Background Health administrative data is increasingly being used for chronic disease
surveillance. This study explored agreement between administrative and survey data for …

Background The prevalence of multiple chronic diseases is increasing and is a common
problem for primary health care providers. This study sought to determine the patient and health …

Developing mixed–income communities has drawn increased attention from sociologists
and other researchers in recent years, generating sharp debates over equitable access, the …

Background Traditional healers are acceptable and highly accessible health practitioners
throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Patients in South Africa often seek concurrent traditional and …

This study examines the following properties of the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers
(M-CHAT) in an unselected low-risk sample: (a) the maximum age for screen administration…

Breast cancer screening disparities continue to prevail with immigrant women being at the
forefront of the under screened population. There is a paucity of knowledge about the role of …

This study examines parental participation in children’s schooling. Using a survey of parents
of children attending a majority Hispanic school district, we employ exploratory factor …

Problem: Policymakers and planners have broadly conceptualized and widely adopted the
mixed-income approach to provision of low-income housing. Yet, few case studies examine …

Background: Immigrant women are less likely to be screened for cervical cancer in Ontario.
Religion may play a role for some women. In this population-based retrospective cohort study…

This book analyses new software tools and social media data that can be used to explore
the attitudes of people in urban places. It reports on the findings of several research projects …