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Statistically Significant
A term used when the probability that an observed significant result would have occurred by chance is very small (usually 5% or less). Statistically significant results are often reported along with p-values, which express the level of certainty that the ... |
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Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada (or Stats Can) is a federal government agency commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada's population, resources, economy, society and culture. See |
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Status Indian
An Indian person who is registered under the 1876 Indian Act. The Act sets out the requirements for determining who is a Status Indian. Individuals that are Status Indians may also be Treaty Indians. |
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Status Verification System (SVS)
The Status Verification System (SVS) is a national database maintained by the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch (FNIHB) headquarters that contains a complete list of Registered Indians and recognized Innu/Inuit clients eligible for benefits under Non-... |
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Stay
The length of time (usually in days) that a patient is admitted in a hospital or another type of facility. |
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Stent Insertion
A procedure, technically called "stenting", in which an artificial "tube" is inserted into an artery, blood vessel, or other duct to keep it open during treatment to improve flow. For example, during angioplasty, a cardiac stent (a small lattice-shaped me... |
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Step-Down Approach
The step-down approach proposes that patients should initially be treated with more powerful and costly alternatives, only being stepped-down to a less intensive intervention in strictly defined circumstances. The principal problem inherent in this approa... |
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Step-Down Unit
See Intermediate Care Unit. |
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Step-Up Approach
The step-up approach follows the principle of applying the minimum pharmacological force necessary to achieve a stated therapeutic objective. The step-up approach is in contrast to the Step-Down Approach. |
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Stepfamily / Blended Family
A stepfamily is ‘a couple family containing one or more children, at least one of whom ...
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Stepwise Logistic Regression
A regression technique used when the outcome is a binary, or dichotomous, variable. Logistic regression models the probability of an event as a function of other factors. Stepwise logistic regression involves the stepwise (or one-by-one) selection of vari... |
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Sterilization
This is the rate of sterilization surgery (tubal ligation for females; vasectomy for males) over a five year period per 1,000 area residents. Values are adjusted to reflect the 20-55 year old population of Manitoba (males and females combined). Vasectomie... |
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Stillbirth
Death of a baby before delivery. Also referred to as Stillborn or fetal death. In Heaman et al. (2012), a stillbirth was identified as a fetal death with a gestation of 20 weeks or greater or a birth weight of at least 500 grams. In Brownell et al. (2... |
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Stillborn Birth
A fetus weighing 500 g or more, or of gestational age 20 weeks or more with no sign of life after birth. |
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Stillborn Birth Rate
The ratio of the number of stillborn babies to the number of live born. |
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Story Time Library Programs
A half-hour program held at Winnipeg Public Library branches for children 3 to 5 years of age. Books are presented in creative ways, such as with action rhymes or finger plays, and children are encouraged to check out library books to take home to read. |
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Strength
the potency of the drug/chemical, usually measured in metric weight (e.g., micrograms, milligrams, grams) and described as the strength of the product's active (medicinal) ingredient. There are two sources available for identifying the strength of a drug:... |
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Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)
The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) is one of the most commonly used instruments for screening psychopathology in children and adolescents. In Brownell et al. (2018), they evaluated the hypothesized five-factor structure of the SDQ and exam... |
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Streptococcus pneumoniae
A significant human pathogenic bacterium that causes respiratory infections in children and adults and is a leading cause of meningitis, bacterial pneumonia, and acute otitis media (inner ear infection). |
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Stroke (CVA) / Vascular Disease
The rapidly developing loss of brain function due to an interruption in the supply of blood to the brain. A stroke occurs when there is a sudden death of brain cells due to a lack of oxygen when the blood flow to the brain is impaired by blockage or ruptu... |
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