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IDENTIFICATION AND CONTACT INFORMATION
Last name:Mathias First name:Richard G.
Address:School of Population and Public Health
5804 Fairview Ave
Vancouver (British Columbia)
V6T  1Z3
Fax:(604) 822-4994
BC academic affiliation:University of British Columbia
Department:Health Care & Epidemiology
E-mail address: richard.mathias@ubc.ca BC research location(s): University of British Columbia - Vancouver Campus
Web Page: MSFHR Research Unit(s): Animal Determinants of Emerging Infectious Disease
Status:Researcher
Last update: 08/09/2008


TRAINING AND CREDENTIALS
Diploma / Credentials Specialty Year Institution
BC License to Practice Internal Medicine/ practice Community Medicine 1980   College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC
Fellow (Health Professional) Internal Medicine, Practice is Community Medicine 1977   Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
Doctor (Medical) Medicine 1968   University of Alberta
Last update: 07/11/2007


AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Area of research: Health sciences
Disciplines trained in: Preventive and Community Medicine
Research disciplines: Preventive and Community Medicine
Research topics: Drug Abuse (Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction)
Community Health / Public Health (Population Health)
Fields of application: Biomedical Aspects of Human Health
Last update: 08/09/2008


TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
Technological applications:
Last update: 08/09/2008


RESEARCH ACTIVITIES - Description used by investigators to specify their area of expertise.
Key words: Community Medicine, Burden of Disease, Public Health, Drug Policy, Immunization, Communicable Disease, Surveillance
Research interests: Low Carbohydrate diets for the management of diabetes mellitus type 2 in Forst NAtions communities program evaluaiton of the Uganda Sustainabe Clubfoot Care Project
Last update: 08/09/2008


RECENT AND REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS
Authors
Title (article or book chapter)
Year Volume Number Pages Journal or book Editors City and publishing house
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LANGUAGE COMPETENCIES
Understand: English
Read: English, French
Write: English
Speak: English
Last update: 08/09/2008