Publications by authors named "Daisy Fung"
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- * They identified 22 clinical/diagnostic situations and conducted a rapid scoping review to evaluate existing referral guidelines, resulting in the analysis of 30 different guidelines and the development of 65 recommendation statements.
- * The guidelines cover a range of conditions, such as haematuria, hypertension, renal diseases, urinary tract infections, and scrotal masses, providing clear referral recommendations for healthcare providers.
Objective: To determine which screening tests family medicine residents order as part of preventive health care.
Design: A cross-sectional survey.
Setting: Alberta and Ontario.
Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Meta-analysis (MA) on Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) trials is increasingly published and indexed in major international databases but their trustworthiness and clinical applicability is uncertain. We aimed to assess the characteristics and methodological quality of MA on CHM.
Materials And Methods: Cross-sectional study.
Background: For 20 years, laryngeal cancer survival has been decreasing. Moreover, the use of radiotherapy (RT) and chemotherapy-radiotherapy (CRT) has risen and the use of total laryngectomy plus radio/chemotherapy (TL-R/CT) for advanced disease has declined.
Objective: To assess the survival outcomes of TL-R/CT, RT, and CRT in patients with T3 and T4a laryngeal cancers in Alberta, Canada.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate cardiovascular risk assessment at a Canadian rheumatology center and describe the cardiovascular risk of inflammatory arthritis (IA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients using the Framingham risk score. A retrospective chart review of 504 patients attending nine rheumatology practices at the University of Alberta Hospital was performed. A pre-specified case report form detailed patient demographics, cardiac risk factors, variables for the Framingham 2008 score, disease activity, and medication use.
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