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Catherine Birken

TitleStaff Physician
InstitutionThe Hospital for Sick Children
DepartmentPaediatric Medicine Division
Address555 University Avenue
Toronto ON M5G 1X8
Phone416-813-1500
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    University of Toronto, Toronto, OntarioMD1997Medicine
    The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario2001Chief Resident - Paediatrics
    Department of Health Policy, Management & Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, OntarioMSc2004Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research
    The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario2004Academic General Paediatrics Fellowship
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    2004The Children's Hospital Foundation Award for Excellence in Research, Children's Hospital Foundation of Manitoba
    2011Dr. William Feldman Award for Excellence in Paediatric Medicine Research, The Hospital for Sick Children, Division of Paediatric Medicine
    2012Special Achievement Award, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP Ontario Chapter)
    2014Award for Outstanding Clinical Contribution (with Jill Hamilton/STOMP), The Hospital for Sick Children

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    Catherine Birken MD, MSc, is a general paediatrician in the division of Paediatric Medicine, Associate Professor, University of Toronto (U of T), and a Scientist, Child Health Evaluative Sciences, Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute. Her clinical care activities include attending paediatrician in inpatient paediatrics, and paediatrician in the outpatient SickKids Obesity Management Program for children with complex obesity. Her research is in prevention of childhood overweight and obesity in early childhood, and is co-leader of TARGet Kids! primary care practice based research network to advance child health research. Dr. Birken is funded by CIHR for the study of obesity and cardiometabolic risk and early childhood development in school, 2 randomized controlled trials in obesity prevention and treatment with public health nurse led parenting and home visiting intervention, and a population evaluation of the Healthy Kids Community Challenge in Ontario.


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         (Maguire JL)
    CIHR
    TARGet Kids!: Optimizing human potential
    Role: Co-Investigator
         (Birken CS)
    Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
    Is prolonged bottle feeding an independent risk factor for overweight in young children?
    Role: Principal Investigator
         (Korczak D, Birken CS)
    Sickkids Centre for Healthy Active Kids Catalyst Award
    The early association of cardiometabolic and depression risk: pilot study of a developmental model
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
         (Parkin P, Maguire J)
    Lung Association/Ontario Thoracic Society
    Asthma, vitamin D levels and health care utilization in young children
    Role: Co-Investigator
         (Ball GD, Birken CS, Hamilton JK, Holt NL, Masse LC, Morrison KM)
    CIHR
    Team to address bariatric case in Canadian children (Team ABC3)
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
         (Birken CS)
    Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
    PARENT: Preventing obesity in toddlers through group based parenting intervention in primary care
    Role: Principal Investigator
         (Maguire JL)
    CIHR
    HOLD IT: Health outcomes of low vitamin D in toddlers: A TARGet Kids! longitudinal cohort study
    Role: Co-Investigator
         (Birken CS)
    Physicians Services Incorporated (PSI) Foundation
    PARENT: Preventing obesity in toddlers through group based parenting intervention in primary care
    Role: Principal Investigator
         (Hanley A)
    CIHR
    Understanding the effects of social, behavioural and metabolic factors on early childhood growth trajectories among Aboriginal Canadians
    Role: Co-Investigator
         (Birken CS)
    Physicians' Services Incorporated Foundation
    PROMOTE: Preschoolers at risk - obesity and cardiometabolic risk factors: towards early identification
    Role: Principal Investigator
         (Parkin PC)

    OptEC: Optimizing Early Child Development in the primary care physician practice setting: pragmatic RCT of iron treatment for young children with non-anemic iron deficiency
    Role: Co-Investigator
         (Maguire JL)
    CIHR
    Capacity building in innovative clinical trials to optimize children’s physical, mental and educational wellbeing
    Role: Co-Investigator
         (Anderson LN)
    CIHR
    Impact of the Healthy Kids Community Challenge (HKCC) population health intervention on sugar intake and child health
    Role: Co-Investigator
         (Maguire JL)
    Dairy Farmers of Canada
    Low milk intake, vitamin D deficiency and fracture risk in young children
    Role: Co-Investigator
         (Birken CS, Ball GD)
    Public Health Agency of Canada
    Canadian Pediatric Society Surveillance Program: Severe obesity and global developmental delay in preschool children
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
         (Copes R)
    Public Health Ontario
    Blood lead, mercury and cadmium levels in children under the age of 6 in the Greater Toronto Area: collaboration between TARGet Kids! and Toronto Public Health and Public Health Ontario
    Role: Co-Investigator
         (Comelli EM, Bandsma RH)
    Microbiome and Nutrition Collaborative Grant
    Microbiome patterns associated with specific growth trajectories in school age children: interactive effects of diet and social determinants of health
    Role: Co-Investigator
         (Parkin PC)
    Ontario Child Health Support Unit Demonstration Projects
    Optimizing growth and developmental trajectories in early childhood through a primary care practice based research network – TARGet Kids! (The Applied Research Group for Kids)
    Role: Co-Investigator
         (Dennis DL, Birken CS, June P)
    CIHR
    TRajectories Of healthy life using Public Health and primary care Interventions in Canada: The TROPHIC Trial
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
         (McCrindle B (nominated)
    CIHR
    CIHR team in childhood obesity research
    Role: Co-Investigator
         (Wong P)
    Physicians Services Inc Foundation (PSI)
    The association between total breastfeeding duration and household food insecurity
    Role: Co-Investigator
         (Parkin PC)
    Physicians' Services Incorporated Foundation
    OptEC: Optimizing Early Child Development in the primary care physician practice setting: pragmatic randomized trial of iron treatment for young children with non-anemic iron deficiency
    Role: Co-Investigator
         (Persaud N, Azarpazhooh A, Laupacis A)
    CIHR
    Does regular xylitol use reduce the number of acute otitis media episodes in young children? A pragmatic RCT
    Role: Co-Investigator
         (Maguire JL)
    Thrasher Research Fund
    DO IT! Trial Extension: Vitamin D outcomes and interventions in toddlers: A TARGet Kids! randomized controlled trial
    Role: Co-Investigator
         (Sharp J)
    Academic Pediatric Association Resident Investigator Award (RIA) Program
    The influence of temperament on outdoor play in early childhood
    Role: Senior Responsible Investigator
         (Birken CS)
    Paediatric Consultants, The Hospital for Sick Children
    Modifiable risk factors for acute chest syndrome in children with sickle cell disease admitted to hospital with a painful crisis
    Role: Principal Investigator
         (Anderson LN, Birken CS)
    Population Health Intervention Research to Promote Health and Health Equity Program
    Evaluation of the Healthy Kids Community Challenge in early childhood
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
         (Beck C)
    Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
    Treatment choices for children with typical acute immune thrombocytopenic purpura: development of a decision aid
    Role: Co-Investigator
         (Maguire JL)
    CIHR
    DOIT Trial: Vitamin D outcomes and interventions in toddlers
    Role: Co-Investigator
         (Birken CS, Janus M)
    CIHR
    Fit for school, fit for life: Child health and school readiness
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
         (Dennis CL)
    CIHR
    Evaluating collaborative are for postpartum depression in pediatric primary care settings (EPDS Trial)
    Role: Co-Investigator
         (Hamilton J)
    Provincial Council for Maternal & Child Health (PCMCH)
    Evaluation of the SickKids Team Obesity Management Program (STOMP)
    Role: Co-Investigator
         (Birken CS)
    Paediatric Consultants, The Hospital for Sick Children
    An office based intervention to improve media use in preschool children: a randomized controlled trial
    Role: Principal Investigator
         (Birken CS)
    CIHR
    PRECEDE: Preconception risk factors and Cardiometabolic health in Early childhood
    Role: Principal Investigator
         (Nicholson J)
    CIHR
    Tipping the scales: Weighing the health impacts of obesity in Canadian kids
    Role: Co-Investigator
         (Birken CS)
    Ontario Child Health Support Unit (OCHSU) IMPACT Child Health Award
    Addressing obesity in toddlers at risk: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial comparing usual care to group-based parenting and home visits in primary care
    Role: Principal Investigator
         (Anand S)
    CIHR
    CIHR DOHaD Registry Project - Research advancement through cohort cataloguing and harmonization (ReACH)
    Role: Co-Investigator
         (Snowdon AW, Howard AW)
    CIHR
    CIHR Team in traffic and road injury prevention program for Canadian children
    Role: Co-Investigator
         (Birken CS)
    CIHR
    PROMOTE: Preschoolers at risk - obesity trajectories & cardiometabolic factors: towards early identification
    Role: Principal Investigator
         (Maguire JL)
    CIHR
    DO IT Trial: vitamin D outcomes and interventions in toddlers
    Role: Co-Investigator
         (Li P, Constantin E)
    The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre and Montreal Children’s Hospital Foundation
    The impact of high free sugar intake on the gut microbiome, obesity, and cardiometabolic risks: a novel study in preschool-aged children
    Role: Co-Investigator
         (Maguire JL)
    St. Michael's Hospital Foundation
    The TARGet Kids! research study
    Role: Co-Investigator
         (Wong P)
    Paediatric Consultants Partnerships for Creative Professional Activity, Hospital for Sick Children
    Ultrasound evaluation of a carotid intimal thickness in early childhood: a pilot study
    Role: Co-Investigator
         (Charach A)
    Psychiatry Endowment Fund Seed Grant Competition
    Detecting mental health problems in preschool children
    Role: Co-Investigator
         (Tremblay MS, Carson V, Duggan M)
    CIHR
    Update of the Canadian Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines for the Early Years
    Role: Co-Investigator
         (Korczak D)
    Ontario Mental Health Foundation
    The use of food to soothe: The role of maternal depression in infant feeding practice and cardiometabolic risk
    Role: Co-Investigator
         (Strauss S, Wilhelm L)
    Ontario SPOR SUPPORT Unit
    Partners in Research: A patient oriented research capacity building initiative for patients and researchers
    Role: Co-Investigator

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    1. Omand JA, Janus M, Maguire JL, Parkin PC, Aglipay M, Randall Simpson J, Keown-Stoneman CDG, Duku E, Reid-Westoby C, Birken CS. Nutritional Risk in Early Childhood and School Readiness. J Nutr. 2021 Sep 29. PMID: 34587245.
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    2. Anderson LN, Fatima T, Shah B, Smith BT, Fuller AE, Borkhoff CM, Keown-Stoneman CDG, Maguire JL, Birken CS. Income and neighbourhood deprivation in relation to obesity in urban dwelling children 0-12 years of age: a cross-sectional study from 2013 to 2019. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2021 Sep 06. PMID: 34489332.
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    3. D'Hollander CJ, Keown-Stoneman CDG, Birken CS, O'Connor DL, Maguire JL. Timing of Introduction to Solid Food, Growth, and Nutrition Risk in Later Childhood. J Pediatr. 2021 Sep 02. PMID: 34481809.
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    4. Vanderhout SM, Keown-Stoneman CDG, Birken CS, O'Connor DL, Thorpe KE, Maguire JL. Cow's milk fat and child adiposity: a prospective cohort study. Int J Obes (Lond). 2021 Dec; 45(12):2623-2628. PMID: 34433906.
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    5. Lokku A, Birken CS, Maguire JL, Pullenayegum EM. Quantifying the extent of visit irregularity in longitudinal data. Int J Biostat. 2021 Aug 16. PMID: 34392639.
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    6. Korczak DJ, Cleverley K, Birken CS, Pignatiello T, Mahmud FH, McCrindle BW. Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Among Children and Adolescents With Depression. Front Psychiatry. 2021; 12:702737. PMID: 34489758.
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    7. Vanderloo LM, Omand J, Keown-Stoneman CDG, Janus M, Tremblay MS, Maguire JL, Borkhoff CM, Lebovic G, Parkin P, Mamdani M, Simpson JR, Duku E, Birken CS. Association Between Physical Activity, Screen Time and Sleep, and School Readiness in Canadian Children Aged 4 to 6 Years. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2021 Aug 11. PMID: 34387247.
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    8. Massara P, Keown-Stoneman CD, Erdman L, Ohuma EO, Bourdon C, Maguire JL, Comelli EM, Birken C, Bandsma RH. Identifying longitudinal-growth patterns from infancy to childhood: a study comparing multiple clustering techniques. Int J Epidemiol. 2021 07 09; 50(3):1000-1010. PMID: 33693803.
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    9. Li X, Vanderloo LM, Maguire JL, Keown-Stoneman CDG, Aglipay M, Anderson LN, Cost KT, Charach A, Vanderhout SM, Birken CS. Public health preventive measures and child health behaviours during COVID-19: a cohort study. Can J Public Health. 2021 10; 112(5):831-842. PMID: 34232489.
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    10. Azzopardi C, Cohen E, Pépin K, Netten K, Birken C, Madigan S. Child Welfare System Involvement Among Children With Medical Complexity. Child Maltreat. 2021 Jul 05; 10775595211029713. PMID: 34219484.
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    11. Vanderhout SM, Birken CS, Zaccaria Cho M, Maguire JL. Forming a Parent And Clinician Team (PACT) in a cohort of healthy children. Res Involv Engagem. 2021 Jun 27; 7(1):47. PMID: 34176521.
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    12. Sharpe I, Kirkpatrick SI, Smith BT, Keown-Stoneman CDG, Omand J, Vanderhout S, Maguire JL, Birken CS, Anderson LN. Automated Self-Administered 24-H Dietary Assessment Tool (ASA24) recalls for parent proxy-reporting of children's intake (> 4 years of age): a feasibility study. Pilot Feasibility Stud. 2021 Jun 11; 7(1):123. PMID: 34116723.
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    13. Yoshida-Montezuma Y, Keown-Stoneman CDG, Wanigaratne S, Li X, Vanderhout SM, Borkhoff CM, Birken CS, Maguire JL, Anderson LN. The social determinants of health as predictors of adherence to public health preventive measures among parents and young children during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal cohort study. Can J Public Health. 2021 08; 112(4):552-565. PMID: 34047964.
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    14. Hamid JS, Atenafu EG, Borkhoff CM, Birken CS, Maguire JL, Bohn MK, Adeli K, Abdelhaleem M, Parkin PC. Reference intervals for hemoglobin and mean corpuscular volume in an ethnically diverse community sample of Canadian children 2 to 36?months. BMC Pediatr. 2021 05 19; 21(1):241. PMID: 34011305.
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    15. Vanderloo LM, Vanderhout SM, Tavares E, Maguire J, Straus S, Birken CS. Parent engagement in co-design of clinical trials: the PARENT trial. Trials. 2021 May 17; 22(1):347. PMID: 34001229.
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    16. Omand JA, Janus M, Maguire JL, Parkin PC, Randall Simpson J, Keown-Stoneman CD, Aglipay M, Birken CS. Nutritional risk in early childhood and parent-reported school concerns. Public Health Nutr. 2021 Dec; 24(18):6169-6177. PMID: 33993902.
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    17. Vanderloo LM, Maguire JL, Keown-Stoneman CDG, Parkin PC, Borkhoff CM, Tremblay MS, Anderson LN, Birken CS. Associations Between Meeting the 24-Hour Movement Guidelines and Cardiometabolic Risk in Young Children. Pediatr Exerc Sci. 2021 May 13; 1-8. PMID: 33992028.
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    18. Korczak DJ, Perruzza S, Chandrapalan M, Cost K, Cleverley K, Birken CS, McCrindle BM. The association of diet and depression: an analysis of dietary measures in depressed, non-depressed, and healthy youth. Nutr Neurosci. 2021 May 03; 1-8. PMID: 33939946.
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    19. Bayoumi I, Birken CS, Nurse KM, Parkin PC, Maguire JL, Macarthur C, Randall Simpson JA, Borkhoff CM. Screening for marginal food security in young children in primary care. BMC Pediatr. 2021 04 23; 21(1):196. PMID: 33892660.
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    20. Cost KT, Crosbie J, Anagnostou E, Birken CS, Charach A, Monga S, Kelley E, Nicolson R, Maguire JL, Burton CL, Schachar RJ, Arnold PD, Korczak DJ. Mostly worse, occasionally better: impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of Canadian children and adolescents. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2021 Feb 26. PMID: 33638005.
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    21. Dennis CL, Marini F, Dick JA, Atkinson S, Barrett J, Bell R, Berard A, Berger H, Brown HK, Constantin E, Da Costa D, Feller A, Guttmann A, Janus M, Joseph KS, Jüni P, Kimmins S, Letourneau N, Li P, Lye S, Maguire JL, Matthews SG, Millar D, Misita D, Murphy K, Nuyt AM, O'Connor DL, Parekh RS, Paterson A, Puts M, Ray J, Roumeliotis P, Scherer S, Sellen D, Semenic S, Shah PS, Smith GN, Stremler R, Szatmari P, Telnner D, Thorpe K, Tremblay MS, Vigod S, Walker M, Birken C. Protocol for a randomised trial evaluating a preconception-early childhood telephone-based intervention with tailored e-health resources for women and their partners to optimise growth and development among children in Canada: a Healthy Life Trajectory Initiative (HeLTI Canada). BMJ Open. 2021 02 10; 11(2):e046311. PMID: 33568380.
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    22. Parkin PC, Borkhoff CM, Macarthur C, Abdullah K, Birken CS, Fehlings D, Koroshegyi C, Maguire JL, Mamak E, Mamdani M, Thorpe KE, Zlotkin SH, Zuo F. Randomized Trial of Oral Iron and Diet Advice versus Diet Advice Alone in Young Children with Nonanemic Iron Deficiency. J Pediatr. 2021 06; 233:233-240.e1. PMID: 33548262.
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    23. Pei J, Reid-Westoby C, Siddiqua A, Elshamy Y, Rorem D, Bennett T, Birken C, Coplan R, Duku E, Ferro MA, Forer B, Georgiades S, Gorter JW, Guhn M, Maguire J, Manson H, Santos R, Brownell M, Janus M. Teacher-Reported Prevalence of FASD in Kindergarten in Canada: Association with Child Development and Problems at Home. J Autism Dev Disord. 2021 Feb; 51(2):433-443. PMID: 32472249.
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    24. Pullenayegum EM, Birken C, Maguire J. Clustered longitudinal data subject to irregular observation. Stat Methods Med Res. 2021 04; 30(4):1081-1100. PMID: 33509042.
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    25. Jamnik J, Keown-Stoneman C, Eny KM, Maguire JL, Birken CS. Mealtime media use and cardiometabolic risk in children. Public Health Nutr. 2020 Dec 02; 1-10. PMID: 33263271.
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    26. Vanderhout SM, Birken CS, Wong P, Kelleher S, Weir S, Maguire JL. Family perspectives of COVID-19 research. Res Involv Engagem. 2020 Nov 30; 6(1):69. PMID: 33292759.
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    27. Li X, Keown-Stoneman CDG, Lebovic G, Maguire JL, Omand JA, Sievenpiper JL, Birken CS. Body Mass Index Mediates the Association between Growth Trajectories and Cardiometabolic Risk in Children. Child Obes. 2021 01; 17(1):36-42. PMID: 33252262.
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    28. McGee M, Unger S, Hamilton J, Birken CS, Pausova Z, Kiss A, Bando N, O'Connor DL. Associations between Diet Quality and Body Composition in Young Children Born with Very Low Body Weight. J Nutr. 2020 11 19; 150(11):2961-2968. PMID: 33025010.
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    29. Hattangadi N, Cost KT, Birken CS, Borkhoff CM, Maguire JL, Szatmari P, Charach A. Parenting stress during infancy is a risk factor for mental health problems in 3-year-old children. BMC Public Health. 2020 Nov 16; 20(1):1726. PMID: 33198683.
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    30. Carsley S, Pope E, Tu K, Parkin PC, Toulany A, Birken CS. Association between Weight Status and Mental Health Service Utilization in Children and Adolescents. J Can Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2020 Nov; 29(4):229-240. PMID: 33184567.
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    31. Shah B, Tombeau Cost K, Fuller A, Birken CS, Anderson LN. Sex and gender differences in childhood obesity: contributing to the research agenda. BMJ Nutr Prev Health. 2020 Dec; 3(2):387-390. PMID: 33521549.
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    32. Coles N, Patel BP, Birken C, Hanley AJ, Retnakaran R, K Hamilton J. Determinants of insulin resistance in children exposed to gestational diabetes in utero. Pediatr Diabetes. 2020 11; 21(7):1150-1158. PMID: 32808724.
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    33. Racine N, Birken C, Madigan S. Supporting the Mental Health of Parents and Children During and After Coronovirus. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2020 09; 41(7):508-510. PMID: 32796398.
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    34. Vanderloo LM, Keown-Stoneman CDG, Sivanesan H, Parkin PC, Maguire JL, Anderson LN, Tremblay MS, Birken CS. Association of screen time and cardiometabolic risk in school-aged children. Prev Med Rep. 2020 Dec; 20:101183. PMID: 32923316.
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    35. Soczynska I, Dai D, O'Connor DL, Birken CS, Maguire JL. Age of cow milk introduction and growth among 3-5-year-old children. Public Health Nutr. 2021 11; 24(16):5436-5442. PMID: 32723404.
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    36. Vanderloo LM, Maguire JL, Dai DWH, Parkin PC, Borkhoff CM, Tremblay MS, Anderson LN, Birken CS. Association of Physical Activity and Cardiometabolic Risk in Children 3-12 Years. J Phys Act Health. 2020 Jul 16; 1-7. PMID: 32677625.
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    37. Bayoumi I, Parkin PC, Birken CS, Maguire JL, Borkhoff CM. Association of Family Income and Risk of Food Insecurity With Iron Status in Young Children. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 07 01; 3(7):e208603. PMID: 32729920.
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    38. Rhodes RE, Guerrero MD, Vanderloo LM, Barbeau K, Birken CS, Chaput JP, Faulkner G, Janssen I, Madigan S, Mâsse LC, McHugh TL, Perdew M, Stone K, Shelley J, Spinks N, Tamminen KA, Tomasone JR, Ward H, Welsh F, Tremblay MS. Development of a consensus statement on the role of the family in the physical activity, sedentary, and sleep behaviours of children and youth. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2020 06 16; 17(1):74. PMID: 32539730.
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    39. Khoury M, Rodday AM, Mackie AS, Gill P, McLaughlin T, Harris KC, Wong P, McCrindle BW, Birken CS, de Ferranti SD. Pediatric Lipid Screening and Treatment in Canada: Practices, Attitudes, and Barriers. Can J Cardiol. 2020 09; 36(9):1545-1549. PMID: 32502521.
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    40. Vanderloo LM, Carsley S, Aglipay M, Cost KT, Maguire J, Birken CS. Applying Harm Reduction Principles to Address Screen Time in Young Children Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2020 Jun/Jul; 41(5):335-336. PMID: 32433219.
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    41. Lokku A, Lim LS, Birken CS, Pullenayegum EM. Summarizing the extent of visit irregularity in longitudinal data. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2020 05 29; 20(1):135. PMID: 32471357.
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    42. Vanderhout SM, Aglipay M, Birken C, Li P, O'Connor DL, Thorpe K, Constantin E, Davis MA, Feldman M, Ball GDC, Janus M, Jüni P, Junker A, Laupacis A, L'Abbé M, Manson H, Moretti ME, Persaud N, Omand JA, Relton C, Wong P, Yamashiro H, Tavares E, Weir S, Maguire JL. Cow's Milk Fat Obesity pRevention Trial (CoMFORT): a primary care embedded randomised controlled trial protocol to determine the effect of cow's milk fat on child adiposity. BMJ Open. 2020 05 07; 10(5):e035241. PMID: 32385063.
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    43. Sivanesan H, Vanderloo LM, Keown-Stoneman CDG, Parkin PC, Maguire JL, Birken CS. The association between screen time and cardiometabolic risk in young children. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2020 04 29; 17(1):41. PMID: 32345327.
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    44. Aglipay M, Vanderloo LM, Tombeau Cost K, Maguire JL, Birken CS. The Digital Media Environment and Cardiovascular Risk in Children. Can J Cardiol. 2020 09; 36(9):1440-1447. PMID: 32353533.
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    45. Coles N, Retnakaran R, Hanley A, Birken C, Hamilton J. Evaluation of anthropometric measures for assessment of cardiometabolic risk in early childhood. Public Health Nutr. 2020 08; 23(12):2100-2108. PMID: 32301411.
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    46. Anderson LN, Sandhu R, Keown-Stoneman CDG, De Rubeis V, Borkhoff CM, Carsley S, Maguire JL, Birken CS. Latent class analysis of obesity-related characteristics and associations with body mass index among young children. Obes Sci Pract. 2020 Aug; 6(4):390-400. PMID: 32874674.
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    47. Gunaseelan V, Parkin PC, Wahi G, Birken CS, Maguire JL, Macarthur C, Borkhoff CM. Maternal ethnicity and iron status in early childhood in Toronto, Canada: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Paediatr Open. 2020; 4(1):e000635. PMID: 32509978.
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    48. Li X, Keown-Stoneman CDG, Lebovic G, Omand JA, Adeli K, Hamilton JK, Hanley AJ, Mamdani M, McCrindle BW, Sievenpiper JL, Tremblay MS, Maguire JL, Parkin PC, Birken CS. The association between body mass index trajectories and cardiometabolic risk in young children. Pediatr Obes. 2020 08; 15(8):e12633. PMID: 32181602.
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    49. Allison RM, Birken CS, Lebovic G, Howard AW, L'Abbe MR, Morency ME, Maguire JL. Consumption of Cow's Milk in Early Childhood and Fracture Risk: A Prospective Cohort Study. Am J Epidemiol. 2020 02 28; 189(2):146-155. PMID: 31712819.
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    50. Tombeau Cost K, Korczak D, Charach A, Birken C, Maguire JL, Parkin PC, Szatmari P. Association of Parental and Contextual Stressors With Child Screen Exposure and Child Screen Exposure Combined With Feeding. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 02 05; 3(2):e1920557. PMID: 32022883.
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    51. Zheng M, Cameron AJ, Birken CS, Keown-Stoneman C, Laws R, Wen LM, Campbell KJ. Early Infant Feeding and BMI Trajectories in the First 5 Years of Life. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2020 02; 28(2):339-346. PMID: 31970916.
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    52. Vanderhout SM, Aglipay M, Torabi N, Jüni P, da Costa BR, Birken CS, O'Connor DL, Thorpe KE, Maguire JL. Whole milk compared with reduced-fat milk and childhood overweight: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Am J Clin Nutr. 2020 02 01; 111(2):266-279. PMID: 31851302.
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    53. McGee M, Unger S, Hamilton J, Birken CS, Pausova Z, Kiss A, Bando N, O'Connor DL. Adiposity and Fat-Free Mass of Children Born with Very Low Birth Weight Do Not Differ in Children Fed Supplemental Donor Milk Compared with Those Fed Preterm Formula. J Nutr. 2020 02 01; 150(2):331-339. PMID: 31599955.
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    54. Eny KM, Jeyakumar N, Dai DWH, Maguire JL, Parkin PC, Birken CS. Sugar-containing beverage consumption and cardiometabolic risk in preschool children. Prev Med Rep. 2020 Mar; 17:101054. PMID: 32021763.
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    145. Spence ND, Birken C, Haines J, Ball GD. Back to the future - a case for home visits for managing severe paediatric obesity. Acta Paediatr. 2015 Jun; 104(6):547-9. PMID: 25703657.
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    146. Lee GJ, Birken CS, Parkin PC, Lebovic G, Chen Y, L'Abbé MR, Maguire JL. Consumption of non-cow's milk beverages and serum vitamin D levels in early childhood. CMAJ. 2014 Nov 18; 186(17):1287-93. PMID: 25332367.
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    147. Beck CE, Boydell KM, Stasiulis E, Blanchette VS, Llewellyn-Thomas H, Birken CS, Breakey VR, Parkin PC. Shared decision making in the management of children with newly diagnosed immune thrombocytopenia. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2014 Oct; 36(7):559-65. PMID: 24577546.
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    148. Luca P, Dettmer E, Khoury M, Grewal P, Manlhiot C, McCrindle BW, Birken CS, Hamilton JK. Adolescents with severe obesity: outcomes of participation in an intensive obesity management programme. Pediatr Obes. 2015 Aug; 10(4):275-82. PMID: 25236943.
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    149. Carsley S, Borkhoff CM, Maguire JL, Birken CS, Khovratovich M, McCrindle B, Macarthur C, Parkin PC. Cohort Profile: The Applied Research Group for Kids (TARGet Kids!). Int J Epidemiol. 2015 Jun; 44(3):776-88. PMID: 24982016.
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    150. Darmawikarta D, Chen Y, Carsley S, Birken CS, Parkin PC, Schroth RJ, Maguire JL. Factors associated with dental care utilization in early childhood. Pediatrics. 2014 Jun; 133(6):e1594-600. PMID: 24799544.
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    151. Erdle SC, Birken CS, Parkin PC, Urquia ML, Maguire JL. Poor agreement between family-level and neighborhood-level income measures among urban families with children. J Clin Epidemiol. 2014 Jul; 67(7):838-40. PMID: 24751177.
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    152. Maguire JL, Birken C, Thorpe KE, Sochett EB, Parkin PC. Parathyroid hormone as a functional indicator of vitamin D sufficiency in children. JAMA Pediatr. 2014 Apr; 168(4):383-5. PMID: 24535147.
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    153. Maguire JL, Birken CS, Loeb MB, Mamdani M, Thorpe K, Hoch JS, Mazzulli T, Borkhoff CM, Macarthur C, Parkin PC. DO IT Trial: vitamin D Outcomes and Interventions in Toddlers - a TARGet Kids! randomized controlled trial. BMC Pediatr. 2014 Feb 08; 14:37. PMID: 24506910.
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    154. Omand JA, Carsley S, Darling PB, Parkin PC, Birken CS, Urquia ML, Khovratovich M, Maguire JL. Evaluating the accuracy of a geographic closed-ended approach to ethnicity measurement, a practical alternative. Ann Epidemiol. 2014 Apr; 24(4):246-53. PMID: 24529516.
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    155. Birken C, Hamilton J. Obesity in a young child. CMAJ. 2014 Apr 01; 186(6):443-4. PMID: 24418984.
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    156. Davies DA, Hamilton J, Dettmer E, Birken C, Jeffery A, Hagen J, Anvari M, Langer JC. Adolescent bariatric surgery: the Canadian perspective. Semin Pediatr Surg. 2014 Feb; 23(1):31-6. PMID: 24491366.
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    157. Persaud N, Maguire JL, Lebovic G, Carsley S, Khovratovich M, Randall Simpson JA, McCrindle BW, Parkin PC, Birken C. Association between serum cholesterol and eating behaviours during early childhood: a cross-sectional study. CMAJ. 2013 Aug 06; 185(11):E531-6. PMID: 23775611.
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    158. Omand JA, Darling PB, Parkin PC, Birken CS, Khovratovich M, Thorpe KE, Carsley S, DeGroot J, Maguire JL. Non-Western immigrant children have lower 25-hydroxyvitamin D than children from Western families. Public Health Nutr. 2014 Jul; 17(7):1547-54. PMID: 23701731.
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    159. Maguire JL, Salehi L, Birken CS, Carsley S, Mamdani M, Thorpe KE, Lebovic G, Khovratovich M, Parkin PC. Association between total duration of breastfeeding and iron deficiency. Pediatrics. 2013 May; 131(5):e1530-7. PMID: 23589818.
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    160. Birken CS, Khambalia A, Dupuis A, Pastor A, Lee M, Padavattan K, Mekky M, Odame I, Parkin PC. Morphine is associated with acute chest syndrome in children hospitalized with sickle cell disease. Hosp Pediatr. 2013 Apr; 3(2):149-55. PMID: 24340416.
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    161. Maguire JL, Birken CS, Khovratovich M, Degroot J, Carsley S, Thorpe KE, Mamdani M, Parkin PC. Modifiable determinants of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D status in early childhood: opportunities for prevention. JAMA Pediatr. 2013 Mar 01; 167(3):230-5. PMID: 23318560.
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    162. Folman R, Grenier D, Birken C, Campisi P, Do MT, Forte V, Maclusky I, McCrindle BW, Narang I, Witmans M. Obesity hypoventilation syndrome: A different beast. Paediatr Child Health. 2013 Jan; 18(1):36. PMID: 24381492.
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    163. Luca PD, Chan M, Basak S, Segal AO, Porepa M, Pinard M, Au H, Birken CS. A qualitative description of the development and evaluation of our voice, a health promotion magazine created by pediatric patients for hospitalized pediatric patients. Hosp Pediatr. 2013 Jan; 3(1):59-64. PMID: 24319837.
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    164. Maguire JL, Lebovic G, Kandasamy S, Khovratovich M, Mamdani M, Birken CS, Parkin PC. The relationship between cow's milk and stores of vitamin D and iron in early childhood. Pediatrics. 2013 Jan; 131(1):e144-51. PMID: 23248224.
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    165. Birken CS, Maguire J, Mekky M, Manlhiot C, Beck CE, Degroot J, Jacobson S, Peer M, Taylor C, McCrindle BW, Parkin PC. Office-based randomized controlled trial to reduce screen time in preschool children. Pediatrics. 2012 Dec; 130(6):1110-5. PMID: 23129085.
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    166. Morinis J, Maguire J, Khovratovich M, McCrindle BW, Parkin PC, Birken CS. Paediatric obesity research in early childhood and the primary care setting: the TARGet Kids! research network. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2012 04; 9(4):1343-54. PMID: 22690197.
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    167. Birken CS, Maguire J, McCrindle BW, Hamilton J, Parkin PC. Childhood obesity prevention: opportunities in healthcare. Healthc Q. 2012; 15 Spec No 4:48-53. PMID: 24955514.
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    168. Wengle JG, Hamilton JK, Manlhiot C, Bradley TJ, Katzman DK, Sananes R, Adeli K, Birken CS, Abadilla AA, McCrindle BW. The 'Golden Keys' to health - a healthy lifestyle intervention with randomized individual mentorship for overweight and obesity in adolescents. Paediatr Child Health. 2011 Oct; 16(8):473-8. PMID: 23024585.
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    169. Wahi G, Parkin PC, Beyene J, Uleryk EM, Birken CS. Effectiveness of interventions aimed at reducing screen time in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2011 Nov; 165(11):979-86. PMID: 21727260.
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    170. Birken CS, Maguire J, Mekky M, Manlhiot C, Beck CE, Jacobson S, Peer M, Taylor C, McCrindle BW, Parkin PC. Parental factors associated with screen time in pre-school children in primary-care practice: a TARGet Kids! study. Public Health Nutr. 2011 Dec; 14(12):2134-8. PMID: 21466741.
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    171. Maguire JL, Birken CS, O'Connor DL, Macarthur C, Thorpe KE, Mamdani M, Parkin PC. Prevalence and predictors of low vitamin D concentrations in urban Canadian toddlers. Paediatr Child Health. 2011 Feb; 16(2):e11-5. PMID: 22294872.
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    172. Maguire JL, Birken CS, Jacobson S, Peer M, Taylor C, Khambalia A, Mekky M, Thorpe KE, Parkin P. Office-based intervention to reduce bottle use among toddlers: TARGet Kids! Pragmatic, randomized trial. Pediatrics. 2010 Aug; 126(2):e343-50. PMID: 20624802.
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    173. Birken CS, Parkin PC, To T, Wilkins R, Macarthur C. Neighborhood socioeconomic status and homicides among children in urban Canada. Pediatrics. 2009 May; 123(5):e815-9. PMID: 19403474.
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    174. Porepa M, Lam C, Huber JF, Au H, Birken CS. Kids on kids' health: Creating a child health magazine with students from an urban, multicultural, low-income elementary school. Paediatr Child Health. 2009 Apr; 14(4):219-21. PMID: 20357917.
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    175. French AE, Benseler SM, Birken CS. Case 2: A teenage boy with epistaxis. Paediatr Child Health. 2009 Feb; 14(2):99-102. PMID: 19436560.
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    176. Tan M, Armstrong D, Birken C, Bitnun A, Caldarone CA, Cox P, Kahr W, Macgregor D, Askalan R. Bacterial endocarditis in a child presenting with acute arterial ischemic stroke: should thrombolytic therapy be absolutely contraindicated? Dev Med Child Neurol. 2009 Feb; 51(2):151-4. PMID: 19191846.
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    177. Au H, Harrison M, Ahmet A, Orsino A, Beck CE, Tallett S, Gans M, Birken CS. Residents as health advocates: The development, implementation and evaluation of a child advocacy initiative at the University of Toronto (Toronto, Ontario). Paediatr Child Health. 2007 Sep; 12(7):567-72. PMID: 19030427.
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    178. Birken CS, Parkin PC, To T, Macarthur C. Trends in rates of death from unintentional injury among Canadian children in urban areas: influence of socioeconomic status. CMAJ. 2006 Oct 10; 175(8):867. PMID: 16998078.
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    179. Birken CS, Parkin PC, Macarthur C. Asthma severity scores for preschoolers displayed weaknesses in reliability, validity, and responsiveness. J Clin Epidemiol. 2004 Nov; 57(11):1177-81. PMID: 15567635.
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    180. Birken CS, Macarthur C. Socioeconomic status and injury risk in children. Paediatr Child Health. 2004 May; 9(5):323-5. PMID: 19657518.
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    181. Birken CS, Parkin PC. In which journals will pediatricians find the best evidence for clinical practice? Pediatrics. 1999 May; 103(5 Pt 1):941-7. PMID: 10224169.
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