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John Westfall Feightner

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Professor EmeritusFamily MedicineMcMaster University

Research

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129 publications.

01

REPRINT OF: Current Methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: A Review of the Process

Harris RP, Helfand M, Woolf SH, Lohr KN, Mulrow CD, Teutsch SM, Atkins D, Group TUSPSTFFTMW

American Journal of Preventive Medicine202015 citations
02

Evidence-based clinical guidelines for immigrants and refugees

Pottie K, Greenaway C, Feightner J, Welch V, Swinkels H, Rashid M, Narasiah L, Kirmayer LJ, Ueffing E, MacDonald NE

CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL2011462 citations
03

Evaluation of evidence-based literature and formulation of recommendations for the clinical preventive guidelines for immigrants and refugees in Canada

Tugwell P, Pottie K, Welch V, Ueffing E, Chambers A, Feightner J

CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL201128 citationsSenior author
04

Is Stroke History Reliably Reported by Elderly with Cognitive Impairment? A Community-Based Study

Jin Y-P, Di Legge S, Østbye T, Feightner JW, Saposnik G, Hachinski V

Neuroepidemiology201012 citations
05

Diagnosis and treatment of dementia: 1. Risk assessment and primary prevention of Alzheimer disease

Patterson C, Feightner JW, Garcia A, Hsiung G-YR, MacKnight C, Sadovnick AD

CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL2008212 citationsOpen Access
06

Joint effect of stroke and APOE 4 on dementia risk

Jin YP, Østbye T, Feightner JW, Di Legge S, Hachinski V

Neurology200839 citations
07

Who delivers preventive care as recommended?: Analysis of physician and practice characteristics.

Thind A, Feightner J, Stewart M, Thorpe C, Burt A

Canadian Family Physician200814 citations
08

Reducing falls in long-term care: A systematic review of the evidence

Norris MA, Walton RE, Patterson CJS, Feightner JW

Canadian Journal of Geriatrics2008Senior author
09

Critical appraisal of articles on preventive health care

Patterson C, Feightner JW

Geriatrics and Aging2008Senior author
10

General risk factors for dementia: A systematic evidence review

Patterson C, Feightner J, Garcia A, MacKnight C

Alzheimer's and Dementia200774 citations
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