A cohort analysis of excess mortality in asthma and the use of inhaled beta-agonists.

…, RI Horwitz, B Habbick, D Cockroft, L Blais… - American journal of …, 1994 - atsjournals.org
The association between the use of inhaled beta-agonists and the risk of death and near-death
from asthma has previously been reported. It was based on a nested case-control study …

Preventing skin cancer through behavior change: implications for interventions

JS Rossi, LM Blais, CA Redding… - Dermatologic …, 1995 - derm.theclinics.com
… Rossi JS, Blais LM: The pros and cons of using sunscreens. Presented at the 12th Annual
Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Washington, DC, 1991 Rossi JS, Blais LM: …

3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors and the risk of cancer: a nested case-control study

L Blais, A Desgagné, J LeLorier - Archives of internal medicine, 2000 - jamanetwork.com
… Using the administrative health databases of the Régie de l'Assurance-Maladie du Québec
we performed a nested case-control study. We selected a cohort of 6721 beneficiaries of the …

Impact of adherence to antihypertensive agents on clinical outcomes and hospitalization costs

A Dragomir, R Côté, L Roy, L Blais, L Lalonde… - Medical care, 2010 - journals.lww.com
… A cohort of 59,647 patients with essential hypertension was reconstructed from the Régie
de l'assurance maladie du Québec and Med-Echo databases. Subjects included were …

Patterns of increasing beta-agonist use and the risk of fatal or near-fatal asthma

S Suissa, L Blais, P Ernst - European Respiratory Journal, 1994 - Eur Respiratory Soc
The association between the use of inhaled beta-agonists by metered-dose inhaler and the
risk of fatal or near-fatal asthma has been demonstrated. It shows that asthmatics who use …

First trimester exposure to paroxetine and risk of cardiac malformations in infants: the importance of dosage

A Bérard, E Ramos, E Rey, L Blais… - … Research Part B …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND: Conflicting findings with regard to the teratogenic risks of first trimester use
of paroxetine have prompted the FDA, Health Canada, and the manufacturer of the drug to …

Drug injection among street youths in Montreal: predictors of initiation

É Roy, N Haley, P Leclerc, L Cédras, L Blais… - Journal of urban …, 2003 - Springer
In North America, street youths are generally considered at very high risk of injection drug
use. To estimate the incidence rate of injection drug use in this population and to identify …

Impact of a better adherence to antihypertensive agents on cerebrovascular disease for primary prevention

…, R Côté, L Roy, A Bérard, L Blais, L Lalonde… - Stroke, 2009 - Am Heart Assoc
… Methods— A cohort of 83 267 hypertensive patients was reconstructed from the Régie de
l’assurance maladie du Québec databases. Subjects included were between 45 and 85 years …

Logging pattern and landscape changes over the last century at the boreal and deciduous forest transition in Eastern Canada

Y Boucher, D Arseneault, L Sirois, L Blais - Landscape Ecology, 2009 - Springer
… abies L.) occupy a significant area of the sectors cut after 1985. The three forested landscapes
… Proceedings of Tordeuse des bourgeons de l’épinette: l’apprivoiser dans nos stratégies, …

First-time use of newer oral contraceptives and the risk of venous thromboembolism

…, L Blais, WO Spitzer, J Cusson, M Lewis, L Heinemann - Contraception, 1997 - Elsevier
Recent epidemiologic studies reported that the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) was
higher with the use of the newer third generation oral contraceptives than with second …