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Jean-Patrice Baillargeon

Professor of Medicine, University of Sherbrooke
Verified email at usherbrooke.ca
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The health of prisoners

S Fazel, J Baillargeon - The Lancet, 2011 - thelancet.com
More than 10 million people are incarcerated worldwide; this number has increased by about
a million in the past decade. Mental disorders and infectious diseases are more common …

Insulin and hyperandrogenism in women with polycystic ovary syndrome

…, MC Battista, A Trottier, JP Baillargeon - The Journal of steroid …, 2010 - Elsevier
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a very common endocrine disorder characterized by
chronic anovulation, clinical and/or biochemical hyperandrogenism, and/or polycystic ovaries. …

A modern medical quandary: polycystic ovary syndrome, insulin resistance, and oral contraceptive pills

E Diamanti-Kandarakis, JP Baillargeon… - The Journal of …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
The polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a complex clinical entity for the clinician, a
scientific challenge for the investigator, and a frustrating personal and social experience for …

Psychiatric disorders and repeat incarcerations: the revolving prison door

J Baillargeon, IA Binswanger, JV Penn… - American Journal of …, 2009 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective: A number of legal, social, and political factors over the past 40 years have led to
the current epidemic of psychiatric disorders in the US prison system. Although numerous …

High power mid‐infrared (λ∼ 5 μm) quantum cascade lasers operating above room temperature

…, F Capasso, C Sirtori, DL Sivco, JN Baillargeon… - Applied Physics …, 1996 - pubs.aip.org
Baillargeon, Albert L. Hutchinson, Sung-Nee G. Chu, and … can be described by the usual
exponential behavior J expT/T0 … JN Baillargeon, AY Cho, FA Thiel, and FJ Fischer, Appl. Phys. …

Distributed feedback quantum cascade lasers

…, F Capasso, C Sirtori, DL Sivco, JN Baillargeon… - Applied Physics …, 1997 - pubs.aip.org
Pulsed single mode operation of distributed feedback quantum cascade lasers is reported
above room temperature at both 5.4 and 8 μm wavelengths. Peak optical powers up to 60 mW …

Trends in androgen prescribing in the United States, 2001 to 2011

J Baillargeon, RJ Urban, KJ Ottenbacher… - JAMA internal …, 2013 - jamanetwork.com
Methods| During the study period (2001-2011), a total of 10 739 815 men 40 years or older
were included in the overall study population, with a minimum of 1 270 812 men in any year. …

Association between the current use of low-dose oral contraceptives and cardiovascular arterial disease: a meta-analysis

JP Baillargeon, DK McClish, PA Essah… - The Journal of Clinical …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Context: The long-term cardiovascular safety of widely used oral contraceptives (OCs) is still
debated, and no meta-analysis assesses the modern use of OCs and the associated …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of metformin and rosiglitazone, alone and in combination, in nonobese women with polycystic ovary syndrome and normal indices of insulin sensitivity

JP Baillargeon, DJ Jakubowicz, MJ Iuorno… - Fertility and sterility, 2004 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether insulin-sensitizing drugs would improve ovulation and T
levels in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), without clinical or biochemical …

Accessing antiretroviral therapy following release from prison

J Baillargeon, TP Giordano, JD Rich, ZH Wu, K Wells… - Jama, 2009 - jamanetwork.com
Context Interruption of antiretroviral therapy (ART) during the first weeks after release from
prison may increase risk for adverse clinical outcomes, transmission of human …