Government Documents Repository
A project to capture Canadian government documents in a repository.
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- Catalyst : research accelerating the way to health
- abstract: This booklet introduces the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). Its institutes include Aboriginal Peoples? Health; Aging; Cancer Research; Circulatory and Respiratory Health; Genetics; Human Development; Child and Youth Health; Infection and Immunity; Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis; Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction; Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes; and others. The booklet presents snapshots of health research under way in Canada, innovations, global initiatives, and milestones in Canadian health research from 1921 to 2004.
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- Child maltreatment in Canada
- abstract: As an update of the Child Abuse & Neglect Overview Paper (1997), this paper highlights the epidemiology of child maltreatment, including incidence, prevalence and correlates, based predominantly on, but not limited to, Canadian research and data. Newly released data from studies such as the Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect-2003 are highlighted. The paper concludes with a list of references, resources and contact information for individuals requiring further information about child maltreatment.