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Assayag D, Garlick K, Johannson KA, Fell CD, Kolb M, Cox G, Hambly N, Manganas H, Morisset J, Fisher JH, Shapera S, Gershon AS, To T, Sadatsafavi M, Wilcox PG, Halayko AJ, Khalil N, Ryerson CJ. Treatment Initiation in Patients with Interstitial Lung Disease in Canada. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2021 Oct;18(10):1661-1668. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202009-1122OC. PubMed PMID: 33493425.

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Gershon AS, McGihon RE, Luo J, Blazer AJ, Kendzerska T, To T, Aaron SD. Trends in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Prevalence, Incidence, and Health Services Use in Younger Adults in Ontario, Canada, 2006-2016. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2021 May 1;203(9):1196-1199. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202006-2495LE. PubMed PMID: 33347389.

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Gershon AS, McGihon RE, Thiruchelvam D, To T, Wu R, Bell CM, Aaron SD. Medication Discontinuation in Adults With COPD Discharged From the Hospital: A Population-Based Cohort Study. Chest. 2021 Mar;159(3):975-984. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.09.254. Epub 2020 Oct 2. PubMed PMID: 33011204.

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Kendzerska T, Zhu DT, Gershon AS, Edwards JD, Peixoto C, Robillard R, Kendall CE. The Effects of the Health System Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic on Chronic Disease Management: A Narrative Review. Risk Manag Healthc Policy. 2021;14:575-584. doi: 10.2147/RMHP.S293471. eCollection 2021. Review. PubMed PMID: 33623448; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7894869.

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Kendzerska T, Povitz M, Leung RS, Boulos MI, McIsaac DI, Murray BJ, Bryson GL, Talarico R, Hilton JF, Malhotra A, Gershon AS. Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Incident Cancer: A Large Retrospective Multicenter Clinical Cohort Study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2021 Feb;30(2):295-304. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-20-0975. Epub 2020 Dec 2. PubMed PMID: 33268490; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7867627.

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Kendzerska T, Aaron SD, To T, Licskai C, Stanbrook MB, Hogan ME, Tan WC, Bourbeau J, Gershon AS. Effect of type and dosage of newly prescribed inhaled corticosteroids on obstructive lung disease and pneumonia hospitalisations in older individuals with asthma, COPD or both: a retrospective study of health administrative data. Eur Respir J. 2021 Jan;57(1). doi: 10.1183/13993003.02585-2020. Print 2021 Jan. PubMed PMID: 32703774.

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Gershon AS, Lindenauer PK, Wilson KC, Rose L, Walkey AJ, Sadatsafavi M, Anstrom KJ, Au DH, Bender BG, Brookhart MA, Dweik RA, Han MK, Joo MJ, Lavergne V, Mehta AB, Miravitlles M, Mularski RA, Roche N, Oren E, Riekert KA, Schoenberg NC, Stukel TA, Weiss CH, Wunsch H, Africk JJ, Krishnan JA. Informing Healthcare Decisions with Observational Research Assessing Causal Effect. An Official American Thoracic Society Research Statement. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2021 Jan 1;203(1):14-23. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202010-3943ST. PubMed PMID: 33385220; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7781125.

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Tsai APY, Hur SA, Wong A, Safavi M, Assayag D, Johannson KA, Morisset J, Fell C, Fisher JH, Manganas H, Shapera S, Cox G, Gershon AS, Hambly N, Khalil N, To T, Wilcox PG, Halayko A, Kolb MR, Ryerson CJ. Minimum important difference of the EQ-5D-5L and EQ-VAS in fibrotic interstitial lung disease. Thorax. 2021 Jan;76(1):37-43. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-214944. Epub 2020 Oct 6. PubMed PMID: 33023996.

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Cragg JJ, Azoulay L, Collins G, De Vera MA, Etminan M, Lalji F, Gershon AS, Guyatt G, Harrison M, Jutzeler C, Kassam R, Kendzerska T, Lynd L, Mansournia MA, Sadatsafavi M, Tong B, Warner FM, Tremlett H. The reporting of observational studies of drug effectiveness and safety: recommendations to extend existing guidelines. Expert Opin Drug Saf. 2021 Jan;20(1):1-8. doi: 10.1080/14740338.2021.1849134. Epub 2020 Dec 21. PubMed PMID: 33170749.

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Vozoris NT, Pequeno P, Li P, Austin PC, Stephenson AL, O'Donnell DE, Gill SS, Gershon AS, Rochon PA. Morbidity and mortality associated with prescription cannabinoid drug use in COPD. Thorax. 2021 Jan;76(1):29-36. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-215346. Epub 2020 Sep 30. PubMed PMID: 32999059.

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Wong AW, Lee TY, Johannson KA, Assayag D, Morisset J, Fell CD, Fisher JH, Shapera S, Gershon AS, Cox G, Halayko AJ, Hambly N, Manganas H, Sadatsafavi M, Wilcox PG, To T, Marcoux V, Khalil N, Kolb M, Ryerson CJ. A cluster-based analysis evaluating the impact of comorbidities in fibrotic interstitial lung disease. Respir Res. 2020 Dec 7;21(1):322. doi: 10.1186/s12931-020-01579-7. PubMed PMID: 33287805; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7720501.

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Kouri A, Gupta S, Yadollahi A, Ryan CM, Gershon AS, To T, Tarlo SM, Goldstein RS, Chapman KR, Chow CW. Addressing Reduced Laboratory-Based Pulmonary Function Testing During a Pandemic. Chest. 2020 Dec;158(6):2502-2510. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.06.065. Epub 2020 Jul 8. Review. PubMed PMID: 32652095; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7345485.

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Lee TM, Tobe SW, Butt DA, Ivers NM, Gershon AS, Barnsley J, Liu PP, Jaakkimainen L, Walker KM, Tu K. Patient- and Physician-Level Factors Associated With Adherence to C-CHANGE Recommendations in Primary Care Settings in Ontario. CJC Open. 2020 Nov;2(6):563-576. doi: 10.1016/j.cjco.2020.07.007. eCollection 2020 Nov. PubMed PMID: 33305217; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7711016.

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Algamdi M, Sadatsafavi M, Fisher JH, Morisset J, Johannson KA, Fell CD, Kolb M, Manganas H, Cox G, Gershon AS, Halayko AJ, Hambly N, Khalil N, Shapera S, To T, Wilcox PG, Guler S, Ryerson CJ. Costs of Workplace Productivity Loss in Patients with Connective Tissue Disease-associated Interstitial Lung Disease. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2020 Sep;17(9):1077-1084. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201911-822OC. PubMed PMID: 32437249.

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Press VG, Gershon AS, Sciurba FC, Blagev DP. Concerns About Coronavirus Disease-Related Collateral Damage for Patients With COPD. Chest. 2020 Sep;158(3):866-868. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.05.549. Epub 2020 May 28. PubMed PMID: 32473947; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7837125.

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Butler SJ, Ellerton L, Gershon AS, Goldstein RS, Brooks D. Comparison of end-of-life care in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or lung cancer: A systematic review. Palliat Med. 2020 Sep;34(8):1030-1043. doi: 10.1177/0269216320929556. Epub 2020 Jun 2. PubMed PMID: 32484762.

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Jiang L, Gershon AS. Using Health Administrative Data to Predict Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2020 Sep;17(9):1056-1057. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202006-704ED. PubMed PMID: 32870058; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7462322.

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Vozoris NT, Pequeno P, Li P, Austin PC, O'Donnell DE, Gershon AS. Predictors of Opioid-related Adverse Pulmonary Events among Older Adults with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2020 Aug;17(8):965-973. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201910-760OC. PubMed PMID: 32396385.

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Marras C, Pequeno P, Austin PC, Gershon AS, Iqbal J, Rochon PA, Lang AE. Beta Agonists and Progression of Parkinson's Disease in Older Adults: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Mov Disord. 2020 Jul;35(7):1275-1277. doi: 10.1002/mds.28085. Epub 2020 May 15. PubMed PMID: 32412138.

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Sankar A, Thorpe KE, Gershon AS, Granton JT, Wijeysundera DN. Association of preoperative spirometry with cardiopulmonary fitness and postoperative outcomes in surgical patients: A multicentre prospective cohort study. EClinicalMedicine. 2020 Jun;23:100396. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2020.100396. eCollection 2020 Jun. PubMed PMID: 32529180; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7280772.

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Nici L, Mammen MJ, Charbek E, Alexander PE, Au DH, Boyd CM, Criner GJ, Donaldson GC, Dreher M, Fan VS, Gershon AS, Han MK, Krishnan JA, Martinez FJ, Meek PM, Morgan M, Polkey MI, Puhan MA, Sadatsafavi M, Sin DD, Washko GR, Wedzicha JA, Aaron SD. Pharmacologic Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2020 May 1;201(9):e56-e69. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202003-0625ST. PubMed PMID: 32283960; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7193862.

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Kendzerska T, Leung RS, Atzema CL, Chandy G, Meteb M, Malhotra A, Hawker GA, Gershon AS. Cardiovascular consequences of obstructive sleep apnea in women: a historical cohort study. Sleep Med. 2020 Apr;68:71-79. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2019.08.021. Epub 2019 Sep 11. PubMed PMID: 32028229; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7075717.

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Antoniou T, Yao Z, Raboud J, Gershon AS. Incidence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in people with HIV in Ontario, 1996-2015: a retrospective population-based cohort study. CMAJ Open. 2020 Jan-Mar;8(1):E83-E89. doi: 10.9778/cmajo.20190028. Print 2020 Jan-Mar. PubMed PMID: 32071142; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7028164.

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Gershon AS, Chung H, Porter J, Campitelli MA, Buchan SA, Schwartz KL, Crowcroft NS, Campigotto A, Gubbay JB, Karnauchow T, Katz K, McGeer AJ, McNally JD, Richardson DC, Richardson SE, Rosella LC, Simor AE, Smieja M, Zahariadis G, Kwong JC. Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness in Preventing Hospitalizations in Older Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. J Infect Dis. 2020 Jan 1;221(1):42-52. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiz419. PubMed PMID: 31549165; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6910872.

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Butler SJ, Li LSK, Ellerton L, Gershon AS, Goldstein RS, Brooks D. Prevalence of comorbidities and impact on pulmonary rehabilitation outcomes. ERJ Open Res. 2019 Oct;5(4). doi: 10.1183/23120541.00264-2019. eCollection 2019 Oct. PubMed PMID: 31832430; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6899339.

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Fisher JH, Kolb M, Algamdi M, Morisset J, Johannson KA, Shapera S, Wilcox P, To T, Sadatsafavi M, Manganas H, Khalil N, Hambly N, Halayko AJ, Gershon AS, Fell CD, Cox G, Ryerson CJ. Baseline characteristics and comorbidities in the CAnadian REgistry for Pulmonary Fibrosis. BMC Pulm Med. 2019 Nov 27;19(1):223. doi: 10.1186/s12890-019-0986-4. PubMed PMID: 31771541; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6880596.

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Vozoris NT, Yao Z, Li P, Austin PC, Stephenson AL, Gill SS, O'Donnell DE, Gershon AS, Rochon PA. Prescription Synthetic Oral Cannabinoid use Among Older Adults with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Population-Based Cohort Study. Drugs Aging. 2019 Nov;36(11):1035-1045. doi: 10.1007/s40266-019-00707-3. PubMed PMID: 31552597.

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Algamdi M, Sadatsafavi M, Fisher JH, Morisset J, Johannson KA, Fell CD, Kolb M, Manganas H, Cox G, Gershon AS, Halayko AJ, Hambly N, Khalil N, Shapera S, To T, Wilcox PG, Guler S, Ryerson CJ. Costs of Workplace Productivity Loss in Patients With Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Disease. Chest. 2019 Nov;156(5):887-895. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2019.04.016. Epub 2019 Apr 30. PubMed PMID: 31051170.

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Kendzerska T, Aaron SD, To T, Licskai C, Stanbrook M, Vozoris NT, Hogan ME, Tan WC, Bourbeau J, Gershon AS. Effectiveness and Safety of Inhaled Corticosteroids in Older Individuals with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and/or Asthma. A Population Study. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2019 Oct;16(10):1252-1262. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201902-126OC. PubMed PMID: 31298938.

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Wu RC, Ginsburg S, Son T, Gershon AS. Using wearables and self-management apps in patients with COPD: a qualitative study. ERJ Open Res. 2019 Jul;5(3). doi: 10.1183/23120541.00036-2019. eCollection 2019 Jul. PubMed PMID: 31528634; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6734006.

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Tavakoli H, Johnson KM, FitzGerald JM, Sin DD, Gershon AS, Kendzerska T, Sadatsafavi M. Trends in prescriptions and costs of inhaled medications in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a 19-year population-based study from Canada. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2019;14:2003-2013. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S210897. eCollection 2019. PubMed PMID: 31564848; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6732655.

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Chen W, Subbarao P, McGihon RE, Feldman LY, Zhu J, Lou W, Gershon AS, Abdullah K, Moraes TJ, Dubeau A, Sears MR, Lefebvre DL, Turvey SE, Mandhane PJ, Azad MB, To T. Patterns of health care use related to respiratory conditions in early life: A birth cohort study with linked administrative data. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2019 Aug;54(8):1267-1276. doi: 10.1002/ppul.24381. Epub 2019 Jun 6. PubMed PMID: 31172683.

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Kendzerska T, Nickerson JW, Hsu AT, Gershon AS, Talarico R, Mulpuru S, Pakhale S, Tanuseputro P. End-of-life care in individuals with respiratory diseases: a population study comparing the dying experience between those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung cancer. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2019;14:1691-1701. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S210916. eCollection 2019. PubMed PMID: 31534323; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6681558.

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Gershon AS, Thiruchelvam D, Aaron S, Stanbrook M, Vozoris N, Tan WC, Cho E, To T. Socioeconomic status (SES) and 30-day hospital readmissions for chronic obstructive pulmonary (COPD) disease: A population-based cohort study. PLoS One. 2019;14(5):e0216741. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0216741. eCollection 2019. PubMed PMID: 31112573; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6528994.

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Cho EE, Mecredy GC, Wong HH, Stanbrook MB, Gershon AS. Which Physicians Are Taking Care of People With COPD?. Chest. 2019 Apr;155(4):771-777. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2018.12.018. Epub 2019 Jan 18. PubMed PMID: 30664858.

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Press VG, Au DH, Bourbeau J, Dransfield MT, Gershon AS, Krishnan JA, Mularski RA, Sciurba FC, Sullivan J, Feemster LC. Reducing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Hospital Readmissions. An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2019 Feb;16(2):161-170. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201811-755WS. PubMed PMID: 30707066; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6812156.

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Kendzerska T, Leung RS, Aaron SD, Ayas N, Sandoz JS, Gershon AS. Cardiovascular Outcomes and All-Cause Mortality in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (Overlap Syndrome). Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2019 Jan;16(1):71-81. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201802-136OC. PubMed PMID: 30372124.

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Gershon AS, Maclagan LC, Luo J, To T, Kendzerska T, Stanbrook MB, Bourbeau J, Etches J, Aaron SD. End-of-Life Strategies among Patients with Advanced Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2018 Dec 1;198(11):1389-1396. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201803-0592OC. PubMed PMID: 29889548.

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Kendzerska T, Gershon AS, Atzema C, Dorian P, Mangat I, Hawker G, Leung RS. Sleep Apnea Increases the Risk of New Hospitalized Atrial Fibrillation: A Historical Cohort Study. Chest. 2018 Dec;154(6):1330-1339. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2018.08.1075. Epub 2018 Sep 19. PubMed PMID: 30243978.

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Patel MR, Press VG, Gerald LB, Barnes T, Blake K, Brown LK, Costello RW, Crim C, Forshag M, Gershon AS, Goss CH, Han MK, Lee TA, Sweet S, Gerald JK. Improving the Affordability of Prescription Medications for People with Chronic Respiratory Disease. An Official American Thoracic Society Policy Statement. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2018 Dec 1;198(11):1367-1374. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201810-1865ST. PubMed PMID: 30601674.

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To T, Zhu J, Ryckman K, Gershon A. Risk Factors for Return to the Emergency Department for Asthma: A Population-Based Study. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2018 Nov-Dec;6(6):1907-1913.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2018.04.016. Epub 2018 Apr 30. PubMed PMID: 29715564.

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Diab N, Gershon AS, Sin DD, Tan WC, Bourbeau J, Boulet LP, Aaron SD. Underdiagnosis and Overdiagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2018 Nov 1;198(9):1130-1139. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201804-0621CI. Review. PubMed PMID: 29979608.

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Aaron SD, Boulet LP, Reddel HK, Gershon AS. Underdiagnosis and Overdiagnosis of Asthma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2018 Oct 15;198(8):1012-1020. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201804-0682CI. Review. PubMed PMID: 29756989.

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Gershon AS, Jafarzadeh SR, Wilson KC, Walkey AJ. Clinical Knowledge from Observational Studies. Everything You Wanted to Know but Were Afraid to Ask. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2018 Oct 1;198(7):859-867. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201801-0118PP. Review. PubMed PMID: 29733678.

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Janaudis-Ferreira T, Carr SJ, Harrison SL, Gershon AS, Milner SC, Carr S, Fishbein D, Goldstein R. Can Patients With COPD Assimilate Disease-Specific Information During an Acute Exacerbation?: Results of a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Chest. 2018 Sep;154(3):588-596. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2018.05.028. Epub 2018 Jun 4. PubMed PMID: 29879395.

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Gershon AS, Campitelli MA, Hawken S, Sproule BA, Selby P. Reply to Goulden et al.: Risk of Bias in Study of Varenicline and Cardiovascular Outcomes. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2018 Sep 1;198(5):691-692. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201804-0639LE. PubMed PMID: 29708391.

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Gershon AS, Thiruchelvam D, Chapman KR, Aaron SD, Stanbrook MB, Bourbeau J, Tan W, To T. Health Services Burden of Undiagnosed and Overdiagnosed COPD. Chest. 2018 Jun;153(6):1336-1346. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2018.01.038. Epub 2018 Feb 6. PubMed PMID: 29425675.

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To T, Feldman LY, Zhu J, Gershon AS. Asthma health services utilisation before, during and after pregnancy: a population-based cohort study. Eur Respir J. 2018 Apr;51(4). doi: 10.1183/13993003.00209-2018. Print 2018 Apr. PubMed PMID: 29519927.

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Lindenauer PK, Dharmarajan K, Qin L, Lin Z, Gershon AS, Krumholz HM. Risk Trajectories of Readmission and Death in the First Year after Hospitalization for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2018 Apr 15;197(8):1009-1017. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201709-1852OC. PubMed PMID: 29206052; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5909167.

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Gershon AS, Campitelli MA, Hawken S, Victor C, Sproule BA, Kurdyak P, Selby P. Cardiovascular and Neuropsychiatric Events after Varenicline Use for Smoking Cessation. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2018 Apr 1;197(7):913-922. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201706-1204OC. PubMed PMID: 29260881.