Reliability of selected measures of nicotine dependence among adolescents

J O'Loughlin, J Tarasuk, J Difranza, G Paradis - Annals of epidemiology, 2002 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To examine the test retest reliability, internal consistency, and convergent
construct validity of selected measures of nicotine dependence (ND) among adolescents. …

[HTML][HTML] Nosocomial Infection Surveillance: National findings from the Tracks survey of people who inject drugs in Canada, Phase 4, 2017–2019

J Tarasuk, J Zhang, A Lemyre, F Cholette… - Canada …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background The Tracks survey of people who inject drugs (PWID) collected data in 14
sentinel sites across Canada (2017–2019). Objective To describe the prevalence of human …

Incidence of hospital admissions and severe outcomes during the first and second waves of pandemic (H1N1) 2009

M Helferty, J Vachon, J Tarasuk, R Rodin, J Spika… - Cmaj, 2010 - Can Med Assoc
Background Canada experienced two distinct waves of pandemic (H1N1) influenza during
the 2009 pandemic, one in the spring and the second in early fall 2009. We compared the …

[PDF][PDF] The hepatitis C epidemic in Canada: an overview of recent trends in surveillance, injection drug use, harm reduction and treatment

L Lourenço, M Kelly, J Tarasuk, K Stairs… - Canada Communicable …, 2021 - canada.ca
Hepatitis C continues to be a significant public health concern in Canada, with the hepatitis C
virus (HCV) responsible for more life-years lost than all other infectious diseases in Canada…

A systematic review of HIV testing among Canadian populations

S Ha, D Paquette, J Tarasuk, J Dodds… - Canadian journal of …, 2014 - Springer
OBJECTIVE: Regular HIV testing and early detection leads to timely treatment. Appropriate
treatment and care can prevent disease progression in the individual and prevent onwards …

Smoking, physical activity, and diet in North American youth: where are we at?

JL O'Loughlin, J Tarasuk - Canadian Journal of Public Health, 2003 - Springer
Behavioural risk factors (RF) for chronic disease among youth, including smoking, inactivity,
and unhealthy diet, continue to preoccupy public health practitioners because they are …

Eliciting information on differential sensation of heat in those with and without poststroke aphasia using a visual analogue scale

…, E Kehayia, N Tremblay, B Mazer, F Singer, J Tarasuk - Stroke, 2006 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose— Aphasia can result in an inability to communicate the presence,
location, or intensity of pain. Although visual analogue scales (VASs) exist, it is unknown …

[HTML][HTML] Foodborne and Animal Contact Disease Outbreaks: Findings among Indigenous participants of the Tracks survey of people who inject drugs in Canada …

J Tarasuk, M Sullivan, D Bush, C Hui… - Canada …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background The Tracks survey of people who inject drugs (PWID) collected data in 14
sentinel sites across Canada (2017–2019). These findings describe the prevalence of human …

The impact of interventions with families poststroke: A review

N Korner-Bitensky, J Tarasuk, J Nelles… - Topics in Stroke …, 1998 - Taylor & Francis
INDIVIDUALS who survive a stroke of-ten return home with sequelae that affect their ability
to resume their premorbid lifestyles. These sequelae and the concomitant role changes …

[HTML][HTML] Social Media Responses to COVID-19: The hepatitis C epidemic in Canada: An overview of recent trends in surveillance, injection drug use, harm reduction …

L Lourenço, M Kelly, J Tarasuk, K Stairs… - Canada …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Hepatitis C continues to be a significant public health concern in Canada, with the hepatitis C
virus (HCV) responsible for more life-years lost than all other infectious diseases in Canada…