Randy Walld

Short, Medium, and Long Term Consequences of Poor Infant Health: An Analysis Using Siblings and Twins

We use administrative data on a sample of births between 1978 and 1985 to investigate the short-, medium-, and long-term consequences of poor infant health. Our findings offer several advances to the existing literature on the effects of early infant health on subsequent health, education, and labor force attachment. First, we use a large sample of both siblings and twins, second, we use a variety of measures of infant health, and finally, we track children through their schooling years and into the labor force. Our findings suggest that poor infant health predicts both mortality within one year, and mortality up to age 17. We also find that infant health is a strong predictor of educational and labor force outcomes. In particular, infant health is found to predict both high school completion and welfare takeup and length.

Healthcare Utilization in Women with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome 2 Years After Diagnosis and Treatment

UNLABELLED SUBJECTIVE OBJECTIVES: To document healthcare utilization 2 years after diagnosis in women with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). DESIGN Retrospective observational cohort study. SETTING Tertiary university-based medical center. PATIENTS AND CONTROLS Four hundred and fourteen women with OSAS were matched with 1404 women from the general population who served as controls. INTERVENTIONS Patients were treated with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) or were recommended weight loss alone. MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS There were 231 treatment compliant (TC) patients, 91 patients not using CPAP (NCU), and 92 patients who were only recommended weight loss (WL). In the entire group, there was increase in fees of

The relationship between inflammatory bowel disease and socioeconomic variables

123.43+/-

Waiting times for surgical procedures.

25.01 in the 2 years before diagnosis and a reduction of fees of

Record linkage strategies, outpatient procedures, and administrative data.

37.96+/-

Short-Term Mortality after Repair of Hip Fracture: Do Manitoba Elderly Do Worse?

21.35 in the 2 years after diagnosis (p < .0001). Physician claims increased in the 2 years before diagnosis by

Delivering Equitable Care: Comparing Preventive Services in Manitoba

111.22+/-31.35 in TC and by

Risk of suicide and suicide attempts associated with physical disorders: a population-based, balancing score-matched analysis

152.77+/-59.55 in the NCU groups and then decreased in TC by

Data Resource Profile: Pathways to Health and Social Equity for Children (PATHS Equity for Children)

20.96+/-

Unemployment and health care utilization

26.60 (p < .01) and NCU by