[HTML][HTML] Time series analysis of fine particulate matter and asthma reliever dispensations in populations affected by forest fires

CT Elliott, SB Henderson, V Wan - Environmental Health, 2013 - Springer
Background Several studies have evaluated the association between forest fire smoke and
acute exacerbations of respiratory diseases, but few have examined effects on …

[HTML][HTML] At-a-glance-Increases in exposure calls related to selected cleaners and disinfectants at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic: data from Canadian poison …

…, M MacNeill, B Bogeljic, D Leong, V Wan… - Health promotion and …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Little is known about the use or misuse of cleaning products during the COVID-19 pandemic.
We compiled data from January to June in 2019 and 2020 from Canadian poison centres, …

[HTML][HTML] Differences in heat-related mortality across four ecological regions with diverse urban, rural, and remote populations in British Columbia, Canada

SB Henderson, V Wan, T Kosatsky - Health & place, 2013 - Elsevier
Temperature–mortality analyses are challenging in rural and remote communities with small
populations, but this information is needed for climate change and emergency planning. …

[HTML][HTML] Near-real-time surveillance of illnesses related to shellfish consumption in British Columbia: Analysis of poison center data

V Wan, L McIntyre, D Kent, D Leong… - JMIR public health …, 2018 - publichealth.jmir.org
Background: Data from poison centers have the potential to be valuable for public health
surveillance of long-term trends, short-term aberrations from those trends, and poisonings …

Kratom exposures managed by the British Columbia poison centre, 2012–2019: a descriptive analysis

N Reich, G Salvo, D Leong, V Wan… - … Association Open Access …, 2022 - cmajopen.ca
Background: Kratom, a plant indigenous to Southeast Asia, which has been used both
recreationally and in the treatment of pain and opioid dependence, has received little scrutiny in …

[HTML][HTML] Has kratom come to BC?

G Salvo, D Leong, V Wan - BCMJ, 2018 - bcmj.org
Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) is a plant indigenous to Southeast Asia known for dual therapeutic
and toxic properties: at low doses it acts as a stimulant while at higher doses it activates …

O-029: Forest Fire Smoke and Demand for Medications to Relieve Obstructive Lung Diseases in British Columbia, Canada

CT Elliott, SB Henderson, W Victoria - Epidemiology, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: To investigate associations between PM2. 5 from fire smoke and demand for
medications used to relieve obstructive lung diseases during the summers of 2003 through …

[PDF][PDF] … Remer, MD (1, 2); Nina Dobbin, M. Sc.(1, 3); Morgan MacNeill, M. Sc.(1, 4); Bojana Bogeljic, MA (1); Dennis Leong, B. Sc.(Pharm.)(3); Victoria Wan, M. Sc.(3); …

J Hardy, S Perwaiz, A Smith, R Wootton - Promotion de la santé et prévention … - canada.ca
On sait peu de choses sur l’utilisation, correcte ou incorrecte, des produits de nettoyage
pendant la pandémie de COVID-19. Nous avons compilé des données provenant de centres …

[HTML][HTML] Osteoporosis: a review of treatment options

KN Tu, JD Lie, CKV Wan, M Cameron… - Pharmacy and …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Approximately 10 million men and women in the US have osteoporosis, 1 a metabolic bone
disease characterized by low bone density and deterioration of bone architecture that …

Performance of a risk factor‐based approach in the detection of small for gestational age neonates: A cohort study

A Wan, C Zampogna, M Reddy… - Australian and New …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
… This retrospective study was conducted at Monash Health, a metropolitan obstetric care
provider in Victoria, Australia, comprised of one tertiary and two secondary maternity hospitals …