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Cheryl Levitt

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Professor EmeritusFamily MedicineMcMaster University

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111 publications.

01

Directly Mailing gFOBT Kits to Previous Responders Being Recalled for Colorectal Cancer Screening Increases Participation

Tinmouth J, Patel J, Austin PC, Baxter NN, Brouwers MC, Earle CC, Levitt C, Lu Y, MacKinnon M, Paszat L

Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology20201 citationsOpen Access
DOI: 10.1093/jcag/gwz012PMID: W2980948824
02

Patterns of social inequalities across pregnancy and birth outcomes: a comparison of individual and neighborhood socioeconomic measures

Daoud N, O’Campo P, Minh A, Urquia ML, Dzakpasu S, Heaman M, Kaczorowski J, Levitt C, Smylie J, Chalmers B

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth201566 citationsOpen Access
DOI: 10.1186/s12884-014-0393-zPMID: W2113375714
03

Increasing participation in colorectal cancer screening: Results from a cluster randomized trial of directly mailed gFOBT kits to previous nonresponders

Tinmouth J, Patel J, Austin PC, Baxter NN, Brouwers MC, Earle C, Levitt C, Lu Y, Mackinnon M, Paszat L

International Journal of Cancer201529 citationsOpen Access
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.29191PMID: W1942746557
04

Reducing the confusion and controversies around pragmatic trials: using the Cardiovascular Health Awareness Program (CHAP) trial as an illustrative example

Thabane L, Kaczorowski J, Dolovich L, Chambers LW, Mbuagbaw L, on behalf of the CHAP investigators

Trials201528 citationsOpen Access
DOI: 10.1186/s13063-015-0919-3PMID: W1818634904
05

Systematic review of clinical features of suspected prostate cancer in primary care.

Young S-M, Bansal P, Vella ET, Finelli A, Levitt C, Loblaw A

Canadian Family Physician201519 citations
06

Guideline for referral of patients with suspected prostate cancer by family physicians and other primary care providers.

Young S-M, Bansal P, Vella ET, Finelli A, Levitt C, Loblaw A

Canadian Family Physician20159 citations
07

Ten most notable family medicine research studies in Canada

Levitt C, Katz A, Mang E, Safarov A

Canadian Family Physician20152 citationsFirst author
08

Mo1964 A Cluster Randomized Trial of Directly Mailed gFoBT Kits to Previous Responders Being Recalled for Screening

Tinmouth JM, Patel J, Austin PC, Baxter NN, Brouwers MC, Earle C, Levitt CA, Lu Y, Mackinnon M, Paszat L

Gastroenterology2015
DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(15)32573-7
09

A Cluster Randomized Trial of Directly Mailed gFoBT Kits to Previous Responders Being Recalled for Screening

Tinmouth JM, Patel J, Austin PC, Baxter NN, Brouwers MC, Earle C, Levitt CA, Lu Y, Mackinnon M, Paszat L

Gastroenterology2015
10

Systematic review of clinical features of suspected colorectal cancer in primary care.

Del Giudice ME, Vella ET, Hey A, Simunovic M, Harris W, Levitt C

Canadian Family Physician201431 citationsSenior author

Frequent collaborators

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Cheryl LevittLarry William ChambersLehana ThabaneElizabeth ShawKatherine ZukotynskiPraveen BansalRon GoereeJ Michael PatersonMarko SimunovicMay CohenChristopher PattersonDavid Price
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Larry William Chambers

Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact

9 shared papers, latest 2015

Lehana Thabane

Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact

5 shared papers, latest 2015

Elizabeth Shaw

Family Medicine

4 shared papers, latest 2007

Katherine Zukotynski

Medical Imaging

4 shared papers, latest 2014

Ron Goeree

Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact

4 shared papers, latest 2015

Praveen Bansal

Family Medicine

4 shared papers, latest 2015

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