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Allan Donner
Researcher at University of Western Ontario
Publications - 284
Citations - 32459
Allan Donner is an academic researcher from University of Western Ontario. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cluster randomised controlled trial & Sample size determination. The author has an hindex of 82, co-authored 284 publications receiving 30079 citations. Previous affiliations of Allan Donner include London Clinic & Robarts Research Institute.
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Vitamin E intake and risk of cataracts in humans.
TL;DR: A randomized, controlled trial of vitamin supplementation in cataract prevention seems justified, because the observed reduction in risk of cataracts was at least 50%, and because the latter group used significantly more supplementary vitamins C and E.
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Maternal near miss and maternal death in the World Health Organization's 2005 global survey on maternal and perinatal health
João Paulo Souza,José Guilherme Cecatti,Anibal Faundes,Sirlei Siani Morais,José Villar,Guillermo Carroli,Metin Gülmezoglu,Daniel Wojdyla,Nelly Zavaleta,Allan Donner,Alejandro Velazco,Vicente Bataglia,Eliette Valladares,Marius Kublickas,Arnaldo Acosta +14 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors developed an indicator of maternal near miss as a proxy for maternal death and to study its association with maternalfactors and perinatal outcomes.
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Efficacy of an extract of North American ginseng containing poly-furanosyl-pyranosyl-saccharides for preventing upper respiratory tract infections: a randomized controlled trial
TL;DR: Ingestion of a poly-furanosyl-pyranosyl -saccharide–rich extract of the roots of North American ginseng in a moderate dose over 4 months reduced the mean number of colds per person, the proportion of subjects who experienced 2 or more colds, the severity of symptoms and the number of days cold symptoms were reported.
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Current and future challenges in the design and analysis of cluster randomization trials.
Neil Klar,Allan Donner +1 more
TL;DR: Cluster randomization trials in which the unit of randomization is a community, worksite, school or family are becoming widely used in the evaluation of life-style interventions for the prevention of disease.
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The Desire for Hastened Death in Patients with Metastatic Cancer
Gary Rodin,Camilla Zimmermann,Anne Rydall,Jennifer M. Jones,Frances A. Shepherd,Malcolm J. Moore,Martin Fruh,Allan Donner,Lucia Gagliese +8 more
TL;DR: The relative absence of a strong DHD in this sample suggests that the will to live tends to be preserved in cancer patients prior to the end of life, in spite of significant emotional and physical suffering.