Author

William Osei

Medical Health Officer, Northern Health Authority, Prince Geroge BC Canada - Cited by 503 - Public Health - Preventive Medicine - Global Epidemiology

Biography

Dr. William Osei earned his BA (Honours) from the University of Ghana (Legon), his MA from Carleton University and his PhD from the University of Western Ontario. He has held positions at both the University of Victoria and Brandon University, prior to arriving at Algoma in September 1992. During his time at Algoma U, Dr. Osei has established a strong reputation for teaching excellence, and in 2006 he was honoured with the University’s inaugural Distinguished Faculty Award.
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Health databases in Saskatchewan
W Downey, P Beck, M McNutt, MR Stang, W Osei, J NicholPharmacoepidemiology, 325-345, 2000200
121
2000
Seasonal influenza vaccine and increased risk of pandemic A/H1N1-related illness: first detection of the association in British Columbia, Canada
NZ Janjua, DM Skowronski, TS Hottes, W Osei, E Adams, M Petric, ...Clinical Infectious Diseases 51 (9), 1017-1027, 2010201
80
2010
Health services databases in Saskatchewan
W Downey, M Stang, P Beck, W Osei, JL NicholPharmacoepidemiology, 295-310, 2006200
69
2006
Sudden infant death syndrome in Canada: trends in rates and risk factors, 1985–1998
ID Rusen, S Liu, R Sauve, KS Joseph, MS Kramer, RC James, ...Chronic Dis Can 25 (1), 1-6, 2004200
38
2004
Seroprevalence of West Nile virus in Saskatchewan’s Five Hills health region, 2003
TL Schellenberg, MF Anderson, MA Drebot, MTR Vooght, AR Findlater, ...Canadian journal of public health 97, 369-373, 2006200
32
2006
Salmonella serotype Tennessee in powdered milk products and infant formula-Canada and United States, 1993
KK Louie, AM Paccagnella, WD Osei, H Lior, BJ Francis, MT OsterholmJAMA 270 (4), 432, 1993199
29
1993
A model for non-communicable disease surveillance in Canada: the prairie pilot diabetes surveillance system
RC James, JF Blanchard, D Campbell, C Clottey, W Osei, LW Svenson, ...Chronic Diseases and Injuries in Canada 25 (1), 7, 2004200
27
2004
Pharmacoepidemiology
W Downey, M Stang, P Beck, W Osei, J Nichol, B StromMississauga (ON): John Wiley and Sons, 296, 2005200
25
2005
Examples of automated databases
A Stergachis, KW Saunders, RL Davis, SE Kimmel, R Schinnar, KA Chan, ...Textbook of pharmacoepidemiology, 173-214, 2006200
22
2006
Lack of an association between endemic giardiasis and a drinking water source.
RG Mathias, PD Riben, WD OseiCanadian Journal of Public Health= Revue Canadienne de Sante Publique 83 (5 …, 1992199
13
1992
Transmission dynamics and risk factors for pandemic H1N1‐related illness: outbreak investigation in a rural community of British Columbia, Canada
NZ Janjua, DM Skowronski, TS Hottes, W Osei, E Adams, M Petric, M Lem, ...Influenza and other respiratory viruses 6 (3), e54-e62, 2012201
10
2012
Case series of rash associated with influenza B in school children
DM Skowronski, C Chambers, W Osei, J Walker, M Petric, M Naus, Y Li, ...Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses (1), 32-37, 2015201
9
2015
Multimorbidity and health-related quality of life among older adults
SK Ayodede, D Rasali, W Osei, T HuntJournal of Gerontology & Geriatric Research 6 (1), 1-3, 20120
7
2017
Cost implications of falls injury hospitalizations in older residents in Saskatchewan, Canada
WD Osei, DP Rasali, JB Hawkey, SM McCrae, SJ JohnsonAnnals of Epidemiology 17 (9), 739, 2007200
6
2007
The burden of IBD in Canada: A population-based study
CN Bernstein, A Wajda, JF Blanchard, L Svenson, R Fedorak, ...Gastroenterology 128 (), A11-A11, 2005200
4
2005
PMD3 Use of Administrative Data to Create Disease‐Specific Datasets for use in Health Economic Studies
P Beck, W Downey, W Osei, M BakerValue in Health 1 (1), 7-7, 1998199
2
1998