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S.Fatima Lakha

University of Toronto
Verified email at utoronto.ca
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Differences in physical activity, eating habits and risk of obesity among Kuwaiti adolescent boys and girls: A population-based study

HE Badr, SF Lakha, P Pennefather - International journal of …, 2019 - degruyter.com
The study aimed to assess gender differences among Kuwaiti adolescents in healthy living
choices that impact the risk of obesity. A cross-sectional multistage cluster design was …

Chronic noncancer pain: characteristics of patients prescribed opioids by community physicians and referred to a tertiary pain clinic

A Mailis-Gagnon, SF Lakha, T Ou, A Louffat… - Canadian Family …, 2011 - cfp.ca
… most controversial options in the physician’s armamentarium and continue to be the subject
of … Per capita, Canada has become the world’s third largest consumer of prescription opioids, …

[HTML][HTML] Demographics, pain characteristics and diagnostic classification profile of chronic non-cancer pain patients attending a Canadian university-affiliated …

SF Lakha, A Deshpande, D Assimakopoulos, A Mailis - Pain and Therapy, 2021 - Springer
… I patients had significant biomedical condition(s) accounting for pain and disability without
… Author S. Fatima Lakha does not have any conflicts of interest regarding the publication of …

Efficacy and adverse effects of medical marijuana for chronic noncancer pain: systematic review of randomized controlled trials

…, A Mailis-Gagnon, N Zoheiry, SF Lakha - Canadian Family …, 2015 - cfp.ca
… pain reduction (a decrease of 2 points on a 0-to-10 numerical pain rating or a 30% improvement
in pain intensity), which has been associated with an improvement in a patient’s global …

Referring patients with chronic noncancer pain to pain clinics: Survey of Ontario family physicians

SF Lakha, B Yegneswaran, JC Furlan, V Legnini… - Canadian Family …, 2011 - cfp.ca
… A follow-up telephone call to each physician’s office was made as a reminder and to confirm
… More recently, seeking the program’s expertise for diagnosis and management has resulted …

Systematic review of the quality and generalizability of studies on the effects of opioids on driving and cognitive/psychomotor performance

A Mailis-Gagnon, SF Lakha, A Furlan… - The Clinical journal …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
… Chronic pain may impair numerous aspects of one’s existence resulting in unemployment, …
If the patient is incapable of understanding the physician’s advice to surrender his driving …

[HTML][HTML] Efficacy of low-dose oral liquid morphine for elderly patients with chronic non-cancer pain: retrospective chart review

J Lee, SF Lakha, A Mailis - Drugs-real world outcomes, 2015 - Springer
Introduction The use of medications among older persons can often be challenging as
physiological changes may affect metabolism and cognitive abilities. Several studies show that …

[HTML][HTML] Power of narrative: a case study about documenting private insightful experiences while dealing with pain and associated disability

SF Lakha, SF Sohail, CB Holtzman, ZA Akkok… - Frontiers in Digital …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Objective: People adjusting to living with a chronic disability, such as chronic pain, seek
support and resources from societal systems, including health systems, to help them cope with …

From (Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care) policy to implementation: a retrospective look at a community-based patient-centered model of care for chronic …

A Mailis, SF Lakha - Canadian Journal of Pain, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Background Chronic pain is one of the most widely recognized, disabling, and expensive
health problems in Canada. Interdisciplinary multimodal pain management is effective in …

Characteristics of complex regional pain syndrome in patients referred to a tertiary pain clinic by community physicians, assessed by the Budapest clinical diagnostic …

A Mailis-Gagnon, SF Lakha, MD Allen… - Pain …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Objective The aim of this study was to describe the characteristics of patients referred with
complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) diagnosis to a tertiary care pain center. Method …