Background Overweight and obese persons are at risk of a number of medical conditions
which can lead to further morbidity and mortality. The primary objective of this study is to …

This study is to update the estimates of the economic burden of illness because of overweight
and obesity in Canada by incorporating the increase in prevalence of overweight and …

Objective Treatment guidelines for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) now recommend early, aggressive,
and persistent use of disease‐modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) to prevent joint …

Objective Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with increased frequency of and mortality
from infections, which may be related to host factors, RA itself, inflammation, or medication …

… Guh developed the statistical methodology and data linkage before statistical analysis of
the data. The final manuscript was prepared by Dr. Anis, Ms. … Guh and Dr. Palepu. …

Background Leaving the hospital against medical advice has been associated with increased
morbidity and readmission. Factors associated with the risk of leaving against medical …

Background: Although diacetylmorphine has been proven to be more effective than methadone
maintenance treatment for opioid dependence, its direct costs are higher. We compared …

BACKGROUND: There is evidence that utility elicitation methods used in the calculation of
quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) yield different results. It is not clear how these differences …

BACKGROUND: While opioid substitution treatment (OST) provides the opportunity for
substantial improvements in health related quality of life (HRQoL), this relationship is seldom …

Dropout and recidivism from addiction treatment has been found to be associated with
individuals’ readiness for change. Motivation for treatment among participants entering the North …