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Assessing validity of ICD-9-CM and ICD-10 administrative data in recording clinical conditions in a unique dually coded database.

Quan H, Li B, Saunders LD, Parsons GA, Nilsson CI, Alibhai A, Ghali WA; IMECCHI Investigators.

Health Serv Res. 2008 Aug;43(4):1424-41.PMID: 18756617 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Predictors for wheezing phenotypes in the first decade of life.

Midodzi WK, Rowe BH, Majaesic CM, Saunders LD, Senthilselvan A.

Respirology. 2008 Jun;13(4):537-45. Epub 2008 Apr 10.PMID: 18410257 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Epidemiology of bicycle injuries in 13 health divisions, Islamic Republic of Iran 2003.

Karkhaneh M, Naghavi M, Rowe BH, Hagel BE, Jafari N, Saunders LD.

Accid Anal Prev. 2008 Jan;40(1):192-9. Epub 2007 Jun 21.PMID: 18215548 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Does functional recovery in elderly hip fracture patients differ between patients admitted from long-term care and the community?

Beaupre LA, Cinats JG, Jones CA, Scharfenberger AV, William C Johnston D, Senthilselvan A, Saunders LD.

J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2007 Oct;62(10):1127-33.PMID: 17921426 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Risk factors for ciprofloxacin resistance in reported Campylobacter infections in southern Alberta.

Johnson JY, McMullen LM, Hasselback P, Louie M, Jhangri G, Saunders LD.

Epidemiol Infect. 2008 Jul;136(7):903-12. Epub 2007 Aug 3.PMID: 17678560 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Understanding the causes of overcrowding in emergency departments in the Capital Health Region in Alberta: a focus group study.

Estey A, Ness K, Saunders LD, Alibhai A, Bear RA.

CJEM. 2003 Mar;5(2):87-94.PMID: 17475097 [PubMed - in process]Related articlesFree article

Trends in HIV infection: prevention-related attitudes and behaviors among secondary school students in western Uganda.

Kilian AH, Kipp W, Jhangri GS, Saunders LD, Ndyanabangi B, O'Connor H, Baryomunsi C, Rubaale T, Kabagambe G.

J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2007 Apr 15;44(5):586-93.PMID: 17259907 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Travelers' knowledge of prevention and treatment of travelers' diarrhea.

Johnson JY, McMullen LM, Hasselback P, Louie M, Saunders LD.

J Travel Med. 2006 Nov-Dec;13(6):351-5.PMID: 17107428 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Reduced morbidity for elderly patients with a hip fracture after implementation of a perioperative evidence-based clinical pathway.

Beaupre LA, Cinats JG, Senthilselvan A, Lier D, Jones CA, Scharfenberger A, Johnston DW, Saunders LD.

Qual Saf Health Care. 2006 Oct;15(5):375-9.PMID: 17074877 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Characteristics of patients who leave emergency departments without being seen.

Rowe BH, Channan P, Bullard M, Blitz S, Saunders LD, Rosychuk RJ, Lari H, Craig WR, Holroyd BR.

Acad Emerg Med. 2006 Aug;13(8):848-52. Epub 2006 May 2.PMID: 16670258 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Ordinal regression model and the linear regression model were superior to the logistic regression models.

Norris CM, Ghali WA, Saunders LD, Brant R, Galbraith D, Faris P, Knudtson ML; for the APPROACH Investigators.

J Clin Epidemiol. 2006 May;59(5):448-56. Epub 2006 Mar 14.PMID: 16632132 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Lymphovascular invasion is associated with poor survival in gastric cancer: an application of gene-expression and tissue array techniques.

Dicken BJ, Graham K, Hamilton SM, Andrews S, Lai R, Listgarten J, Jhangri GS, Saunders LD, Damaraju S, Cass C.

Ann Surg. 2006 Jan;243(1):64-73.PMID: 16371738 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Does standardized rehabilitation and discharge planning improve functional recovery in elderly patients with hip fracture?

Beaupre LA, Cinats JG, Senthilselvan A, Scharfenberger A, Johnston DW, Saunders LD.

Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2005 Dec;86(12):2231-9.PMID: 16344017 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Best practices for elderly hip fracture patients. A systematic overview of the evidence.

Beaupre LA, Jones CA, Saunders LD, Johnston DW, Buckingham J, Majumdar SR.

J Gen Intern Med. 2005 Nov;20(11):1019-25. Review.PMID: 16307627 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Direct health care costs after traumatic spinal cord injury.

Dryden DM, Saunders LD, Jacobs P, Schopflocher DP, Rowe BH, May LA, Yiannakoulias N, Svenson LW, Voaklander DC.

J Trauma. 2005 Aug;59(2):443-9.PMID: 16294090 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Coding algorithms for defining comorbidities in ICD-9-CM and ICD-10 administrative data.

Quan H, Sundararajan V, Halfon P, Fong A, Burnand B, Luthi JC, Saunders LD, Beck CA, Feasby TE, Ghali WA.

Med Care. 2005 Nov;43(11):1130-9.PMID: 16224307 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Depression following traumatic spinal cord injury.

Dryden DM, Saunders LD, Rowe BH, May LA, Yiannakoulias N, Svenson LW, Schopflocher DP, Voaklander DC.

Neuroepidemiology. 2005;25(2):55-61. Epub 2005 Jun 8.PMID: 15947491 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Health-related quality of life outcomes of patients with coronary artery disease treated with cardiac surgery, percutaneous coronary intervention or medical management.

Norris CM, Saunders LD, Ghali WA, Brant R, Galbraith PD, Graham M, Faris P, Dzavik V, Knudtson ML; APPROACH Investigators.

Can J Cardiol. 2004 Oct;20(12):1259-66.PMID: 15494780 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Variations in the use of emergency departments in Alberta's Capital Health region 1998-2000.

Saunders LD, Alibhai A, Ness K, Estey A, Bear R.

Healthc Manage Forum. 2004 Summer;17(2):16-21.PMID: 15320444 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Utilization of health services following spinal cord injury: a 6-year follow-up study.

Dryden DM, Saunders LD, Rowe BH, May LA, Yiannakoulias N, Svenson LW, Schopflocher DP, Voaklander DC.

Spinal Cord. 2004 Sep;42(9):513-25.PMID: 15249928 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Gastric cancer: establishing predictors of biologic behavior with use of population-based data.

Dicken BJ, Saunders LD, Jhangri GS, de Gara C, Cass C, Andrews S, Hamilton SM.

Ann Surg Oncol. 2004 Jun;11(6):629-35. Epub 2004 May 18.PMID: 15150070 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Interinstitutional variation in the use of abciximab for percutaneous coronary intervention.

Westerhout CM, Saunders LD, Kaul P, Armstrong PW, Knudtson ML, Ghali WA.

Can J Cardiol. 2004 Mar 15;20(4):405-10.PMID: 15057316 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Systematic review of statistical methods used to analyze Seattle Angina Questionnaire scores.

Norris CM, Ghali WA, Saunders LD, Brant R, Galbraith PD.

Can J Cardiol. 2004 Feb;20(2):187-93. Review.PMID: 15010742 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Childhood morbidity after severe traumatic brain injury: Increased detection with the Multiattribute Health Status Classification.

Robertson CM, Watt JM, Joffe AR, Murphy DB, Nagy JM, McLean DE, Pain KS, Saunders LD.

Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2001 Jan;2(2):145-150.PMID: 12797874 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

The epidemiology of traumatic spinal cord injury in Alberta, Canada.

Dryden DM, Saunders LD, Rowe BH, May LA, Yiannakoulias N, Svenson LW, Schopflocher DP, Voaklander DC.

Can J Neurol Sci. 2003 May;30(2):113-21.PMID: 12774950 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Appendectomies in rural hospitals. Safe whether performed by specialist or GP surgeons.

Iglesias S, Saunders LD, Tracy N, Thangisalam N, Jones L.

Can Fam Physician. 2003 Mar;49:328-33.PMID: 12675546 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Post-maternity outcomes following health care reform in Alberta: 1992-1996.

Thompson AH, Alibhai A, Saunders LD, Cumming DC, Thanigasalam N.

Can J Public Health. 2003 Mar-Apr;94(2):104-8.PMID: 12675165 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Assessing the methodological quality of nonrandomized intervention studies.

Saunders LD, Soomro GM, Buckingham J, Jamtvedt G, Raina P.

West J Nurs Res. 2003 Mar;25(2):223-37.PMID: 12666645 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Dilatation and curettage: praxeology.

Cumming D, Alibhai A, Robson D, Thanigasalam N, Saunders LD, Jacobs P.

J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2002 Nov;24(11):861-6.PMID: 12417901 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Trends in utilization of coronary artery bypass surgery and associated outcomes: Alberta, Manitoba, and Nova Scotia.

Kaul P, Saunders LD, Roos LL, Kephart G, Ghali WA, Walld R, Warren J.

Am J Med Qual. 2002 May-Jun;17(3):103-12.PMID: 12073866 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Preeclampsia and cerebral palsy in low-birth-weight and preterm infants: implications for the current "ischemic model" of preeclampsia.

Xiong X, Saunders LD, Wang FL, Davidge ST, Buekens P.

Hypertens Pregnancy. 2001;20(1):1-13.PMID: 12044309 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Sex differences in access to coronary revascularization after cardiac catheterization: importance of detailed clinical data.

Ghali WA, Faris PD, Galbraith PD, Norris CM, Curtis MJ, Saunders LD, Dzavik V, Mitchell LB, Knudtson ML; Alberta Provincial Project for Outcome Assessment in Coronary Heart Disease (APPROACH) Investigators.

Ann Intern Med. 2002 May 21;136(10):723-32.PMID: 12020140 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Nedocromil sodium for preventing exercise-induced bronchoconstriction.

Spooner CH, Saunders LD, Rowe BH.

Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2002;(1):CD001183. Review.PMID: 11869595 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Impact of preeclampsia and gestational hypertension on birth weight by gestational age.

Xiong X, Demianczuk NN, Saunders LD, Wang FL, Fraser WD.

Am J Epidemiol. 2002 Feb 1;155(3):203-9.PMID: 11821244 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Gestational diabetes mellitus: prevalence, risk factors, maternal and infant outcomes.

Xiong X, Saunders LD, Wang FL, Demianczuk NN.

Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2001 Dec;75(3):221-8.PMID: 11728481 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Long-term survival in 11,661 patients with multivessel coronary artery disease in the era of stenting: a report from the Alberta Provincial Project for Outcome Assessment in Coronary Heart Disease (APPROACH) Investigators.

Dzavik V, Ghali WA, Norris C, Mitchell LB, Koshal A, Saunders LD, Galbraith PD, Hui W, Faris P, Knudtson ML; Alberta Provincial Project for Outcome Assessment in Coronary Heart Disease (APPROACH) Investigators.

Am Heart J. 2001 Jul;142(1):119-26.PMID: 11431667 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A cost-effectiveness analysis of the application of nitric oxide versus oxygen gas for near-term newborns with respiratory failure: results from a Canadian randomized clinical trial.

Jacobs P, Finer NN, Robertson CM, Etches P, Hall EM, Saunders LD.

Crit Care Med. 2000 Mar;28(3):872-8.PMID: 10752844 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Maternal smoking and preeclampsia.

Xiong X, Wang FL, Davidge ST, Demianczuk NN, Mayes DC, Olson DM, Saunders LD.

J Reprod Med. 2000 Sep;45(9):727-32.PMID: 11027081 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Nedocromil sodium in the treatment of exercise-induced asthma: a meta-analysis.

Spooner C, Rowe BH, Saunders LD.

Eur Respir J. 2000 Jul;16(1):30-7.PMID: 10933081 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Association of preeclampsia with high birth weight for age.

Xiong X, Demianczuk NN, Buekens P, Saunders LD.

Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2000 Jul;183(1):148-55.PMID: 10920323 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Inhaled steroids in acute asthma following emergency department discharge.

Edmonds ML, Camargo CA, Saunders LD, Brenner BE, Rowe BH.

Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2000;(3):CD002316. Review.PMID: 10908556 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Nedocromil sodium for preventing exercise-induced bronchoconstriction.

Spooner CH, Saunders LD, Rowe BH.

Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2000;(2):CD001183. Review. Update in: Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2002;(1):CD001183. PMID: 10796616 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Dealing with missing data in observational health care outcome analyses.

Norris CM, Ghali WA, Knudtson ML, Naylor CD, Saunders LD.

J Clin Epidemiol. 2000 Apr;53(4):377-83.PMID: 10785568 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Regionalization and hospital utilization: Alberta 1991/2-1996/7.

Saunders LD, Bay KS, Alibhai AA.

Healthc Manage Forum. 1999 Spring;12(1):38-43.PMID: 10538925 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Socioeconomic risk factors and population-based regional allocation of healthcare funds.

Bay KS, Saunders LD, Wilson DR.

Health Serv Manage Res. 1999 May;12(2):79-91.PMID: 10537615 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The cost-effectiveness of magnetic resonance imaging for patients with internal derangement of the knee.

Suarez-Almazor ME, Kaul P, Kendall CJ, Saunders LD, Johnston DW.

Int J Technol Assess Health Care. 1999 Spring;15(2):392-405.PMID: 10507197 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Cost effectiveness of Streetworks' needle exchange program of Edmonton.

Jacobs P, Calder P, Taylor M, Houston S, Saunders LD, Albert T.

Can J Public Health. 1999 May-Jun;90(3):168-71.PMID: 10401166 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Impact of pregnancy-induced hypertension on fetal growth.

Xiong X, Mayes D, Demianczuk N, Olson DM, Davidge ST, Newburn-Cook C, Saunders LD.

Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1999 Jan;180(1 Pt 1):207-13.PMID: 9914605 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Who gets lost: follow-up of suspect results in a newborn screening program

Spady DW, Saunders LD, Bamforth F.

Pediatrics. 1998 Aug;102(2):E21A.PMID: 9685467 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Who gets missed: coverage in a provincial newborn screening program for metabolic disease.

Spady DW, Saunders LD, Bamforth F.

Pediatrics. 1998 Aug;102(2):e21.PMID: 9685466 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles