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Aboriginal status is a prognostic factor for mortality among antiretroviral naïve HIV-positive individuals first initiating HAART
(2006)BACKGROUND:Although the impact of Aboriginal status on HIV incidence, HIV disease progression, and access to treatment has been investigated previously, little is known about the relationship between Aboriginal ethnicity and outcomes associated with ... -
The added value of accounting for activity space when examining the association between tobacco retailer availability and smoking among young adults
(2016)Background: Despite a declining prevalence in many countries, smoking rates remain consistently high among young adults. Targeting contextual influences on smoking, such as the availability of tobacco retailers, is one promising avenue of intervention. ... -
Allergies and asthma: employing principles of social justice as a guide in public health policy development
(Centre de Recherche en Éthique de l'Université de Montréal (CRÉUM): LES ATELIERS DE L’ÉTHIQUE, 2010)The growing epidemic of allergy and allergy-induced asthma poses a significant challenge to population health. This article, written for a target audience of policy-makers in public health, aims to contribute to the development of policies to counter ... -
Assessing the independent contribution of maternal educational expectations to children's educational attainment in early adulthood: A propensity score matching analysis
(Public Library of Science, 2015-03-24)Background Parental educational expectations have been associated with children’s educational attainment in a number of long-term longitudinal studies, but whether this relationship is causal has long been debated. The aims of this prospective study ... -
Association of genetic variants with body-mass index and blood pressure in adolescents : a replication study
(Frontiers Media, 2021-09-01)The strong correlation between adiposity and blood pressure (BP) might be explained in part by shared genetic risk factors. A recent study identified three nucleotide variants [rs16933812 (PAX5), rs7638110 (MRPS22), and rs9930333 (FTO)] associated ... -
The associations between child-care services during the preschool years and high school graduation : a 20-year longitudinal population-based study
(Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, 2021-11-03)Objective: Together with family factors, early care and education (ECE) services were shown to improve school readiness in kindergarten. However, it is not clear whether better school readiness at age 6 years translates into higher rates of high ... -
Associations between developmental trajectories of peer victimization, hair cortisol, and depressive symptoms : a longitudinal study
(Wiley, 2020-03-20)Background Peer victimization has been associated with long‐lasting risks for mental health. Prior research suggests that stress‐related systems underlying adaptation to changing environments may be at play. To date, inconsistent findings have been ... -
Bio-ethics and one health : a case study approach to building reflexive governance
(Frontiers Media, 2022-03-18)Surveillance programs supporting the management of One Health issues such as antibiotic resistance are complex systems in themselves. Designing ethical surveillance systems is thus a complex task (retroactive and iterative), yet one that is ... -
The change in exergaming from before to during the COVID-19 pandemic among young adults : longitudinal study
(JMIR Publications, 2023-05-22)Background: Exergaming may be an important option to support an active lifestyle, especially during pandemics. Objective: Our objectives were (1) to explore whether change in exergaming status (stopped, started or sustained exergaming, or never ... -
Child care services, socioeconomic inequalities, and academic performance
Child care and academic performance
(American Academy of Pediatrics, 2015-12-01)Objective. To determine if child care services (CCS) at a population level can reduce social inequalities in academic performance until early adolescence. Method. A 12-year population-based prospective cohort study of families with a newborn (n ... -
Children’s mental and behavioral health, schooling, and socioeconomic characteristics during school closure in France due to COVID‑19 : the SAPRIS project
(Nature research, 2021-11-17)COVID-19 limitation strategies have led to widespread school closures around the world. The present study reports children’s mental health and associated factors during the COVID-19 school closure in France in the spring of 2020. We conducted a ... -
La confiance publique est une voie à double sens
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Conflict of Interest Policies at Canadian Universities: Clarity and Content
(2008)Abstract Discussions of conflict of interest (COI) in the university have tended to focus on financial interests in the context of medical research; much less attention has been given to COI in general or to the policies that seek to manage COI. Are ... -
Considering daily mobility for a more comprehensive understanding of contextual effects on social inequalities in health : a conceptual proposal
(2014)Despite growing interest in integrating people’s daily mobility into contextual studies of social inequalities in health, the links between daily mobility and health inequalities remain inadequately conceptualized. This conceptual proposal anchors ... -
The consumption of coffee and black tea and the risk of lung cancer
(2016-11-01)Purpose Coffee and black tea are among the most consumed beverages worldwide. While their potential role in lung cancer occurrence has been investigated in several studies, results have been inconclusive. We investigated the associations between ... -
Development of the Physical Activity Interactive Recall (PAIR) for Aboriginal children
(2004)BACKGROUND:Aboriginal children in Canada are at increased risk for type 2 diabetes. Given that physical inactivity is an important modifiable risk factor for type 2 diabetes, prevention efforts targeting Aboriginal children include interventions to ... -
Developmental predictors of inattention-hyperactivity from pregnancy to early childhood
(Public Library of Science, 2015-05-04)Objective The objective of the study was to characterize the developmental sequence of pre- and postnatal risk factors for inattention-hyperactivity symptoms in preschoolers. Materials and Methods Longitudinal data came from a French population ...