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A Systematic Review of Decision-Analytic Models for Evaluating Cost-Effectiveness of Asthma Interventions.

Authors:
Solmaz Ehteshami-Afshar Zafar Zafari Nima Hamidi J Mark FitzGerald Larry Lynd Mohsen Sadatsafavi

Value Health 2019 Sep 23;22(9):1070-1082. Epub 2019 May 23.

Collaboration for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Division of Respiratory Medicine and Institute for Heart and Lung Health, Vancouver General Hospital, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. Electronic address:

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2019.03.016DOI Listing
September 2019

Economic burden of multimorbidity in patients with severe asthma: a 20-year population-based study.

Authors:
Wenjia Chen Abdollah Safari J Mark FitzGerald Don D Sin Hamid Tavakoli Mohsen Sadatsafavi

Thorax 2019 Sep 18. Epub 2019 Sep 18.

Division of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2019-213223DOI Listing
September 2019

An individualized prediction model for long-term lung function trajectory and risk of COPD in the general population.

Authors:
Wenjia Chen Don D Sin J Mark FitzGerald Abdollah Safari Amin Adibi Mohsen Sadatsafavi

Chest 2019 Sep 19. Epub 2019 Sep 19.

Respiratory Evaluation Sciences Program, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, 2405 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6T 1Z3; Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, The UBC Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, 1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6Z 1Y6; Institute for Heart and Lung Health, Division of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, 7th Floor, 2775 Laurel Street, Vancouver, BC Canada V5Z 1M9; Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation, University of British Columbia, 828 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V5Z 1M9.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2019.09.003DOI Listing
September 2019

Trends in prescriptions and costs of inhaled medications in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a 19-year population-based study from Canada.

Authors:
Hamid Tavakoli Kate M Johnson J Mark FitzGerald Don D Sin Andrea S Gershon Tetyana Kendzerska Mohsen Sadatsafavi

Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 2019 3;14:2003-2013. Epub 2019 Sep 3.

Respiratory Evaluation Sciences Program, Collaboration for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S210897DOI Listing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6732655PMC
September 2019

Triple therapy in a single inhaler: a new option for uncontrolled asthma.

Authors:
J Mark FitzGerald Mohsen Sadatsafavi

Lancet 2019 Sep 30. Epub 2019 Sep 30.

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V5Z1M9, Canada.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(19)32216-0DOI Listing
September 2019

Heterogeneity in the respiratory symptoms of patients with mild-to-moderate COPD.

Authors:
Kate M Johnson Abdollah Safari Wan C Tan Jean Bourbeau J Mark FitzGerald Mohsen Sadatsafavi On Behalf Of The Canadian Cohort Of Obstructive Lung Disease CanCOLD Study

Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 2018;13:3983-3995. Epub 2018 Dec 13.

Collaboration for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada,

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http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S184424DOI Listing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6296193PMC
July 2019

Inhaled corticosteroids and the risk of lung cancer in COPD: a population-based cohort study.

Authors:
Adam J N Raymakers Mohsen Sadatsafavi Don D Sin J Mark FitzGerald Carlo A Marra Larry D Lynd

Eur Respir J 2019 Jun 5;53(6). Epub 2019 Jun 5.

Collaboration for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE), Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/13993003.01257-2018DOI Listing
June 2019

The Projected Economic and Health Burden of Uncontrolled Asthma in the United States.

Authors:
Mohsen Yaghoubi Amin Adibi Abdollah Safari J Mark FitzGerald Mohsen Sadatsafavi

Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2019 Jun 5. Epub 2019 Jun 5.

University of British Columbia, Collaboration for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1164/rccm.201901-0016OCDOI Listing
June 2019

Transparency in Decision Modelling: What, Why, Who and How?

Authors:
Christopher James Sampson Renée Arnold Stirling Bryan Philip Clarke Sean Ekins Anthony Hatswell Neil Hawkins Sue Langham Deborah Marshall Mohsen Sadatsafavi Will Sullivan Edward C F Wilson Tim Wrightson

Pharmacoeconomics 2019 Jun 26. Epub 2019 Jun 26.

Adis International Limited, 5 The Warehouse Way, Northcote, 0627, Auckland, New Zealand.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40273-019-00819-zDOI Listing
June 2019

Socioeconomic status at diagnosis influences the incremental direct medical costs of systemic lupus erythematosus: A longitudinal population-based study.

Authors:
Natalie McCormick Carlo A Marra Mohsen Sadatsafavi J Antonio Aviña-Zubieta

Semin Arthritis Rheum 2019 Jun 14. Epub 2019 Jun 14.

Arthritis Research Canada, 5591 No. 3 Road, Richmond, BC V6X 2C7, Canada; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Electronic address:

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.semarthrit.2019.06.010DOI Listing
June 2019

Risk of Incident Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Population-Based Cohort Study.

Authors:
Katherine Mcguire J Antonio Aviña-Zubieta John M Esdaile Mohsen Sadatsafavi Eric C Sayre Michal Abrahamowicz Diane Lacaille

Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2019 May 2;71(5):602-610. Epub 2018 Apr 2.

Arthritis Research Canada, and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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http://doi.wiley.com/10.1002/acr.23410
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/acr.23410DOI Listing
May 2019

Precision health: treating the individual patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Authors:
Ma'en Obeidat Mohsen Sadatsafavi Don D Sin

Med J Aust 2019 May 11;210(9):424-428. Epub 2019 Apr 11.

University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.50138DOI Listing
May 2019

Introduction to precision medicine in COPD.

Authors:
Janice M Leung Ma'en Obeidat Mohsen Sadatsafavi Don D Sin

Eur Respir J 2019 Apr 11;53(4). Epub 2019 Apr 11.

UBC Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, University of British Columbia and St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/13993003.02460-2018DOI Listing
April 2019

Cost-effectiveness of Latent Tuberculosis Infection Screening before Immigration to Low-Incidence Countries.

Authors:
Jonathon R Campbell James C Johnston Victoria J Cook Mohsen Sadatsafavi R Kevin Elwood Fawziah Marra

Emerg Infect Dis 2019 04;25(4):661-671

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http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2504.171630DOI Listing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6433018PMC
April 2019

Lowering the P Value Threshold.

Authors:
Amin Adibi Don Sin Mohsen Sadatsafavi

JAMA 2019 04;321(15):1532-1533

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2019.0566DOI Listing
April 2019

Costs of Workplace Productivity Loss in Patients With Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Disease.

Authors:
Mohmmed Algamdi Mohsen Sadatsafavi Jolene H Fisher Julie Morisset Kerri A Johannson Charlene D Fell Martin Kolb Hélène Manganas Gerard Cox Andrea S Gershon Andrew J Halayko Nathan Hambly Nasreen Khalil Shane Shapera Teresa To Pearce G Wilcox Sabina Guler Christopher J Ryerson

Chest 2019 Apr 30. Epub 2019 Apr 30.

Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Electronic address:

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2019.04.016DOI Listing
April 2019

Making sense of cost-effectiveness analyses in respiratory medicine: a practical guide for non-health economists.

Authors:
Job F M van Boven Susanne J van de Hei Mohsen Sadatsafavi

Eur Respir J 2019 Mar 7;53(3). Epub 2019 Mar 7.

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/13993003.01816-2018DOI Listing
March 2019

Probabilistic Return-on-Investment Analysis of Single-Family Versus Open-Bay Rooms in Neonatal Intensive Care Units-Synthesis and Evaluation of Early Evidence on Nosocomial Infections, Length of Stay, and Direct Cost of Care.

Authors:
Hessam Sadatsafavi Bahar Niknejad Mardelle Shepley Mohsen Sadatsafavi

J Intensive Care Med 2019 Feb 25;34(2):115-125. Epub 2017 Jan 25.

3 Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, and Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0885066616689774DOI Listing
February 2019

Development and Validation of the Evaluation Platform in COPD (EPIC): A Population-Based Outcomes Model of COPD for Canada.

Authors:
Mohsen Sadatsafavi Shahzad Ghanbarian Amin Adibi Kate Johnson J Mark FitzGerald William Flanagan Stirling Bryan Don Sin

Med Decis Making 2019 02 24;39(2):152-167. Epub 2019 Jan 24.

Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0272989X18824098DOI Listing
February 2019

Use of biologics during pregnancy and risk of serious infections in the mother and baby: a Canadian population-based cohort study.

Authors:
Nicole W Tsao Larry D Lynd Eric C Sayre Mohsen Sadatsafavi Gillian Hanley Mary A De Vera

BMJ Open 2019 02 20;9(2):e023714. Epub 2019 Feb 20.

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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http://bmjopen.bmj.com/lookup/doi/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-02371
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023714DOI Listing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6398640PMC
February 2019

Extent, trends, and determinants of controller/reliever balance in mild asthma: a 14-year population-based study.

Authors:
Amir Khakban J Mark FitzGerald Hamid Tavakoli Larry Lynd Solmaz Ehteshami-Afshar Mohsen Sadatsafavi

Respir Res 2019 Feb 28;20(1):44. Epub 2019 Feb 28.

Collaboration for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12931-019-1007-0DOI Listing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6394061PMC
February 2019

Excess Productivity Costs of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic Sclerosis, and Sjögren's Syndrome: A General Population-Based Study.

Authors:
Natalie McCormick Carlo A Marra Mohsen Sadatsafavi Jacek A Kopec J Antonio Aviña-Zubieta

Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2019 01;71(1):142-154

Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond, and The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/acr.23573DOI Listing
January 2019

Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Migrants With CKD: A Cost-effectiveness Analysis.

Authors:
Jonathon R Campbell James C Johnston Lisa A Ronald Mohsen Sadatsafavi Robert F Balshaw Victoria J Cook Adeera Levin Fawziah Marra

Am J Kidney Dis 2019 Jan 28;73(1):39-50. Epub 2018 Sep 28.

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. Electronic address:

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https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S02726386183087
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1053/j.ajkd.2018.07.014DOI Listing
January 2019

A systematic review of the adverse events and economic impact associated with oral corticosteroids in asthma.

Authors:
Khalid Al Efraij Kate M Johnson Darrin Wiebe Mohsen Sadatsafavi J Mark FitzGerald

J Asthma 2018 Dec 4:1-13. Epub 2018 Dec 4.

a Faculty of Medicine, Division of Respiratory Medicine , UBC , Vancouver , Canada.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02770903.2018.1539100DOI Listing
December 2018

Relative impact characteristic curve: a graphical tool to visualize and quantify the clinical utility and population-level consequences of implementing markers.

Authors:
Mohsen Sadatsafavi Paul Gustafson Zafar Zafari Don D Sin

Ann Epidemiol 2018 10 30;28(10):717-723.e3. Epub 2018 Jul 30.

Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annepidem.2018.07.014DOI Listing
October 2018

Long-term effects of inhaled corticosteroids on bone mineral density in older women with asthma or COPD: a registry-based cohort study.

Authors:
Wenjia Chen Kate M Johnson J Mark FitzGerald Mohsen Sadatsafavi William D Leslie

Arch Osteoporos 2018 10 29;13(1):116. Epub 2018 Oct 29.

Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, C5121, 409 Tache Avenue, St. Boniface General Hospital, Winnipeg, MB, R2H 2A6, Canada.

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http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s11657-018-0537-2
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11657-018-0537-2DOI Listing
October 2018

The Impact of Care Specialty on Survival-Adjusted Medical Costs of COPD Patients After a Hospitalization: a longitudinal analysis.

Authors:
Wenjia Chen Don D Sin J Mark FitzGerald Mohsen Sadatsafavi

J Gen Intern Med 2018 09 2;33(9):1528-1535. Epub 2018 Apr 2.

Collaboration for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, 2405 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11606-018-4406-xDOI Listing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6109016PMC
September 2018

The diagnostic performance of patient symptoms in screening for COPD.

Authors:
Kate M Johnson Wan C Tan Jean Bourbeau Don D Sin Mohsen Sadatsafavi

Respir Res 2018 08 3;19(1):147. Epub 2018 Aug 3.

Respiratory Evaluation Sciences Program, Collaboration for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12931-018-0853-5DOI Listing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6090694PMC
August 2018

Patterns of Biologics Utilization and Discontinuation Before and During Pregnancy in Women With Autoimmune Diseases: A Population-Based Cohort Study.

Authors:
Nicole W Tsao Larry D Lynd Mohsen Sadatsafavi Gillian Hanley Mary A De Vera

Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2018 07 30;70(7):979-986. Epub 2018 Apr 30.

University of British Columbia, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/acr.23434DOI Listing
July 2018

Asthma is not associated with the need for surgery in Crohn's disease when controlling for smoking status: a population-based cohort study.

Authors:
M Ellen Kuenzig Mohsen Sadatsafavi J Antonio Aviña-Zubieta Rebecca M Burne Michal Abrahamowicz Marie-Eve Beauchamp Gilaad G Kaplan Eric I Benchimol

Clin Epidemiol 2018 12;10:831-840. Epub 2018 Jul 12.

Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) Inflammatory Bowel Disease Centre, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, ON, Canada,

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http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CLEP.S156772DOI Listing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6049604PMC
July 2018

Stability of Asthma Symptom Control in a Longitudinal Study of Mild-Moderate Asthmatics.

Authors:
Kate M Johnson J Mark FitzGerald Hamid Tavakoli Wenjia Chen Mohsen Sadatsafavi

J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract 2017 Nov - Dec;5(6):1663-1670.e5. Epub 2017 May 10.

Collaboration for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Institute for Heart and Lung Health, Department of Medicine, the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation, the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. Electronic address:

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaip.2017.04.006DOI Listing
June 2018

Risk of preterm delivery and small-for-gestational-age births in women with autoimmune disease using biologics before or during pregnancy: a population-based cohort study.

Authors:
Nicole W Tsao Eric C Sayre Gillian Hanley Mohsen Sadatsafavi Larry D Lynd Carlo A Marra Mary A De Vera

Ann Rheum Dis 2018 06 1;77(6):869-874. Epub 2018 Mar 1.

University of British Columbia Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2018-213023DOI Listing
June 2018

The projected economic and health burden of sub-optimal asthma control in Canada.

Authors:
Zafar Zafari Mohsen Sadatsafavi Wenjia Chen J Mark FitzGerald

Respir Med 2018 05 16;138:7-12. Epub 2018 Mar 16.

Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC Canada.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmed.2018.03.018DOI Listing
May 2018

Long-Term Trajectories of Mild Asthma in Adulthood and Risk Factors of Progression.

Authors:
Wenjia Chen J Mark FitzGerald Larry D Lynd Don D Sin Mohsen Sadatsafavi

J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract 2018 Nov - Dec;6(6):2024-2032.e5. Epub 2018 May 7.

Collaboration for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Electronic address:

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaip.2018.04.027DOI Listing
May 2018

The association between previous and future severe exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Updating the literature using robust statistical methodology.

Authors:
Mohsen Sadatsafavi Hui Xie Mahyar Etminan Kate Johnson J Mark FitzGerald

PLoS One 2018 19;13(1):e0191243. Epub 2018 Jan 19.

Institute for Heart and Lung Health, Faculty of Medicine, the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

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http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0191243PLOS
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5774719PMC
February 2018

Response.

Authors:
Adam J N Raymakers Mohsen Sadatsafavi Don D Sin Mary A De Vera Larry D Lynd

Chest 2018 02;153(2):578-579

Collaboration for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE), Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2017.12.006DOI Listing
February 2018

Characterizing undiagnosed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Authors:
Kate M Johnson Stirling Bryan Shahzad Ghanbarian Don D Sin Mohsen Sadatsafavi

Respir Res 2018 02 7;19(1):26. Epub 2018 Feb 7.

Collaboration for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, 2405 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12931-018-0731-1DOI Listing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5803996PMC
February 2018

Predictors of inappropriate and excessive use of reliever medications in asthma: a 16-year population-based study.

Authors:
Hamid Tavakoli J Mark FitzGerald Larry D Lynd Mohsen Sadatsafavi

BMC Pulm Med 2018 Feb 12;18(1):33. Epub 2018 Feb 12.

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, 2405 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12890-018-0598-4DOI Listing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5809893PMC
February 2018

The effect of text messaging on latent tuberculosis treatment adherence: a randomised controlled trial.

Authors:
James C Johnston Mia L van der Kop Kirsten Smillie Gina Ogilvie Fawziah Marra Mohsen Sadatsafavi Kamila Romanowski Matthew A Budd Jan Hajek Victoria Cook Richard T Lester

Eur Respir J 2018 02 7;51(2). Epub 2018 Feb 7.

Dept of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/13993003.01488-2017DOI Listing
February 2018

Cost-effectiveness of tiotropium versus omalizumab for uncontrolled allergic asthma in US.

Authors:
Zafar Zafari Mohsen Sadatsafavi J Mark FitzGerald

Cost Eff Resour Alloc 2018 30;16. Epub 2018 Jan 30.

3Institute for Heart and Lung Health (IHLH), Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12962-018-0089-8DOI Listing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5789632PMC
January 2018

Cost-effectiveness of post-landing latent tuberculosis infection control strategies in new migrants to Canada.

Authors:
Jonathon R Campbell James C Johnston Mohsen Sadatsafavi Victoria J Cook R Kevin Elwood Fawziah Marra

PLoS One 2017 30;12(10):e0186778. Epub 2017 Oct 30.

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0186778PLOS
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5662173PMC
November 2017

Level of Asthma Controller Therapy Before Admission to the Hospital.

Authors:
Manon Belhassen Carole Langlois Laurent Laforest Alexandra Lelia Dima Marine Ginoux Mohsen Sadatsafavi Eric Van Ganse

J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract 2016 Sep-Oct;4(5):877-83. Epub 2016 Jul 21.

PELyon, Lyon, France; HESPER 7425, Health Services and Performance Research, Lyon, France; Respiratory Medicine, Croix Rousse University Hospital, Lyon, France.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaip.2016.06.012DOI Listing
October 2017

The impact of inappropriate use of short acting beta agonists in asthma.

Authors:
J Mark FitzGerald Hamid Tavakoli Larry D Lynd Khalid Al Efraij Mohsen Sadatsafavi

Respir Med 2017 10 17;131:135-140. Epub 2017 Aug 17.

Institute for Heart and Lung Health, Department of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmed.2017.08.014DOI Listing
October 2017

The Impact of Statin Drug Use on All-Cause Mortality in Patients With COPD: A Population-Based Cohort Study.

Authors:
Adam J N Raymakers Mohsen Sadatsafavi Don D Sin Mary A De Vera Larry D Lynd

Chest 2017 09 12;152(3):486-493. Epub 2017 Feb 12.

Collaboration for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE), Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Electronic address:

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2017.02.002DOI Listing
September 2017

Concurrent physician-diagnosed asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A population study of prevalence, incidence and mortality.

Authors:
Tetyana Kendzerska Mohsen Sadatsafavi Shawn D Aaron Teresa M To M Diane Lougheed J Mark FitzGerald Andrea S Gershon

PLoS One 2017 16;12(3):e0173830. Epub 2017 Mar 16.

Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, ON/CA.

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http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0173830PLOS
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5354414PMC
September 2017

Asthma Is Associated With Subsequent Development of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Population-based Case-Control Study.

Authors:
M Ellen Kuenzig Cheryl Barnabe Cynthia H Seow Bertus Eksteen Maria E Negron Ali Rezaie Remo Panaccione Eric I Benchimol Mohsen Sadatsafavi J Antonio Aviña-Zubieta Gilaad G Kaplan

Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2017 Sep 23;15(9):1405-1412.e3. Epub 2017 Mar 23.

Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Synder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; O'Brien Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Electronic address:

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2017.02.042DOI Listing
September 2017

Do community demographics, environmental characteristics and access to care affect risks of developing ACOS and mortality in people with asthma?

Authors:
Teresa To Jingqin Zhu Christopher Carlsten Kristian Larsen Kandace Ryckman Laura Y Feldman Eric Crighton M Diane Lougheed Christopher Licskai Paul J Villeneuve Yushan Su Mohsen Sadatsafavi Andrea Gershon

Eur Respir J 2017 09 11;50(3). Epub 2017 Sep 11.

Child Health Evaluative Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/13993003.00644-2017DOI Listing
September 2017

Burden of non-adherence to latent tuberculosis infection drug therapy and the potential cost-effectiveness of adherence interventions in Canada: a simulation study.

Authors:
Anik R Patel Jonathon R Campbell Mohsen Sadatsafavi Fawziah Marra James C Johnston Kirsten Smillie Richard T Lester

BMJ Open 2017 Sep 15;7(9):e015108. Epub 2017 Sep 15.

Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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September 2017

Improving precision in the prediction of asthma exacerbations.

Authors:
J Mark FitzGerald Mohsen Sadatsafavi

Lancet Respir Med 2017 07 2;5(7):539-540. Epub 2017 Jun 2.

Respiratory Evaluation Service Program, Institute for Heart and Lung Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

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July 2017

Excess economic burden of comorbidities in COPD: a 15-year population-based study.

Authors:
Wenjia Chen J Mark FitzGerald Don D Sin Mohsen Sadatsafavi

Eur Respir J 2017 07 27;50(1). Epub 2017 Jul 27.

Collaboration for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

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July 2017

Asthma control and productivity loss in those with work-related asthma: A population-based study.

Authors:
Alyson Wong Hamid Tavakoli Mohsen Sadatsafavi Chris Carlsten J Mark FitzGerald

J Asthma 2017 Jun 5;54(5):537-542. Epub 2016 Aug 5.

b Institute for Heart and Lung Health (IHLH), Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia , Vancouver , Canada.

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June 2017

The Canadian Registry for Pulmonary Fibrosis: Design and Rationale of a National Pulmonary Fibrosis Registry.

Authors:
Christopher J Ryerson Benjamin Tan Charlene D Fell Hélène Manganas Shane Shapera Shikha Mittoo Mohsen Sadatsafavi Teresa To Andrea Gershon Jolene H Fisher Kerri A Johannson Nathan Hambly Nasreen Khalil Theodore K Marras Julie Morisset Pearce G Wilcox Andrew J Halayko Mohammad Adil Khan Martin Kolb

Can Respir J 2016 5;2016:3562923. Epub 2016 Apr 5.

Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.

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March 2017

The impact of a history of asthma on long-term outcomes of people with newly diagnosed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A population study.

Authors:
Tetyana Kendzerska Teresa M To Shawn D Aaron M Diane Lougheed Mohsen Sadatsafavi J Mark FitzGerald Andrea S Gershon

J Allergy Clin Immunol 2017 Mar 15;139(3):835-843. Epub 2016 Sep 15.

Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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March 2017

Has Asthma Medication Use Caught Up With the Evidence?: A 12-Year Population-Based Study of Trends.

Authors:
Mohsen Sadatsafavi Hamid Tavakoli Larry Lynd J Mark FitzGerald

Chest 2017 Mar 1;151(3):612-618. Epub 2016 Nov 1.

Institute for Heart and Lung Health, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

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March 2017

The Projected Epidemic of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Hospitalizations over the Next 15 Years. A Population-based Perspective.

Authors:
Amir Khakban Don D Sin J Mark FitzGerald Bruce M McManus Raymond Ng Zsuzsanna Hollander Mohsen Sadatsafavi

Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2017 02;195(3):287-291

1 Collaboration for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences.

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February 2017

Biomarker Development in COPD: Moving From P Values to Products to Impact Patient Care.

Authors:
Zsuzsanna Hollander Mari L DeMarco Mohsen Sadatsafavi Bruce M McManus Raymond T Ng Don D Sin

Chest 2017 02 29;151(2):455-467. Epub 2016 Sep 29.

Centre for Heart and Lung Innovation, James Hogg Research Centre, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Institute for Heart + Lung Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Electronic address:

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February 2017

A Systematic Review of Health Economics Simulation Models of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

Authors:
Zafar Zafari Stirling Bryan Don D Sin Tania Conte Rahman Khakban Mohsen Sadatsafavi

Value Health 2017 01 10;20(1):152-162. Epub 2016 Oct 10.

Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation, Vancouver Coastal Health Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Institute for Heart and Lung Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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January 2017

Excess medical costs in patients with asthma and the role of comorbidity.

Authors:
Wenjia Chen Larry D Lynd J Mark FitzGerald Carlo A Marra Robert Balshaw Teresa To Hamid Tavakoli Mohsen Sadatsafavi

Eur Respir J 2016 12 6;48(6):1584-1592. Epub 2016 Oct 6.

Collaboration for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

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December 2016

The Association Between Rate and Severity of Exacerbations in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: An Application of a Joint Frailty-Logistic Model.

Authors:
Mohsen Sadatsafavi Don D Sin Zafar Zafari Gerard Criner John E Connett Stephen Lazarus Meilan Han Fernando Martinez Richard Albert

Am J Epidemiol 2016 Nov 13;184(9):681-689. Epub 2016 Oct 13.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5100830PMC
November 2016

Individualized prediction of lung-function decline in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Authors:
Zafar Zafari Don D Sin Dirkje S Postma Claes-Göran Löfdahl Judith Vonk Stirling Bryan Stephen Lam C Martin Tammemagi Rahman Khakban S F Paul Man Donald Tashkin Robert A Wise John E Connett Bruce McManus Raymond Ng Zsuszanna Hollander Mohsen Sadatsafavi

CMAJ 2016 Oct 2;188(14):1004-1011. Epub 2016 Aug 2.

Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation (Zafari, Bryan, Sadatsafavi), Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, University of British Columbia; Centre for Heart and Lung Innovation (Sin, Man, McManus, Hollander), St. Paul's Hospital; Institute for Heart and Lung Health (Sin, Man, McManus, Hollander, Sadatsafavi), University of British Columbia; Division of Respiratory Medicine (Sin, Lam, Man, Sadatsafavi), Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; University Medical Center Groningen (Postma, Vonk), Groningen Research Institute for Asthma and COPD (GRIAC), University of Groningen, Groningen; University Medical Center Groningen (Postma), Department of Pulmonary Diseases, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands; Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology (Löfdahl), Lund University, Lund, Sweden; Department of Epidemiology (Vonk), University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, the Netherlands; School of Population and Public Health (Bryan), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Collaboration for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Khakban), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA (Tashkin), Los Angeles, Calif.; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (Wise), Baltimore, Md.; University of Minnesota School of Public Health (Connett), Minneapolis, Minn.; PROOF Centre for Excellence (McManus, Ng, Hollander), Vancouver, BC; Department of Community Health Sciences (Tammemagi), Brock University, St. Catharines, Ont.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5047815PMC
October 2016

Progression from Asthma to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Is Air Pollution a Risk Factor?

Authors:
Teresa To Jingqin Zhu Kristian Larsen Jacqueline Simatovic Laura Feldman Kandace Ryckman Andrea Gershon M Diane Lougheed Christopher Licskai Hong Chen Paul J Villeneuve Eric Crighton Yushan Su Mohsen Sadatsafavi Devon Williams Christopher Carlsten

Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2016 08;194(4):429-38

13 Institute for Heart and Lung Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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August 2016

Influences of Socioeconomic Status on Costs of Asthma Under Universal Health Coverage.

Authors:
Wenjia Chen Larry D Lynd J Mark FitzGerald Mohsen Sadatsafavi

Med Care 2016 08;54(8):789-95

*Collaboration for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences †Division of Respiratory Medicine, Institute for Heart and Lung Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia ‡Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, Providence Health, St. Paul's Hospital §Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

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August 2016

Author response to commentary on article "Intensive care unit-acquired infections: It is not only about the number of patients per room".

Authors:
Hessam Sadatsafavi Mohsen Sadatsafavi

J Crit Care 2016 08 30;34:124. Epub 2016 Apr 30.

Division of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Electronic address:

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August 2016

The impact of comorbidities on productivity loss in asthma patients.

Authors:
Solmaz Ehteshami-Afshar J Mark FitzGerald Christopher Carlsten Hamid Tavakoli Roxanne Rousseau Wan Cheng Tan J Douglass Rolf Mohsen Sadatsafavi

Respir Res 2016 08 26;17(1):106. Epub 2016 Aug 26.

Department of Medicine, Division of Respiratory Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5002149PMC
August 2016

Attitude to health risk in the Canadian population: a cross-sectional survey.

Authors:
Nick Bansback Mark Harrison Mohsen Sadatsafavi Anne Stiggelbout David G T Whitehurst

CMAJ Open 2016 Apr-Jun;4(2):E284-91. Epub 2016 Jun 3.

School of Population and Public Health (Bansback), University of British Columbia; Centre for Health Evaluation & Outcome Sciences (Bansback, Harrison); Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation (Bansback, Sadatsafavi, Whitehurst), Vancouver Coastal Research Institute; Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Harrison), University of British Columbia; Faculty of Medicine (Sadatsafavi), Gordon and Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre, Vancouver, BC; Leiden University Medical Center (Stiggelbout), Leiden, Netherlands; Faculty of Health Sciences (Whitehurst), Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4933649PMC
July 2016

Cost-Effectiveness of Bronchial Thermoplasty, Omalizumab, and Standard Therapy for Moderate-to-Severe Allergic Asthma.

Authors:
Zafar Zafari Mohsen Sadatsafavi Carlo A Marra Wenjia Chen J Mark FitzGerald

PLoS One 2016 11;11(1):e0146003. Epub 2016 Jan 11.

Institute for Heart and Lung Health (IHLH), Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

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June 2016

Less chaos in the prognosis of asthma-chronic obstructive lung disease overlap.

Authors:
J M FitzGerald Mohsen Sadatsafavi

Lancet Respir Med 2016 06 6;4(6):421-2. Epub 2016 Apr 6.

Respiratory Division, Institute for Heart and Lung Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V5Z1M9, Canada.

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June 2016

The natural history of severe asthma and influences of early risk factors: a population-based cohort study.

Authors:
Wenjia Chen Carlo A Marra Larry D Lynd J Mark FitzGerald Zafar Zafari Mohsen Sadatsafavi

Thorax 2016 Mar 5;71(3):267-75. Epub 2016 Jan 5.

Department of Medicine, Institute for Heart and Lung Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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March 2016

Do cost savings from reductions in nosocomial infections justify additional costs of single-bed rooms in intensive care units? A simulation case study.

Authors:
Hessam Sadatsafavi Bahar Niknejad Rana Zadeh Mohsen Sadatsafavi

J Crit Care 2016 Feb 20;31(1):194-200. Epub 2015 Oct 20.

Division of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Electronic address:

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February 2016

History of Asthma in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. A Comparative Study of Economic Burden.

Authors:
Mohsen Sadatsafavi Hamid Tavakoli Tetyana Kendzerska Andrea Gershon Teresa To Shawn D Aaron J Mark FitzGerald

Ann Am Thorac Soc 2016 Feb;13(2):188-96

1 Institute for Heart + Lung Health, Department of Medicine, and.

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February 2016

Quality of Life and Asthma Symptom Control: Room for Improvement in Care and Measurement.

Authors:
Mohsen Sadatsafavi Helen McTaggart-Cowan Wenjia Chen J Mark FitzGerald

Value Health 2015 Dec 16;18(8):1043-9. Epub 2015 Sep 16.

Department of Medicine, Institute for Heart and Lung Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

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December 2015

The CAnadian REgistry for Pulmonary Fibrosis (CARE-PF): Design and rationale of a national pulmonary fibrosis registry.

Authors:
Christopher J Ryerson Benjamin Tan Charlene D Fell Hélène Manganas Shane Shapera Shikha Mittoo Mohsen Sadatsafavi Teresa To Andrea Gershon Jolene H Fisher Kerri A Johannson Nathan Hambly Nasreen Khalil Theodore K Marras Julie Morisset Pearce G Wilcox Andrew J Halayko Mohammad Adil Khan Martin Kolb

Can Respir J 2015 Nov 2. Epub 2015 Nov 2.

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November 2015

The added effect of comorbidity on health-related quality of life in patients with asthma.

Authors:
Wenjia Chen Larry D Lynd J Mark FitzGerald Carlo A Marra Roxanne Rousseau Mohsen Sadatsafavi

Qual Life Res 2015 Oct 3;24(10):2507-17. Epub 2015 Jun 3.

Division of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

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October 2015

Ten-Year Trends in Direct Costs of COPD: A Population-Based Study.

Authors:
Amir Khakban Don D Sin J Mark FitzGerald Raymond Ng Zafar Zafarí Bruce McManus Zsuzsanna Hollander Carlo A Marra Mohsen Sadatsafavi

Chest 2015 Sep;148(3):640-646

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute for Heart 1 Lung Health, the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Department of Medicine, Respiratory Division, and the Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation, the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC. Electronic address:

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September 2015

Risk of cardiovascular comorbidity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Authors:
Wenjia Chen Jamie Thomas Mohsen Sadatsafavi J Mark FitzGerald

Lancet Respir Med 2015 Aug 22;3(8):631-9. Epub 2015 Jul 22.

Institute for Heart and Lung Health, Division of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation, University of British Columbia, Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

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August 2015

Exploring the Potential Cost-Effectiveness of Patient Decision Aids for Use in Adults with Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Case Study.

Authors:
Logan Trenaman Mohsen Sadatsafavi Fernanda Almeida Najib Ayas Larry Lynd Carlo Marra Dawn Stacey Nick Bansback

Med Decis Making 2015 07 24;35(5):671-82. Epub 2014 Oct 24.

School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada (LT,NB)

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July 2015

Airway diseases and inflammatory bowel diseases: is it something in the air (pollution)?

Authors:
Jeremy A Hirota Chris Carlsten Mohsen Sadatsafavi Gilaad Kaplan Simon A Hirota

Eur Respir J 2015 Jul;46(1):287-8

Dept of Physiology and Pharmacology, Dept of Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Health Sciences Centre, Calgary, AB, Canada.

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July 2015

Interaction effect of psychological distress and asthma control on productivity loss?

Authors:
Grégory Moullec J Mark FitzGerald Roxanne Rousseau Wenjia Chen Mohsen Sadatsafavi

Eur Respir J 2015 Jun 5;45(6):1557-65. Epub 2015 Feb 5.

Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada Institute for Heart and Lung Health, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada Collaboration for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

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June 2015

COPD: undefeated!

Authors:
Mohsen Sadatsafavi Don D Sin

Chest 2015 Apr;147(4):868-869

Division of Respiratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; James Hogg Research Centre, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

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April 2015

One-year outcomes of inhaled controller therapies added to systemic corticosteroids after asthma-related hospital discharge.

Authors:
Mohsen Sadatsafavi Larry D Lynd Mary A De Vera Zafar Zafari J Mark FitzGerald

Respir Med 2015 Mar 7;109(3):320-8. Epub 2015 Jan 7.

Institute for Heart and Lung Health, Department of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

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March 2015

Empowering pharmacists in asthma management through interactive SMS (EmPhAsIS): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Authors:
Mary A De Vera Mohsen Sadatsafavi Nicole W Tsao Larry D Lynd Richard Lester Louise Gastonguay Jessica Galo J Mark FitzGerald Penelope Brasher Carlo A Marra

Trials 2014 Dec 13;15:488. Epub 2014 Dec 13.

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, 2405 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver V6T 1Z3, Canada.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4301403PMC
December 2014

Heterogeneity's ruses: the neglected role of between-individual variability in longitudinal studies of COPD exacerbations.

Authors:
Mohsen Sadatsafavi J Mark FitzGerald

Thorax 2014 Nov 18;69(11):1043-4. Epub 2014 Feb 18.

Faculty of Medicine, Institute for Heart and Lung Health, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4215271PMC
November 2014

Economic and health effect of full adherence to controller therapy in adults with uncontrolled asthma: a simulation study.

Authors:
Zafar Zafari Larry D Lynd J Mark FitzGerald Mohsen Sadatsafavi

J Allergy Clin Immunol 2014 Oct 27;134(4):908-915.e3. Epub 2014 May 27.

Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation, Vancouver Coastal Health Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Institute for Heart and Lung Health (IHLH), Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Electronic address:

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October 2014

Network vs. pairwise meta-analyses: a case study of the impact of an evidence-synthesis paradigm on value of information outcomes.

Authors:
Zafar Zafari Kristian Thorlund J Mark FitzGerald Carlo A Marra Mohsen Sadatsafavi

Pharmacoeconomics 2014 Oct;32(10):995-1004

Collaboration for Outcome Research and Evaluations, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

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October 2014

Incorporating external evidence in trial-based cost-effectiveness analyses: the use of resampling methods.

Authors:
Mohsen Sadatsafavi Carlo Marra Shawn Aaron Stirling Bryan

Trials 2014 Jun 3;15:201. Epub 2014 Jun 3.

Institute for Heart and Lung Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, 317 - 2194 Health Sciences Mall (Woodward Instructional Resource Centre), Vancouver, Canada V6T 1Z3.

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June 2014

Dispensation of long-acting β agonists with or without inhaled corticosteroids, and risk of asthma-related hospitalisation: a population-based study.

Authors:
Mohsen Sadatsafavi Larry D Lynd Carlo A Marra J Mark FitzGerald

Thorax 2014 Apr 26;69(4):328-34. Epub 2013 Nov 26.

Institute for Heart and Lung Health, Department of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, , Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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April 2014

The preventable burden of productivity loss due to suboptimal asthma control: a population-based study.

Authors:
Mohsen Sadatsafavi Roxanne Rousseau Wenjia Chen Wei Zhang Larry Lynd J Mark FitzGerald

Chest 2014 Apr;145(4):787-793

Institute for Heart and Lung Health, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

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April 2014

The effect of weekly text-message communication on treatment completion among patients with latent tuberculosis infection: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (WelTel LTBI).

Authors:
Mia L van der Kop Jasmina Memetovic Anik Patel Fawziah Marra Mohsen Sadatsafavi Jan Hajek Kirsten Smillie Lehana Thabane Darlene Taylor James Johnston Richard T Lester

BMJ Open 2014 Apr 9;4(4):e004362. Epub 2014 Apr 9.

University of British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, Canada.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3987735PMC
April 2014

The impact of incorporating Bayesian network meta-analysis in cost-effectiveness analysis - a case study of pharmacotherapies for moderate to severe COPD.

Authors:
Kristian Thorlund Zafar Zafari Eric Druyts Edward J Mills Mohsen Sadatsafavi

Cost Eff Resour Alloc 2014 Mar 13;12(1). Epub 2014 Mar 13.

Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4007707PMC
March 2014

The importance of measuring asthma control in emerging economies.

Authors:
J Mark FitzGerald Mohsen Sadatsafavi

Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2014 Mar;18(3):254

The Lung Centre, Institute for Heart and Lung Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9, Canada.

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March 2014

Post-hospital syndrome in adults with asthma: a case-crossover study.

Authors:
Mohsen Sadatsafavi Larry D Lynd J Mark Fitzgerald

Allergy Asthma Clin Immunol 2013 Dec 23;9(1):49. Epub 2013 Dec 23.

Department of Medicine, Institute for Heart and Lung Health, The University of British Columbia, 7th Floor, 828 West 10th Avenue, Research Pavilion, Vancouver V5Z 1 M9, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

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December 2013

Complementary and alternative asthma treatments and their association with asthma control: a population-based study.

Authors:
Wenjia Chen J Mark Fitzgerald Roxanne Rousseau Larry D Lynd Wan C Tan Mohsen Sadatsafavi

BMJ Open 2013 Sep 4;3(9):e003360. Epub 2013 Sep 4.

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Collaboration for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, University of British Columbia Vancouver British Columbia Canada.

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September 2013

Costs and health outcomes associated with primary vs secondary care after an asthma-related hospitalization: a population-based study.

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Mohsen Sadatsafavi Mark FitzGerald Carlo Marra Larry Lynd

Chest 2013 Aug;144(2):428-435

Collaboration for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

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August 2013

Two-level resampling as a novel method for the calculation of the expected value of sample information in economic trials.

Authors:
Mohsen Sadatsafavi Carlo Marra Stirling Bryan

Health Econ 2013 Jul 30;22(7):877-82. Epub 2012 Aug 30.

Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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July 2013

Comparative outcomes of leukotriene receptor antagonists and long-acting β-agonists as add-on therapy in asthmatic patients: a population-based study.

Authors:
Mohsen Sadatsafavi Larry Lynd Carlo Marra Pierrick Bedouch Mark Fitzgerald

J Allergy Clin Immunol 2013 Jul 29;132(1):63-9. Epub 2013 Mar 29.

Institute for Heart and Lung Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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July 2013

Trends in asthma-related direct medical costs from 2002 to 2007 in British Columbia, Canada: a population based-cohort study.

Authors:
Pierrick Bedouch Mohsen Sadatsafavi Carlo A Marra J Mark FitzGerald Larry D Lynd

PLoS One 2012 5;7(12):e50949. Epub 2012 Dec 5.

Collaboration for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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May 2013

Need for speed: an efficient algorithm for calculation of single-parameter expected value of partial perfect information.

Authors:
Mohsen Sadatsafavi Nick Bansback Zafar Zafari Mehdi Najafzadeh Carlo Marra

Value Health 2013 Mar-Apr;16(2):438-48. Epub 2013 Jan 26.

Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

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May 2013

Future impact of various interventions on the burden of COPD in Canada: a dynamic population model.

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Mehdi Najafzadeh Carlo A Marra Larry D Lynd Mohsen Sadatsafavi J Mark FitzGerald Bruce McManus Don Sin

PLoS One 2012 11;7(10):e46746. Epub 2012 Oct 11.

Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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April 2013

Associations of ambient air pollution with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease hospitalization and mortality.

Authors:
Wen Qi Gan J Mark FitzGerald Chris Carlsten Mohsen Sadatsafavi Michael Brauer

Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2013 Apr;187(7):721-7

Department of Population Health, Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine, Great Neck, NY 11021, USA.

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April 2013

A quantitative benefit-risk analysis of isoniazid for treatment of latent tuberculosis infection using incremental benefit framework.

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Mohsen Sadatsafavi Carlo Marra Fawziah Marra Onofre Moran J Mark FitzGerald Larry Lynd

Value Health 2013 Jan-Feb;16(1):66-75

Collaboration for Outcome Research and Evaluation, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

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March 2013