Incidence of lactic acidosis in metformin users.

M Stang, DK Wysowski, D Butler-Jones - Diabetes care, 1999 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of lactic acidosis in a
geographically defined population of metformin users. RESEARCH DESIGN AND …

[HTML][HTML] Health care utilization of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung cancer in the last 12 months of life

…, W Duggleby, D Marciniuk, D Rennie, MR Stang - Respiratory …, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Previous studies have documented similar levels of end-of-life symptom
burden for lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients, yet there …

Cardiovascular disease in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Saskatchewan Canada: cardiovascular disease in COPD patients

…, C DeLuise, JK Jones, S Lanes, MR Stang… - Annals of …, 2006 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To measure prevalence, incidence, and mortality of cardiovascular outcomes
among persons with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and to assess the extent …

Epidemiology of diabetes mellitus among First Nations and non-First Nations adults

R Dyck, N Osgood, TH Lin, A Gao, MR Stang - Cmaj, 2010 - Can Med Assoc
Background: First Nations people in Canada experience a disproportionate burden of type
2 diabetes mellitus. To increase our understanding of this evolving epidemic, we compared …

Use of antidepressants and risk of colorectal cancer: a nested case-control study

W Xu, H Tamim, S Shapiro, MR Stang… - The lancet oncology, 2006 - thelancet.com
Background Animal studies suggest that selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI)
retard the growth of colorectal tumours, whereas tricyclic antidepressants increase the risk of …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease severity and cardiovascular outcomes

SM Curkendall, S Lanes, C de Luise, MR Stang… - European journal of …, 2006 - Springer
Objective: To identify predictors of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) severity
and assess the relation between COPD severity and risk of cardiovascular outcomes. Study …

Adherence to statins, beta-blockers and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors following a first cardiovascular event: a retrospective cohort study.

…, JL Blackburn, TW Wilson, MR Stang… - The Canadian journal …, 2005 - europepmc.org
Background Population studies of statin adherence are generally restricted to one to two
years of follow-up and do not analyze adherence to other drugs. Objectives To report long-term …

Positive predictive value of ICD‐9 codes 410 and 411 in the identification of cases of acute coronary syndromes in the Saskatchewan Hospital automated database

…, J Castellsague, MR Stang… - … and drug safety, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Positive predictive value of ICDâ•’9 codes 410 and 411 in the identification of cases of acute
coronary syndromes in the Sa Page 1 ORIGINAL REPORT Positive predictive value of ICD-…

Health services databases in Saskatchewan

W Downey, M Stang, P Beck, W Osei… - …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Saskatchewan is one of ten provinces and three territories in Canada. It is located in western
Canada and has a relatively stable population of about one million people, or about 3.2% …

[PDF][PDF] Health databases in Saskatchewan

…, P Beck, M McNutt, MR Stang… - …, 2000 - pharmdblog-87.webself.net
Saskatchewan is one of ten provinces and three territories in Canada. It is located in western
Canada and has a stable population of about one million people, or 3.4% of the total …