The way we assess risk of coronary heart disease has become more accurate in recent
years. How does this affect the efficacy of primary and secondary prevention strategies?

Objectives: There is uncertainty about whether position in a socioeconomic hierarchy confers
different mortality risks on men and women. The objective of this study was to conduct a …

Objectives To identify and define all patients who have spinal fractures within a complete
population. Summary of Background Data The true incidence of spinal column and cord injury …

This paper examines the validity of using ecologic measures of socioeconomic status as
proxies for individual-level measures in the study of population health. Based on a …

Background Sex differences in the use of health care services can be substantial at several
stages of life. However, the extent to which differences in reproductive biology and mortality …

In this article the organization and accuracy of the population registry and administrative
data base in Manitoba, Canada are discussed. The overall data management strategy and a …

Health varies with socioeconomic status; those with higher incomes or who are better
educated can expect to have better health. The success of the Canadian universal health care …

BACKGROUND: The Drug Programs Information Network (DPIN), Manitoba's (Canada)
new electronic prescription database, is a valuable data source for pharmacoepidemiologic …

While important age-related trends in the use of health care services over the past two
decades in Canada have been well described, a comprehensive description of socioeconomic …

Background. As the population ages, a greater demand for long-term care services and, in
particular, nursing homes is expected. Policy analysts continue to search for alternative, less …