Ontario

"Ontario" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A province of Canada lying between the provinces of Manitoba and Quebec. Its capital is Toronto. It takes its name from Lake Ontario which is said to represent the Iroquois oniatariio, beautiful lake. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p892 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p391)

Descriptor ID	D009864
MeSH Number(s)	Z01.107.567.176.639
Concept/Terms	Ontario Ontario

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Geographicals [Z]
Geographic Locations [Z01]
Americas [Z01.107]
North America [Z01.107.567]
Canada [Z01.107.567.176]
Ontario [Z01.107.567.176.639]

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Bar chart showing 53 publications over 22 distinct years, with a maximum of 7 publications in 2018 and 2021

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Year	Minor Topic	Total
1998	1	1
2000	1	1
2001	1	1
2002	1	1
2004	2	2
2005	1	1
2007	1	1
2010	3	3
2011	3	3
2013	4	4
2015	2	2
2016	1	1
2017	2	2
2018	7	7
2019	3	3
2020	5	5
2021	7	7
2022	3	3
2023	1	1
2024	1	1
2025	1	1
2026	2	2

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Rochon PA, Austin PC, Gurwitz JH, Wu W, Matai L, Zhang T, Li Z, Savage RD, Gruneir A, Li J, O'Mahony D, Petrovic M, Cherubini A, Onder G, Sternberg SA, McCarthy LM, Dalton K, Reppas-Rindlisbacher CE, Stall NM, Normand ST, Giannakeas V. Exploring high priority potentially inappropriate prescribing cascades in older adults: population level retrospective cohort study. BMJ. 2026 Sep 10; 394:e100499.

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Simpson AN, Sutradhar R, McArthur E, Cusimano MC, Tanuseputro P, Baxter NN. Physician Work Patterns in Pregnancy, Parental Leave, and Return to the Workforce. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 04 01; 9(4):e267543.

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Cusimano MC, Baxter NN, Moineddin R, Chiu M, Nguyen L, Aktar S, Liu N, Simpson AN, Johnson C, Ferguson SE. Identifying patients with obesity from health administrative data: Diagnostic accuracy of surgical billing claims. Can J Public Health. 2026 Aug; 117(4):753-763.

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Simpson AN, Sutradhar R, McArthur E, Cusimano MC, Baxter NN. Processes of obstetrical care and outcomes among Ontario physicians versus non-physicians: a population-based study. BMJ Open. 2024 Dec 15; 14(12):e091312.

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Rochon PA, Austin PC, Normand SL, Savage RD, Read SH, McCarthy LM, Giannakeas V, Wu W, Strauss R, Wang X, Chen S, Gurwitz JH. Association of a calcium channel blocker and diuretic prescribing cascade with adverse events: A population-based cohort study. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2024 02; 72(2):467-478.

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Jewitt N, Rapoport A, Gupta A, Srikanthan A, Sutradhar R, Luo J, Widger K, Wolfe J, Earle CC, Gupta S, Kassam A. The Effect of Specialized Palliative Care on End-of-Life Care Intensity in AYAs with Cancer. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2023 03; 65(3):222-232.

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Cusimano MC, Baxter NN, Sutradhar R, McArthur E, Ray JG, Garg AX, Vigod S, Simpson AN. Evaluation of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Physicians Compared With Nonphysicians. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 05 02; 5(5):e2213521.

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Maclagan LC, Wu F, Liu N, Tanuseputro P, Stukel TA, Guan J, Kendzerska T, Stefan MS, Lindenauer PK, Gershon AS. Association of Palliative Care with Days at Home and Healthcare Use in Patients with Advanced Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Cohort Study. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2022 01; 19(1):48-57.

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Cusimano MC, Chiu M, Ferguson SE, Moineddin R, Aktar S, Liu N, Baxter NN. Association of bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy with all cause and cause specific mortality: population based cohort study. BMJ. 2021 12 08; 375:e067528.

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Cusimano MC, Baxter NN, Sutradhar R, McArthur E, Ray JG, Garg AX, Vigod S, Simpson AN. Delay of Pregnancy Among Physicians vs Nonphysicians. JAMA Intern Med. 2021 07 01; 181(7):905-912.

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