonya A. Pastran, Patrick D. O’Hara, Caroline H. Fox, Mark C. Drever, Ross Vennesland, Douglas F. Bertram

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Population-Based Surveillance of HiB Invasive Infections in Children in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario -- 1995 to 1997 by David Scheifele, Alison Bell, Taj Jadavji, Wendy Vaudry, John Waters, Monika Naus, Jill Sciberras

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Multiple Controls on the Accumulation of Organic-Rich Sediments in the Besa River Formation of Liard Basin, British Columbia, Canada by Jiyoung Choi, Hyun Suk Lee, Yuri Kim, Omid H. Ardakani, Sung Kyung Hong

“…The Late Devonian Besa River Formation is an organic-rich shale sequence in Liard Basin, northeastern British Columbia, Canada, with significant natural gas reserves. …”
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Change in Police Attendance at Overdose Events following Implementation of a Police Non-Notification Policy in British Columbia by Amiti Mehta, Jessica C. Xavier, Heather Palis, Amanda Slaunwhite, Sandra Jenneson, Jane A. Buxton

“…To address this, in 2016, British Columbia Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) introduced a policy to not routinely inform police of overdose events. …”
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The Prevalence and Incidence of Sexually Transmitted Infections in a Prospective Cohort of Injection Drug Users in Vancouver, British Columbia by Laura M Kuyper, Courtney LC Collins, Thomas Kerr, Robert S Hogg, Kathy Li, Mark W Tyndall, Julio SG Montaner, Evan Wood

“…Therefore, the authors examined prevalence, correlates and factors associated with time to first STI infection in a prospective cohort of IDUs in Vancouver, British Columbia.…”
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Ground-level Particulate Sulphate and Gaseous Sulphur Dioxide Downwind of an Aluminium Smelter by Dane Blanchard, Julian Aherne

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Retrospective Cohort Analysis of Outpatient Antibiotic Use for Clostridioides difficile-Indicated Agents in British Columbia, from 2000 to 2018 by Ariana Saatchi, Sungeun Kim, Fawziah Marra

“…A provincial stewardship program has operated in British Columbia (BC), since 2005. Since the program's inception, surveillance of antibiotic use has been ongoing. …”
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Geographic Differences in Availability and Access to Care Services for Asthma and COPD: Case Study of Vancouver Coastal Health, British Columbia by Amelia Choy, Erin M. Shellington, Aneisha Collins-Fairclough, Nardia Strydom, Chris Carlsten

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Usefulness of Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis in Tracking Two Outbreaks of Invasive Meningococcal Disease Serogroup C in British Columbia by Grahame Quan, Mark Gilbert, Samara T David, Tazim Rahim, Kathy Adie, Carol Shaw, Alan McNabb, Judy Isaac-Renton, David M Patrick

“…PFGE patterns of IMD-C genotypes correlated with epidemiological patterns between 2000 and 2004 in British Columbia, and demonstrated that PFGE can identify outbreak-related cases. …”
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