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Arminee Kazanjian

Professor of Population & Public Health, University of British Columbia
Verified email at ubc.ca
Cited by 6141

How does direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA) affect prescribing? A survey in primary care environments with and without legal DTCA

…, RL Kravitz, K Bassett, J Lexchin, A Kazanjian… - Cmaj, 2003 - Can Med Assoc
Background: Direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA) of prescription drugs has increased
rapidly in the United States during the last decade, yet little is known about its effects on …

Influence of direct to consumer pharmaceutical advertising and patients' requests on prescribing decisions: two site cross sectional survey

B Mintzes, ML Barer, RL Kravitz, A Kazanjian, K Bassett… - Bmj, 2002 - bmj.com
Only the United States and New Zealand allow advertising of prescription drugs directed at
patients. US spending on such advertising grew rapidly during the 1990s, reaching $2.47 bn (…

Understanding compassion satisfaction, compassion fatigue and burnout: A survey of the hospice palliative care workforce

…, WWY Chan, A Carson, A Kazanjian - Palliative …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Despite the increasingly crucial role of the healthcare workforce and volunteers
working in hospice and palliative care (HPC), very little is known about factors that promote …

Interventions to improve continuity of care in the follow‐up of patients with cancer

…, R Verreault, MI Fitch, A Kazanjian… - Cochrane Database …, 2012 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Care from the family physician is generally interrupted when patients with cancer
come under the care of second‐line and third‐line healthcare professionals who may also …

[HTML][HTML] Integrating ethnicity and migration as determinants of Canadian women's health

…, M Desmeules, Z Cao, S Abdool, A Kazanjian - BMC Women's …, 2004 - Springer
Health Issue This chapter investigates (1) the association between ethnicity and migration,
as measured by length of residence in Canada, and two specific self-reported outcomes: (a) …

Effect of the hospital nursing environment on patient mortality: a systematic review

A Kazanjian, C Green, J Wong… - Journal of Health …, 2005 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: Research has examined the effect of the structure of health systems on health
outcomes, but not how outcomes are affected by the nursing environments in hospitals. Our …

Why do Chinese Canadians not consult mental health services: health status, language or culture?

AW Chen, A Kazanjian, H Wong - Transcultural psychiatry, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
Data from the Canadian Community Health Survey Cycle 1.1 showed that Chinese
immigrants to Canada and Chinese individuals born in Canada were less likely than other …

Beyond Medline: reducing bias through extended systematic review search

…, D Helmer, CJ Green, A Kazanjian - International journal of …, 2003 - cambridge.org
Objective: To evaluate the sensitivity and precision of various extended search methods in
identifying randomized controlled trials (RCTs) for systematic reviews.Method: Prospective …

Cultural conceptualizations of hospice palliative care: more similarities than differences

H Bosma, L Apland, A Kazanjian - Palliative medicine, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
The role of culture is significant in hospice palliative care (HPC). While mainstream HPC has
been well described in many Western countries, there is no conceptual clarity regarding the …

Rate of mental health service utilization by Chinese immigrants in British Columbia

AW Chen, A Kazanjian - Canadian Journal of Public Health, 2005 - Springer
Objective Reports suggest that immigrants are under-served by the mental health service
system. The aim of this study is to examine the rates of mental health visits and hospitalization …