Estimating the prevalence of heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

…, J Genest, SD Shan, RL Reel, JM Albaum, A Chu… - BMJ open, 2017 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) confers a significant risk for
premature cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, the estimated prevalence of FH varies …

Automating HIV drug resistance genotyping with RECall, a freely accessible sequence analysis tool

…, CJ Brumme, TF Liu, CKS Chui, AL Chu… - Journal of clinical …, 2012 - Am Soc Microbiol
Genotypic HIV drug resistance testing is routinely used to guide clinical decisions. While
genotyping methods can be standardized, a slow, labor-intensive, and subjective manual …

Effect of vegetarian diets on zinc status: a systematic review and meta‐analysis of studies in humans

M Foster, A Chu, P Petocz… - Journal of the Science of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Plant‐based diets contain less saturated fat and cholesterol and more folate, fibre and
phytochemicals than omnivorous diets, but some micronutrients, especially zinc, are poorly …

Consumer cynicism: antecedents and consequences

M Chylinski, A Chu - European Journal of Marketing, 2010 - emerald.com
Purpose – By examining the behaviours of cynical consumers and the factors that give rise to
them, the paper's aim is to highlight the potential impact of consumer cynicism on firms and …

The Cardiovascular Health in Ambulatory Care Research Team (CANHEART) using big data to measure and improve cardiovascular health and healthcare services

JV Tu, A Chu, LR Donovan, DT Ko… - … Quality and Outcomes, 2015 - Am Heart Assoc
Background— The CArdiovascular HEalth in Ambulatory care Research Team (CANHEART)
is conducting a unique, population-based observational research initiative aimed at …

Incidence of major cardiovascular events in immigrants to Ontario, Canada: the CANHEART immigrant study

JV Tu, A Chu, MR Rezai, H Guo, LC Maclagan… - Circulation, 2015 - Am Heart Assoc
Background— Immigrants from ethnic minority groups represent an increasing proportion of
the population in many high-income countries, but little is known about the causes and …

Wilms' tumour: a systematic review of risk factors and meta‐analysis

A Chu, JE Heck, KB Ribeiro, P Brennan… - Paediatric and …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Chu A, Heck JE, Ribeiro KB, Brennan P, Boffetta P, Buffler P, Hung RJ. Wilms' tumour: a
systematic review of risk factors and meta‐analysis. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology 2010…

Sedentary behavior and body weight and composition in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies

SDI Campbell, BJ Brosnan, AKY Chu, CM Skeaff… - Sports Medicine, 2018 - Springer
Background The cumulative effect of too much sedentary behavior may contribute to weight
gain and obesity. Objective The aim of this study was to conduct a systematic review and …

Pandemic H1N1 in Canada and the use of evidence in developing public health policies–a policy analysis

LC Rosella, K Wilson, NS Crowcroft, A Chu… - Social Science & …, 2013 - Elsevier
When responding to a novel infectious disease outbreak, policies are set under time
constraints and uncertainty which can limit the ability to control the outbreak and result in …

[HTML][HTML] Zinc status and risk of cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes mellitus—a systematic review of prospective cohort studies

A Chu, M Foster, S Samman - Nutrients, 2016 - mdpi.com
Zinc is an essential trace element with proposed therapeutic effects in Type 2 diabetes
mellitus (DM), however, the associations between zinc status and the prospective risks of …