A5072857716- Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Pharmaceutical studies and practices
- Genomics and Rare Diseases
- Geographies of human-animal interactions
- Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery
- Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
- American Sports and Literature
- Migraine and Headache Studies
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy
- Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research
- Doping in Sports
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
University of Calgary
2013-2024
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a rare neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive weakness, which occurs in one 6,000 to 10,000 live births. The burden of SMA on Canadian patients and caregivers not known.
Aims Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a progressive neuromuscular disease associated with the degeneration of motor neurons in brainstem and spinal cord. Studies examining epidemiology economic impact SMA are limited Canada. This study aimed to estimate as well healthcare resource utilization (HRU) costs for children Alberta, Canada.Materials methods We conducted retrospective using anonymized data from administrative databases provided by Alberta Health. Data 1 April 2010 31 March 2018,...
Abstract As one example of how modern Western societies are increasingly obliged to reconcile questions civility and justice against common, indeed revered, practices that compromise nonhuman animals, this paper examines the recent history public debate regarding use animals for entertainment in Canadian West. Using media-based dialogue annual Calgary Stampede (and especially chuckwagon racing) as a case study couching high-risk horses sociological language “sports-related violence,”...
Along with innocent, jaw-dropping views of the Canadian Rocky Mountains and a less innocent currently spluttering oil gas industry, Calgary Stampede is one most recognized enduring symbols Calgary, Alberta. Enmeshed in version “icon, brand myth” that is also hardly (Foran 2008), attracts spectators tourists from all corners globe, attended by celebrities sometimes royalty, has evolved into confi dent corporate juggernaut. It also increasingly contested, largely owing to its use (and,...