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Rama Nair

University of Ottawa
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[HTML][HTML] Comparison of plasma exchange with plasma infusion in the treatment of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

…, VS Blanchette, JG Kelton, RC Nair… - … England Journal of …, 1991 - Mass Medical Soc
Background. Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura is an uncommon disease with a high
mortality rate even with current treatment. The cause of the syndrome and its optimal treatment …

A study to develop clinical decision rules for the use of radiography in acute ankle injuries

IG Stiell, GH Greenberg, RD McKnight, RC Nair… - Annals of emergency …, 1992 - Elsevier
Study objective: To develop decision rules that will predict fractures in patients with ankle
injuries, thereby assisting clinicians in being more selective in their use of radiography. Design: …

Decision rules for the use of radiography in acute ankle injuries: refinement and prospective validation

IG Shell, GH Greenberg, RD McKnight, RC Nair… - Jama, 1993 - jamanetwork.com
Objective. —To validate and refine previously derived clinical decision rules that aid the efficient
use of radiography in acute ankle injuries. Design. —Survey prospectively administered …

Implementation of the Ottawa ankle rules

…, RD McKnight, GH Greenberg, I McDowell, RC Nair… - Jama, 1994 - jamanetwork.com
… the Departments of Epidemiology and Community Medicine (Drs Nair and McDowell) and
Medicine (Dr Wells), University of Ottawa (Ontario) Faculty of Medicine. Dr Stiell is a Career …

Prevalence of speech and language disorders in 5-year-old kindergarten children in the Ottawa-Carleton region

JH Beitchman, R Nair, M Clegg, PG Patel - Journal of Speech and Hearing …, 1986 - ASHA
A representative sample of 5-year-old kindergarten children was assessed for speech and/or
language disorder. Of the 1,655 children tested, 180 were identified as having speech or …

Prevalence of psychiatric disorders in children with speech and language disorders

JH Beitchman, R Nair, M Clegg, B Ferguson… - Journal of the American …, 1986 - Elsevier
A representative sample of 5-year-old kindergarten children was assessed for speech and
language disorders. Those identified as having a speech/language disorder (N = 142) as well …

Survival characteristics of airborne human coronavirus 229E

…, AH Brunner, SA Sattar, RC Nair… - Journal of General …, 1985 - microbiologyresearch.org
The survival of airborne human coronavirus 229E (HCV/229E) was studied under different
conditions of temperature (20 ± 1 C and 6 ± 1 C) and low (30 ± 5%), medium (50 ± 5%) or …

Institutional outbreaks of rotavirus diarrhoea: potential role of fomites and environmental surfaces as vehicles for virus transmission

…, N Lloyd-Evans, VS Springthorpe, RC Nair - Epidemiology & …, 1986 - cambridge.org
To assess the potential of fomites and environmental surfaces as vehicles in the transmission
of rotaviral diarrhoea, disks (1 cm diameter) of various porous and non-porous materials …

Factors influencing pandemic influenza vaccination of healthcare workers—a systematic review

C Prematunge, K Corace, A McCarthy, RC Nair… - Vaccine, 2012 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION: Maintaining the health and availability of Health care workers (HCW) is an
essential component of pandemic preparedness. A key to protecting HCW during the H1N1 …

[HTML][HTML] The burden of chronic kidney disease in renal transplant recipients

V Karthikeyan, J Karpinski, RC Nair, G Knoll - American Journal of …, 2004 - Elsevier
The National Kidney Foundation has developed guidelines for the diagnosis and classification
of chronic kidney disease (CKD) but it is not known whether these are applicable to renal …