Publications

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The impact of spine stability on cervical spinal cord injury with respect to demographics, management, and outcome: a prospective cohort from a national spinal cord injury registry

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Geomapping of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in Canada and Factors Related to Triage Pattern

Cheng CL, Noonan VK, Shurgold J, Chen J, Rivers CS, Hamedani HK, Humphreys S, Bailey C, Attabib N, Mac-Thiong JM, Goytan M,…
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Optimizing Clinical Decision Making in Acute Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury

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SCI Community Survey: Preliminary Results

This participants' report is also the first activity within a comprehensive knowledge translation plan. In addition to academic journal articles, knowledge translation…
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An Analysis of Ideal and Actual Time to Surgery After Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in Canada

Glennie RA, Bailey CS, Tsai EC, Noonan VK, Rivers CS, Fourney DR, Ahn H, Kwon BK, Paquet J, Drew B, Fehlings MG,…
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Perinatal Care for Women with Spinal Cord Injuries: A Collaborative Workshop for Consensus on Care in Canada

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Does Specialized Inpatient Rehabilitation Affect Whether or Not People with Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Return Home?

Cheng CL, Plashkes T, Shen T, Fallah N, Humphreys S, O'Connell C, Linassi AG, Ho C, Short C, Ethans K, Charbonneau R,…
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Predicting rehabilitation length of stay in Canada: It’s not just about impairment

Craven CB, Kurban D, Farahani F, Rivers CS, Ho C, Linassi AG, Gagnon DH, O'Connell C, Ethans K, Bouyer LJ, Noonan VK;…
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The influence of depression on physical complications in spinal cord injury: behavioural mechanisms and health-care implications

Krueger H, Noonan VK, Williams D, Trenaman LM, Rivers CS. Spinal Cord. (2013) 51, 260–266; doi: 10.1038/sc.2013.3. Published online 18 February 2013.
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Impact of bladder, bowel and sexual dysfunction on health status of people with thoracolumbar spinal cord injuries living in the community

Park SE, Elliott S, Noonan VK, Thorogood NP, Fallah N, Aludino A, Dvorak MF. J Spinal Cord Med. 2016 Aug 31:1-12. doi:…
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Treatment patterns of in-patient spasticity medication use after traumatic spinal cord injury: a prospective cohort study

Holtz Kaila A, Szefer Elena, Noonan Vanessa K, Kwon Brian K, Mills Patricia B. Spinal Cord. 2018 Jun 14. doi: 10.1038/s41393-018-0165-0. [Epub…
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Secondary Complications in SCI Across the Continuum: Using Operations Research to Predict the Impact and Optimize Management Strategies

Atkins D, Noonan VK, Santos A, Lewis R, Fehlings MG, Burns AS, Dvorak MF. Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation. 2012;18(1):57–66, Winter…
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