Risk of stroke in non-rheumatic atrial fibrillation

KM Flegel, MJ Shipley, G Rose - The Lancet, 1987 - Elsevier
Estimates of the risk of stroke for men with non-rheumatic atrial fibrillation were obtained
from two large cohort studies—the Whitehall Study of London Civil Servants and the British …

Identification of persons with cardiorespiratory conditions who are at risk of dying from the acute effects of ambient air particles.

…, R Tamblyn, P Ernst, K Flegel… - Environmental …, 2001 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
This study was undertaken to identify subgroups of the population susceptible to the effects
of ambient air particles. Fixed-site air pollution monitors in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, …

Interobserver agreement by auscultation in the presence of a third heart sound in patients with congestive heart failure

…, J Ferguson, TA Hutchinson, S Magder, KM Flegel - Chest, 1987 - Elsevier
Although the third heart sound (SJ is well recognized as an important sign in the evaluation
of patients with congestive heart failure, the interobserver variability with its observation …

Frequency, severity and risk factors for adverse drug reactions in adult out-patients: a prospective study

TA Hutchinson, KM Flegel, MS Kramer… - Journal of chronic …, 1986 - Elsevier
To provide information on the frequency of adverse drug reactions in ambulatory patients we
used intensive telephone surveillance to detect suspected reactions in 1026 patients seen …

[PDF][PDF] Identifying subgroups of the general population that may be susceptible to short-term increases in particulate air pollution: a time-series study in Montreal …

…, Y Bonvalot, P Ernst, KM Flegel… - … Report-Health Effects …, 2000 - healtheffects.org
BACKGROUND Epidemiologic analyses of mid-20th-century air pollution episodes such as
the 1952 London Fog indicated that excess mortality was associated with elevated air …

Associations between ambient air pollution and daily mortality among persons with congestive heart failure

MS Goldberg, RT Burnett, MF Valois, K Flegel… - Environmental …, 2003 - Elsevier
We conducted a mortality time series study to investigate the association between daily
mortality for congestive heart failure (CHF), and daily concentrations of particles and gaseous …

Nonvalvular atrial fibrillation: evidence for a prothrombotic state

SR Kahn, S Solymoss, KM Flegel - Cmaj, 1997 - Can Med Assoc
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) have
prothrombotic changes compared with patients in sinus rhythm. DESIGN: Cross-sectional …

[HTML][HTML] Tertiary hospitals must provide general care

K Flegel - Cmaj, 2015 - Can Med Assoc
The term “tertiary” may be a useful way to categorize a university hospital or specialist centre,
but when the term is used to describe the care given to a patient, it is a vacuous construct. …

[HTML][HTML] Physician burnout: Who will protect us from ourselves?

M Fralick, K Flegel - CMAJ, 2014 - Can Med Assoc
When the workday ends at Volkswagen, so does an employee’s access to company email.
Atos, an information technology company with more than 80 000 employees, is going one …

Adverse drug reactions in general pediatric outpatients

MS Kramer, TA Hutchinson, KM Flegel, L Naimark… - The Journal of …, 1985 - Elsevier
We used a recently developed diagnostic adverse drug reaction (ADR) algorithm and an
intensive telephone surveillance program to monitor all courses of prescription and …