Obesity, lifestyle risk-factors, and health service outcomes among healthy middle-aged adults in Canada
Alter DA, Wijeysundera HC, Franklin B, Austin PC, Chong A, Oh PI, Tu JV, Stukel TA. BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12:238. Epub 2012 Aug 4.
Publications
A randomized controlled trial of a multifaceted integrated complementary-alternative therapy for chronic herpes zoster-related pain
Hui F, Boyle E, Vayda E, Glazier RH. Altern Med Rev. 2012; 17(1):57-68.
Obesity and respiratory hospitalizations during influenza seasons in Ontario, Canada: a cohort study
Kwong JC, Campitelli MA, Rosella LC. Clin Infect Dis. 2011; 53(5):413-21. Epub 2011 Sep 1.
Deriving ethnic-specific BMI cutoff points for assessing diabetes risk
Chiu M, Austin PC, Manuel DG, Shah BR, Tu JV. Diabetes Care. 2011; 34(8):1741-8. Epub 2011 Jun 16.
The economic burden of obesity worldwide: a systematic review of the direct costs of obesity
Withrow D, Alter DA. Obes Rev. 2011; 12(2):131-41. Epub 2010 Jan 27.
Antecedent blood pressure, body mass index, and the risk of incident heart failure in later life
Lee DS, Massaro JM, Wang TJ, Kannel WB, Benjamin EJ, Kenchaiah S, Levy D, D'Agostino RB, Vasan RS. Hypertension. 2007; 50(5):869-76. Epub 2007 Sep 24.
Quantifying the impact of obesity category on major chronic diseases in Canada
Jiang Y, Chen Y, Manuel D, Morrison H, Mao Y; Obesity Working Group. ScientificWorldJournal. 2007; 7:1211-21.
Estimate of the benefits of a population-based reduction in dietary sodium additives on hypertension and its related healthcare costs in Canada
Joffres MR, Campbell NR, Manns B, Tu K. Can J Cardiol. 2007; 23(6):437-43.
Reporting randomized, controlled trials of herbal interventions: an elaborated CONSORT statement
Gagnier JJ, Boon H, Rochon P, Moher D, Barnes J, Bombardier C; CONSORT Group. Ann Intern Med. 2006; 144(5):364-7.
Obesity is an independent risk factor for GERD symptoms and erosive esophagitis
El-Serag HB, Graham DY, Satia JA, Rabeneck L. Am J Gastroenterol. 2005; 100(6):1243-50.