A systematic review of randomized trials of disease management programs in heart failure

FA McAlister, FME Lawson, KK Teo… - The American journal of …, 2001 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Disease management programs are often advocated for the care of patients with
chronic disease. This systematic review was conducted to determine whether these …

Randomised trials of secondary prevention programmes in coronary heart disease: systematic review

FA McAlister, FME Lawson, KK Teo, PW Armstrong - Bmj, 2001 - bmj.com
Objective: To determine whether multidisciplinary disease management programmes for
patients with coronary heart disease improve processes of care and reduce morbidity and …

The medical review article revisited: has the science improved?

FA McAlister, HD Clark, C Van Walraven… - Annals of internal …, 1999 - acpjournals.org
Background: The validity of a review depends on its methodologic quality. Objective: To
determine the methodologic quality of recently published review articles. Design: Critical …

A cross‐national survey of tube‐feeding decisions in cognitively impaired older persons

SL Mitchell, RE Berkowitz… - Journal of the …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVES: Many factors affect the decision to institute long‐term tube‐feeding in older
persons. The objectives of this cross‐national survey are to examine the tube‐feeding …

Phylogenetic analysis of carbamoylphosphate synthetase genes: complex evolutionary history includes an internal duplication within a gene which can root the tree of …

FS Lawson, RL Charlebois… - Molecular biology and …, 1996 - academic.oup.com
Carbamoylphosphate synthetase (CPS) catalyzes the first committed step in pyrimidine
biosynthesis, arginine biosynthesis, or the urea cycle. Organisms may contain either one …

Evaluating potential spatial access to trauma center care by severely injured patients

FL Lawson, N Schuurman, L Oliver, AB Nathens - Health & place, 2013 - Elsevier
Injuries are a major public health problem around the world. Previous research has
suggested that providing prompt access to specialized trauma center care may greatly …

Standing orders for influenza vaccination increased vaccination rates in inpatient settings compared with community rates

F Lawson, V Baker, D Au… - The Journals of …, 2000 - academic.oup.com
Background. Hospitalization of older adults during the period of influenza vaccination in the
fall of each year presents a barrier to immunization against influenza. This study evaluates a …

Weaving forgotten pieces of place and the personal: Using collaborative auto-ethnography and aesthetic modes of reflection to explore teacher identity development

L Lavina, F Lawson - International Journal of Education & the Arts, 2019 - ijea.org
How do we develop understanding of our teacher identities and what can aesthetic modes
offer to assist reflection and learning about shifting images of identity? These questions …

A geospatial analysis of the relationship between neighbourhood socioeconomic status and adult severe injury in Greater Vancouver

F Lawson, N Schuurman, O Amram… - Injury …, 2015 - injuryprevention.bmj.com
Background Every year, injuries cost the Canadian healthcare system billions of dollars and
result in thousands of emergency room visits, hospitalisations and deaths. The purpose of …

Evaluating research in cardiovascular medicine: citation counts are not sufficient

FA McAlister, FME Lawson, AH Good, PW Armstrong - Circulation, 2011 - Am Heart Assoc
Methods We searched the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) Web of Knowledge
(Thomson Reuters) to identify all publications indexed in the Science Citation Index …