Over the past several years our research team has been involved in a large number of projects both as principle investigator and as a collaborating organization. This is a comprehensive list of all our publications.

The database below includes our publications with restricted access, if you would like to access them please contact research@accessalliance.ca.

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*Please note: For publications with multiple authors, the system automatically lists them in alphabetical order (as seen in the database below). To view the correct sequence of authors for any publication, please refer to the publication document itself. 

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Health and growth status of immigrant and refugee children in Toronto, Ontario: A retrospective chart review Hoffmann. S.M., Lofters, A.K., Polsky, J.Y., Rouleau, K.D., Salehi, L. 2015 Paediatric Child Health Immigrant & Refugee Health Peer Reviewed
Aspirations for Higher Education among Newcomer Refugee Youth in Toronto: Expectations, Challenges, and Strategies Abiyo, S., Akbari, A., Alley, S., Guruge, S., Htoo. S., Hynie, M., Khogali, A., Malik, M., Murtaza, R., Shakya, Y.B. 2011 Refuge Economic Security & Health Peer Reviewed
Status and Health Security: An Exploratory Study of Irregular Immigrants in Toronto Nerad, S., Simich, L., Wu, F. 2007 Canadian Journal of Public Health Immigrant & Refugee Health Peer Reviewed
Cervical cancer screening among vulnerable women Lofters, A.K., Rashid, M., Wiedmeyer, M. 2012 Canadian Family Physician Immigrant & Refugee Health Peer Reviewed
Refugee maternal and perinatal health in Ontario, Canada: a retrospective population-based study Cole, D.C., Dastoori, P., Rashid, M., Shakya, Y.B., Urquia, M., Wanigaratne, S. 2018 BMJ Open Immigrant & Refugee Health Peer Reviewed
Mental health of South Asian youth in Peel Region, Toronto, Canada: a qualitative study of determinants, coping strategies and service access Abuelaish, I., Ahmad, F., Ahmadzi, H.M., Khoaja, K., Li. J., Lou, W., Norman, C.D., Shakya, Y.B. 2017 BMJ Open Mental Health Peer Reviewed
Preconsult interactive computer-assisted client assessment survey for common mental disorders in a community health centre: a randomized controlled trial Ahmad, F., Dinca-Panaitescu. S., Ginsburg, L., Ledwos, C., Lou, W., McKenzie, K., Ng, P.T., Rashid, M., Shakya, Y.B. 2017 CMAJ Open Mental Health Peer Reviewed
Burden of common mental disorders in a community health centre sample Ahmad, F., Ferrari, M., Ginsburg, L., Ledwos, C., Lou, W., McKenzie, K., Ng, P.T., Rashid, M., Shakya, Y.B. 2016 Canadian Family Physician Mental Health Peer Reviewed
Computer-assisted client assessment survey for mental health: patient and health provider perspectives Ahmad, F., Ferrari, M., Ledwos, C., McKenzie, K., Shakya, Y.B. 2016 BMC Health Services Research Mental Health Peer Reviewed
Primary Health Care with Immigrant and Refugee Populations Janczur, A., Nerad, S. 2000 Australian Journal of Primary Health Healthcare Access & Equity, Immigrant & Refugee Health Peer Reviewed