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Social capital and the incidence of falls
(2007)
Study participants : Seniors from Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
Metaboreflex response to isometric handgrip exercise in people with Parkinson disease
(2007)
The metaboreflex is a peripheral feedback mechanism involved in the neural
regulation of cardiovascular response to exercise. In young, healthy adults, this reflex
responds to the accumulation of exercise- induced ...
An Assessment of adherence to treating tobacco use and dependence clinical practice guidelines in First Nations primary health care settings in Northwestern Ontario
(2009)
The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which tobacco clinical practice guidelines are followed by nurses within 22 primary health care settings in First Nations communities in Northwestern Ontario and to ...
Through gendered lenses : exploring rural seniors' use of photovoice to document health barriers and supports in Northwestern Ontario
(2009)
In recent years the popularity of visual research methods such as photovoice has steadily increased (Dennis et al., 2009). The knowledge that "images evoke deeper elements of human consciousness than do words" (Harper, ...
Assertive community treatment in the District of Timiskaming and the city of Timmins : a longitudinal study of client outcomes
(2009)
Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) is a community based program designed to treat persons with serious mental illness by offering treatment and supports in a community setting rather than a hospital. Previous studies of ...
Girl-child sexual abuse as a public health issue in Accra, Ghana
(2008)
Girl-Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) constitutes an alarming social phenomenon. Heavily influenced by social and cultural factors, CSA is understood and dealt with differently by different societies. Ultimately, survivors are ...
Expression of integrin and toll-like receptors in cervical cancer (in vivo and ex vivo study)
(2009)
Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women world-wide. Although persistent human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is considered the most important causative agent of cervical cancer, the mechanisms toward ...
Measurement of determinants of health in elementry school children
(2006)
Study setting : Maliseet First Nation community on the banks of the Saint John River (New Brunswick).
National view of household food insecurity : an analysis of the Canadian Community Health Survey, cycle 2.1
(2006)
Food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to
sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active
and healthy life (Rome Deceleration ...
Effects of globalization and corporate downsizing on employee health
(2007)
The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of corporate downsizing; a function of globalization, on the self-reported physical and mental health of unionized individuals employed in the primary sector of the ...