Chronic Diseases and Injuries in Canada

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The burden of adult obesity in Canada

W Luo, H Morrison, M de Groh, C Waters, M … - Chronic Dis Can, 2007 - dsp-psd.pwgsc.gc.ca
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Smoking-attributable mortality and expected years of life lost in Canada 2002: conclusions …

D Baliunas, J Patra, J Rehm, S Popova, M … - Chronic Dis Can, 2007 - phac-aspc.gc.ca
Cigarette smoking is one of the most important risk factors for burden of disease. Our objective was to estimate the smoking-attributable deaths and the years of life lost for Canada 2002. For Canada in 2002, 37,209 of all ...
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/cdic-mcbc/27-4/pdf/cdic274-3_e.pdf

Health outcomes in low-income children with current asthma in Canada

T To, S Dell, M Tassoudji, C Wang - Chronic Dis Can, 2009 - phac-aspc.gc.ca
Data collected from the Canadian National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY) in 1994/95 and 1996/97 were used to measure longitudinal health outcomes among children with asthma. Over 10 000 children aged 1 to 11 ...
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/cdic-mcbc/29-2/pdf/cdic29-2-3-eng.pdf

Prostate cancer risk and diet, recreational physical activity and cigarette smoking

GA Darlington, N Kreiger, N Lightfoot, J … - Chronic Dis Can, 2007 - phac-aspc.gc.ca
Associations between prostate cancer and dietary factors, physical activity and smoking were assessed based on data from a population-based case-control study. The study was conducted among residents of northeastern Ontario. Cases were ...
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/cdic-mcbc/27-4/pdf/cdic274-2_e.pdf

Variations in injury among Canadian adolescents by urban-rural geographic status

X Jiang, D Li, W Boyce, W Pickett - Chronic Dis Can, 2007 - phac-aspc.gc.ca
Injuries are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among Canadian adolescents. Rural adolescents may be disproportionally affected by these traumatic events. Differences in risk for injury between rural and urban ...
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/cdic-mcbc/28-1/pdf/cdic281-2_6_e.pdf

Gender and the smoking behaviour of Ethiopian immigrants in Toronto

I Hyman, H Fenta, S Noh - Chronic Dis Can, 2008 - atlantique.phac.gc.ca
The objective of this paper is to present descriptive data on gender and smoking among Ethiopian immigrants in Toronto, Canada. The study used a cross-sectional epidemiological survey design (N = 342). The main outcome measures ...
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/cdic-mcbc/28-4/pdf/cdic28-4-2eng.pdf

Deprivation and unintentional injury hospitalization in Quebec children

M Gagné, D Hamel - Chronic Dis Can, 2009 - atlantique.phac.gc.ca
Injuries disproportionately affect children from deprived areas. This study examines the links between the material and social dimensions of deprivation and injury hospitalizations in children aged 14 years or under from 2000 to ...
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/cdic-mcbc/29-2/pdf/cdic29-2-4-eng.pdf