• Methods: The Italian Gene-Environment Interactions in Lymphoma Etiology (ItGxE) study took place in 2011-17 in six Italian centres. (uniba.it)
  • Design and Methods This was a case-control, multicenter, multinational study, designed to identify risk factors for agranulocytosis and aplastic anemia. (haematologica.org)
  • Our methods for studying disease associations in this way are described in detail elsewhere. (bmj.com)
  • METHODS: An open case-control study was initiated. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • A meta-analysis of 22 studies of bacterial contamination rate estimates for apheresis (AP), platelet-rich plasma (PRP), and buffy coat (BC) collection methods found an overall mean contamination rate of 0.51 per 1000 components (95% confidence index [CI], 0.38-0.67). (medscape.com)
  • METHODS: We conducted two web-based studies that varied whether college waterpipe users received information on (a) spread of and use of flavored tobacco in waterpipe and (b) harms of waterpipe smoking. (who.int)
  • DESIGN AND METHODS: This population-based study included 11,900 adults born between 1950 and 1997. (lu.se)
  • Methods: This population-based study investigated were shown to be statistically associated with the development an occupation that was classified according to the International of cancer of the oropharynx with Odds Ratio (OR) ranging from Standard Classification of Occupations. (bvsalud.org)
  • Methods: A nested case control study was conducted among 131 patients with COVID-19 (40 COVID-19 patients with Pulmonary embolism and 91 COVID-19 patients with no PE) who were on follow up from May, 2021 to May, 2022. (who.int)
  • In this large retrospective observational study, we examined the association between alcohol use patterns and incident cataract surgery using the data of the Inpatient Clinico-Occupational Database of Rosai Hospital Group (ICOD-R), a nationwide multicentre hospital-based inpatient registry database in Japan. (nature.com)
  • A case-control retrospective review was undertaken at a community hospital with a dedicated neurosurgery and otolaryngology team using minimally invasive surgical techniques, total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) and early post-operative imaging protocols. (plos.org)
  • This real-world retrospective case-control cohort study aims to examine the protective effect of fluvoxamine for COVID-19 in patients treated for OCD compared to patients not treated with fluvoxamine. (psychiatrist.com)
  • Design Retrospective case-control study. (bmj.com)
  • To investigate the clinical importance of a positive Pneumocystis -PCR among HIV-uninfected patients suspected of bacterial pneumonia, a retrospective matched case-control study was conducted. (biomedcentral.com)
  • To assess potential risk factors, CDC, in collaboration with French and British public health authorities, conducted a retrospective case-control study using data reported to national surveillance systems in the United States, France, and the United Kingdom. (cdc.gov)
  • We performed a retrospective continuous longitudinal analysis comparing cases' and controls' contacts with health services. (suicideinfo.ca)
  • To better understand the relation between several childproofing strategies and the risk of injuries to children in the home, we undertook a multicentre case-control study in which we compared hazards in the homes of children with and without injuries. (cmaj.ca)
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (cdc.gov)
  • Although the research study centers had a high coverage of health services, the underreporting of cases of aplastic anemia in selected regions can be discussed. (haematologica.org)
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cannot attest to the accuracy of a non-federal website. (cdc.gov)
  • The matched odds ratio from conditional logistic regression of breast cancer risk among cases and controls of cabin attendants was 5.24 (95% CI 1.58 to 17.38) for those who had five or more years of employment before 1971 compared with those with less than five years of employment before 1971, adjusted for age at first childbirth and length of employment from 1971 or later. (bmj.com)
  • Main outcomes and measures Incidences were calculated and cases and controls compared using conditional logistic regression analysis to identify risk factors for SASGS. (bmj.com)
  • Descriptive epidemiological studies have shown that childhood drowning rates are higher in developing countries, with an increasing trend in rural areas. (bmj.com)
  • In response, ATSDR has prepared this assessment of the feasibility of conducting future epidemiological studies at the base. (cdc.gov)
  • Several criteria were used to determine the feasibility of conducting future epidemiological studies at the base. (cdc.gov)
  • In general, future epidemiological studies at the base should be capable of 1. (cdc.gov)
  • Most of these epidemiological studies have assigned exposure to air pollution based on place of residence, but these assignments are typically based on relatively coarse spatial resolutions. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The course requires basic knowledge of epidemiological concepts and study types. (who.int)
  • To evaluate the relationship between abnormal Pap test results and human papillomavirus (HPV) in Vietnamese-American women, who have the highest cervical cancer incidence in the United States. (nih.gov)
  • Higher cervical cancer incidence among these women is likely the result of less frequent Pap screening rates and not different biology. (nih.gov)
  • Six studies of airline cabin attendants, one each from Finland, Denmark, Iceland, and Norway, and two from the USA have all found an increased incidence of breast cancer among them compared with the general female population, with standardised incidence ratios ranging from 1.1 to 2.0. (bmj.com)
  • In the previous cohort study on cancer of cabin attendants in Iceland, the standardised incidence ratio was 1.5 for breast cancer. (bmj.com)
  • Studies were designed to test claims that the UK incidence may have increased in 2012-2014 and to evaluate potential causes. (bmj.com)
  • Results The current outbreak of AK started in 2010-2011 with an incidence threefold higher than in 2004-2009. (bmj.com)
  • Results The incidence of aplastic anemia was 1.6 cases per million per year. (haematologica.org)
  • Methodologically well-founded studies have found an incidence of AA ranging from 1.4 to 14 cases per million people, 7 - 9 with higher rates in Asian countries than in Western ones. (haematologica.org)
  • 9 , 10 A study conducted in Southern Brazil, from 1999 to 2000, reported an incidence of 2.4 cases per million per year. (haematologica.org)
  • ATSDR also concludes that it may be feasible to include in the cancer incidence study those who participated in the ATSDR 1999-2002 survey and those who will participate in the congressionally mandated Navy/Marine Corps health survey scheduled for 2009. (cdc.gov)
  • These cancers could be evaluated in a mortality study and in a cancer incidence study. (cdc.gov)
  • The incidence of bacterial transmission depends on the blood product and also on the definition of the cases. (medscape.com)
  • This study aimed to assess the incidence of pulmonary embolism and associated factors among confirmed Covid-19 Patients in Ethi- opia. (who.int)
  • 7 Hence, further studies are warranted to evaluate fluvoxamine's protective and antiviral properties. (psychiatrist.com)
  • The aim of the current study was to evaluate the clinical significance and prevalence of a PCR positive signal in a broad spectrum of clinical samples from HIV-negative patients with suspected bacterial pneumonia by means of an age and sex matched nested case-control study. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In most cases, the company does not have enough sales representatives to visit, check and evaluate all the branches of the different chain stores and markets, area-wide and in a timely manner. (clickworker.com)
  • The proposed mortality study would evaluate all causes of death occurring in the cohort of Marines and naval personnel who began active duty on or after June 1975 and who were assigned to the base anytime during the period June 1975- December 1985. (cdc.gov)
  • In this study, we evaluate the association between ambient air pollution and emergency department visits using a land-use regression (LUR) model to assign highly resolved estimates of NO 2 . (biomedcentral.com)
  • This study aimed to evaluate the performance of IgG N- glycosylation for diagnosing LN in a sample of female SLE patients . (bvsalud.org)
  • Results Statistically significant RNFL thinning was noted in all quadrants except nasal quadrant in the cases. (bmj.com)
  • However, ers, butchers and motorized vehicle drivers are in a situation of the majority of associations were not shown to be statistically risk for this type of tumor, irrespective of age, alcohol and to- significant, and cohort studies did not control the confounding bacco consumption. (bvsalud.org)
  • There are few quality studies comparing duration to any objective measures of infection. (medscape.com)
  • The objective of this study was to examine the association between calcium intake and prostate cancer risk. (cdc.gov)
  • The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between calcium intake and prostate cancer risk and determine whether this association is different for blacks and whites or for low-grade and high-grade disease. (cdc.gov)
  • OBJECTIVE: To analyse survival rates and causes of death in adults with spina bifida in Sweden compared with a matched control group. (lu.se)
  • 001). High-risk HPV types were significantly associated with increasing severity of Pap test results. (nih.gov)
  • The addition of AFP to ultrasound was found to significantly increase false positive results [ 11 , 13 ]. (termedia.pl)
  • When induced abortions were compared with other abortions, the ratios of observed to expected cases were not significantly different overall (table 1 ) or at individual time periods. (bmj.com)
  • The levels of sialylated, galactosylated and fucosylated glycans were significantly lower in the LN patients than in the control group , while bisected N- acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) glycans were increased in LN patients (P (bvsalud.org)
  • The Chi-square/ Fisher's exact test results showed a significantly higher proportion of pa- tients with PE tend to present with shortness of breath, chest pain and anosmia/ageusia than those with no PE. (who.int)
  • This was a case-control study evaluating 14,861 patients with incident cataract surgery and 14,861 matched controls. (nature.com)
  • 5 Presently, there are no studies on fluvoxamine as a protective psychopharmacologic agent against COVID-19 illness in patients with preexisting OCD. (psychiatrist.com)
  • The de-identified data used for this study were collected on June 9, 2022 from the TriNetX COVID-19 Research Network, which provided access to electronic medical records from approximately 94 million patients from 49 health care organizations across 11 countries, including diagnoses and medications. (psychiatrist.com)
  • Moreover, the patients in the control group were on other psychotropics throughout their care, including selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and selective serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, which could have provided some anti-inflammatory protection. (psychiatrist.com)
  • The cases were patients with diagnosis of aplastic anemia confirmed through biopsy or bone marrow aspiration, selected through an active search of clinical laboratories, hematology clinics and medical records. (haematologica.org)
  • A total of 224 patients with aplastic anemia were included in the study, each case was paired with four controls, according to sex, age group, and hospital where the case was first seen. (haematologica.org)
  • Nevertheless, if the control population follows a perfect HWE, the presence HWD among patients might be explained by the genetic association and evidencing a real link between the locus and the trait under study. (celljournal.org)
  • To better define risk factors associated with HBV transmission, we conducted a case-control study among patients admitted with acute hepatitis to an infectious disease hospital in Cairo. (who.int)
  • Univariate analysis revealed HBV case-patients were more likely to report providing injections to relatives or friends, injecting drug use, exposure to a household contact with hepatitis, exposure to invasive medical procedures and being in the military. (who.int)
  • Appendectomy had been performed in 11 (8.2 percent) patients with ulcerative colitis, in 18 (13.4 percent) of their matched healthy control cases, in 19 (25.0 percent) patients with Crohn's disease, and in 10 (13.2 percent) of their matched healthy control cases. (nih.gov)
  • For each PCR-positive case, four PCR-negative controls, randomly chosen from the PCR-negative patients, were matched on sex and date of birth. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Detection of Pneumocystis-DNA was associated with a worse prognosis: seven (44%) of patients with positive PCR died within one month compared to nine (14%) of the controls (p = 0.01). (biomedcentral.com)
  • Further studies of P. jiroveci in patients receiving systemic treatment with corticosteroids are warranted. (biomedcentral.com)
  • These cases were matched for age, surgical diagnosis and type of surgery with patients who underwent emergency open colectomies. (sages.org)
  • A case-control study comparing self-report of the above-mentioned parameters in SLE (N=108) vs healthy controls or patients with non-inflammatory musculoskeletal (MSK) disorders (N=134) was performed. (openrheumatologyjournal.com)
  • Gynecological history, fertility rate and age at first pregnancy in SLE patients were comparable to controls. (openrheumatologyjournal.com)
  • Twenty-four percent of lupus patients had at least one preterm delivery vs 5% in controls (OR =8.32, p = 0.0008), however other pregnancy outcomes (miscarriage, therapeutic abortion, stillbirth and neonatal death rate) did not differ between the groups. (openrheumatologyjournal.com)
  • Thyroid problems were reported to be more likely in SLE patients (p = 0.02), but the prevalence of other co-morbidities was similar to controls. (openrheumatologyjournal.com)
  • We performed a large case-control study involving 414 patients and 1199 cancer-free controls to investigate whether single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the WDR4 gene are associated with Wilms tumor susceptibility. (jcancer.org)
  • Controls were patients who presented to the same emergency departments for lacerations, sprains, or strains. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The study included 4,696 stroke (cases) and 37,723 injury patients (controls). (biomedcentral.com)
  • 12). This study was approved by the institutional review board at the DVAMC, and all patients provided written informed consent. (cdc.gov)
  • Association between immunoglobulin G N-glycosylation and lupus nephritis in female patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a case-control study. (bvsalud.org)
  • This case-control study recruited 188 women with SLE, including 94 patients with LN and 94 age-matched patients without LN. The profiles of plasma IgG N- glycans were detected by hydrophilic interaction chromatography with ultra-performance liquid chromatography (HILIC-UPLC). (bvsalud.org)
  • We measured the results of 60 Rheumatoid Arthritis female patients (study group), comparing every patient in a case control paired plan (years in school and age), with control subjects (n = 60, in a total of 120 subjects). (bvsalud.org)
  • Longitudinal studies of patterns of healthcare contacts in those who die by suicide to identify those at risk are scarce. (suicideinfo.ca)
  • Cases were identified from Riksät and Stepwise longitudinal registers and were individuals diagnosed with BED per DSM-IV-TR criteria between July 1, 2006, and December 31, 2009, at eating disorder clinics (n = 238, 96% female, mean age = 22.8 years). (psychiatrist.com)
  • Study participants were 117 HEV RNA-positive blood donors and 564 HEV RNA-negative blood donors. (cdc.gov)
  • Participants included parents of all children aged 1-14 years who died of drowning between 2002 and 2004 in 20 districts in GuangXi Province, and two age- and gender-matched controls each. (bmj.com)
  • In Study 1 only, we assessed as part of a 6-month follow-up (n = 70) the percentage of participants who reported no longer using waterpipe. (who.int)
  • RESULTS: Pooling data from both studies, participants who received information about the harms of waterpipe smoking reported greater perceived risk and worry about harm and addiction and expressed a stronger desire to quit. (who.int)
  • In Study 1, 62% of participants in the experimental group versus 33% in the control group reported having stopped waterpipe use. (who.int)
  • This case-control study, using multivariate logistic regression analysis, showed a less pronounced association between ulcerative colitis and appendectomy than previous reports. (nih.gov)
  • Based on detailed questionnaire information, occupational experts classified duration, confidence, frequency, and intensity of exposure to glyphosate for each study subject. (uniba.it)
  • To better understand the syphilis outbreak among MSM in Tokyo, we conducted a clinic-based case-control study based on a self-administered questionnaire to assess the potential risk factors, including modifiable behavioural factors, for incident syphilis. (who.int)
  • In 2020, ARC reportedly caused 78.8 million cases of moderate and severe visual impairment and 15.2 million cases of blindness 1 . (nature.com)
  • The control group, OCD without fluvoxamine (n = 77,511) was propensity matched 1:1 to the case group, OCD with fluvoxamine (n = 4,558) from the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic on March 11, 2020. (psychiatrist.com)
  • It has recently been reported that if present trends continue, new cases of type 1 diabetes in European children younger than 5 years will double between 2005 and 2020, and prevalent cases younger than 15 years will rise by 70% [ 1 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • It has won many awards, including a 2020 Global Excellence Award for its Security and Parental Control solution. (mysql.com)
  • A total of 60 cases and 120 controls were interviewed about various exposures within 6 months prior to admission. (who.int)
  • Of the 31 exposures sustained by case-HCWs, 29 (94%) were needlesticks (all with hollow needles) and two (7%) involved other sharp objects. (cdc.gov)
  • Of the 679 exposures sustained by control-HCWs, 620 (91%) were needlesticks (including 594 hollow and 26 solid needles) and 59 (9%) involved other sharp objects. (cdc.gov)
  • To date, few studies have evaluated medium-term exposures (i.e, exposures over the past season or year). (biomedcentral.com)
  • 1 By contrast, prospective cohort studies and studies based on linkage of independent records cannot be influenced in this way by reporting bias. (bmj.com)
  • A case-control study was nested in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) cohort. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This study provides the first prospective data on OPG and breast cancer risk by hormone receptor subtype. (biomedcentral.com)
  • We provide the first prospective data on OPG and breast cancer risk by hormone receptor status, in a large nested case-control study in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) cohort. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Although prospective studies indicate that the estimated risk for HIV infection after a percutaneous exposure to HIV-infected blood is approximately 0.3% (1,2), factors that influence this risk have not been determined. (cdc.gov)
  • 8 Finally, findings of 3 observational studies provided evidence for an association between smoke detector use and reduced fire-related injuries. (cmaj.ca)
  • These findings could be useful for developing strategies to control the development of type 1 diabetes by modifying the gut microbiota. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Our findings from the case-control study were, in general, consistent with the literature including the frequency of fetal death, neonatal death, live births and pregnancy rate. (openrheumatologyjournal.com)
  • The findings from a smaller number of studies that have looked at long-term exposure to air pollution and stroke have been mixed. (biomedcentral.com)
  • ATSDR also convened a panel of epidemiologists with experience in military and occupational cohort studies to provide recommendations on future studies. (cdc.gov)
  • Case-cohort studies. (who.int)
  • 5 The Icelandic situation, where the employment of the cabin attendants at the airline companies and the number of children borne by women and their ages at childbirth has been systematically recorded prior to the diagnosis of breast cancer in the cohort, provided us with an opportunity to compare cases with matched controls. (bmj.com)
  • Abdelmoety A, Elhassafy M, Omar Said R, Elsheaita A, Mahmoud M. The role of UCA1 and WRAP53 in diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma: A single-center case-control study. (termedia.pl)
  • As a result, most of the guidelines do not recommend the use of AFP with or without ultrasound in surveillance for HCC on regular bases and the identification of other biomarkers is needed, especially for the diagnosis of early HCC [ 9 , 10 ]. (termedia.pl)
  • Results for ER- disease did not differ by menopausal status at blood collection ( p het = 0.97), and we observed no heterogeneity by HT use at blood collection ( p het ≥ 0.43) or age at breast cancer diagnosis ( p het ≥ 0.30). (biomedcentral.com)
  • An index date was derived for each control, which was the date of diagnosis of BED in the corresponding case. (psychiatrist.com)
  • Cases also had higher odds of prescription use than controls across most categories within 12 months after diagnosis. (psychiatrist.com)
  • 1 , 2 To further study medical and psychiatric morbidity in BED, we investigated prescription medication utilization before and after BED diagnosis using Swedish national register data. (psychiatrist.com)
  • Three national Swedish registers were used to identify individuals with a diagnosis of spina bifida and a matched control group without spina bifida in the period 1990-2015. (lu.se)
  • This study confirms the importance of certain risk factors for the sudden infant death syndrome and identifies others-for example, covers over the head, side sleeping position-which may be amenable to change by educating and informing parents and health care professionals. (bmj.com)
  • In contrast, higher number of cohabitants (OR 1.26, p = 0.02) and works requiring direct external contact (OR 2.61, p = 0.0002) or in the healthcare sector (OR 3.73, p = 0.0019) resulted risk factors for COVID-19. (springer.com)
  • Previous studies associated acute HEV cases with consumption of processed pork products, we investigated risk factors for autochthonous HEV infections in the blood donor population in England. (cdc.gov)
  • The aim of this study was to investigate maternal and neonatal risk factors for type 1 diabetes in children under 15 years old in Grampian, Scotland. (biomedcentral.com)
  • 2 Well-founded studies with good statistical power, assessing the association between AA and drugs and other risk factors are scarce. (haematologica.org)
  • Based on data from several publications indicating that environmental factors play a major role in the development of AA 2 , the fact that the risk factors have not yet been well-described for our context, and because treatment is not widely available in developing countries, this study has been carried out since 2002, 14 with the purpose of providing more information for prevention of the disease. (haematologica.org)
  • The LATIN study is an international case-control study designed to identify risk factors for agranulocytosis and AA, including drugs, other diseases, and environmental factors, using a methodological approach similar to that used in previous studies. (haematologica.org)
  • For each inflammatory bowel disease patient and a corresponding healthy control subject, matched for gender, age, and educational level, a standard record on various risk factors was completed by interview. (nih.gov)
  • Well-established risk factors, such as family history and smoking status, were also verified in this study. (nih.gov)
  • Risk factors identified in this study suggest that childhood drowning in rural areas in developing countries could be prevented by providing safety educational programs, which should focus on constant adult supervision and the use of flotation devices when children play in and near water. (bmj.com)
  • Nearly all of these studies were performed in populations made up predominantly of white men, even though associations between modifiable risk factors such as calcium intake and prostate cancer risk may differ by race. (cdc.gov)
  • Recently, there was a cohort study analysing the risk factors of incident syphilis infection among HIV-positive MSM in Japan, 17 but behavioural factors were not assessed. (who.int)
  • and 532 were part of a ing with a partner may be raised as possible risk factors for the control group, paired by age, gender, place and smoking habit, development of cancer of the mouth and oropharynx. (bvsalud.org)
  • however, the increase of acute HEV cases in England in 2010 coincided with the emergence of a novel HEV phylotype, G3 clade 2 (G3 abcdhij) viruses ( 22 ). (cdc.gov)
  • The matched control subjects were children who presented during the same period with acute non-injury-related conditions. (cmaj.ca)
  • The aim of this study was to compare the outcomes between laparoscopic and open colectomies in acute emergency situations. (sages.org)
  • This was a case-control study with cases defined as those who presented to an Edmonton area hospital emergency department between 2007 and 2009 with an acute ischemic stroke, hemorrhagic stroke, or transient ischemic attack. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The odds ratio for acquiring COVID-19 between the cohorts was calculated with confidence intervals to determine the odds of exposure between the case and control groups. (psychiatrist.com)
  • Using unconditional regression analysis, we modelled risk of major lymphoma subtypes associated with exposure to glyphosate adjusted by age, gender, education, and study centre. (uniba.it)
  • None of the cohort or record linkage studies have shown a significant increase in breast cancer risk after exposure to induced abortion. (bmj.com)
  • Case-HCWs had a documented occupational percutaneous exposure to HIV-infected blood (i.e., a needlestick or a cut with a sharp object {e.g., scalpel or lancet}), HIV seroconversion temporally associated with the exposure, and no other concurrent exposure to HIV. (cdc.gov)
  • Control-HCWs had a documented occupational percutaneous exposure to HIV-infected blood and were HIV seronegative at the time of exposure and at least 6 months later. (cdc.gov)
  • The study included all case-HCWs reported in the United States whose exposure occurred during January 1988-August 1994 and all control-HCWs exposed after January 1988 whose 6-month follow-up evaluation was completed as of August 1994. (cdc.gov)
  • In 1988, NIOSH published survey results showing that worker exposure to phosphine often substantially exceeded the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) permissible exposure limit (PEL) [Zaebst et. (cdc.gov)
  • This study showed that the risk increased with increasing exposure and that compliance was lower especially for mefloquine users in malaria cases compared with controls. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • We have previously investigated the relationship between ambient air pollution levels and hospitalization for stroke in Edmonton using different exposure measures and study designs. (biomedcentral.com)
  • ynx (OSCC)11 Workers in mechanical and industrial workshops, Studies have analyzed the relationship between occupation- such as metal works and petrochemical plants, as well as paint- al exposure and risk for cancer of the oral cavity2-10. (bvsalud.org)
  • We pursued a 1:2 matching of a control group by collecting data of PwMS without history of previous COVID-19 (MS-NCOVID, n = 292). (springer.com)
  • This study is limited by ascertainment bias from real-world diagnostic data. (psychiatrist.com)
  • However, the evidence on the role of many maternal and neonatal factors in the development of childhood type 1 diabetes is inconclusive and only one study has presented data on the Scottish population [ 5 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • 3-5 If there are systematic reporting biases in interview studies, neither pooling of data across studies in meta-analysis nor further similar studies will eliminate their effects. (bmj.com)
  • The overall odds ratio calculated in Brind's meta-analysis relied exclusively on data from 21 case-control studies. (bmj.com)
  • We undertook a nested case-control study using linked, anonymised data from the Oxford record linkage dataset. (bmj.com)
  • 9 Data were analysed from 1968-1998 (that is, after the Abortion Act of 1967 which liberalised abortion) and comprise statistical abstracts of records of National Health Service (NHS) hospital admissions (including day cases) and death certificates. (bmj.com)
  • Supervised classification of future ECC case status using salivary samples from age 12-months using bacteriome-wide data (AUC-ROC 0.78 95% CI: (0.71-0.85)) predicts future ECC status before S. mutans can be detected. (researchsquare.com)
  • The studies use different data sets and statistical techniques so cannot be directly compared. (wikipedia.org)
  • One reviewer noted, "Despite the wealth of observational data, it is not absolutely clear that alcohol reduces risk, because no randomized controlled trials have been performed. (wikipedia.org)
  • With a full understanding of the data being shared, the telecom provider remained in full control throughout the process. (softwareone.com)
  • Control-HCWs were identified through reports to a passive surveillance project maintained by CDC since 1983 that includes data from approximately 300 health-care institutions in the United States (1). (cdc.gov)
  • We also systematically reviewed the literature available on pregnancy outcome in SLE to compare our results to other published data. (openrheumatologyjournal.com)
  • Contacts with primary and secondary healhtcare prior to sucide: Case-control whole-population-based study using person-level linked routine data in Wales, UK, 2000-2017. (suicideinfo.ca)
  • We investigated utilization using Swedish registry data and a case-control design. (psychiatrist.com)
  • The data set for this study comprised all the non-domestic homicides reported to the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service from January 1st 2008 to December 31st 2014 was analyzed against 21 investigative variables and 16 solvability factors. (grin.com)
  • Case study - Collection and analysis of in-store data with regard to shelf stock and shelf placement of a specific hair care brand. (clickworker.com)
  • The study provided the first comprehensive data on the use of atovaquone/proguanil to travelers. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • We used data from a case-control study conducted among veterans between 2007 and 2010 at the Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center. (cdc.gov)
  • We used data from an ongoing case-control study of veterans screened for prostate cancer at the Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center (DVAMC) in Durham, North Carolina. (cdc.gov)
  • An important concept in the evaluation of data regarding transfusion-transmitted bacterial infections (TTBIs) is the definition of a case. (medscape.com)
  • Overall, 867 incident lymphoma cases and 774 controls participated in the study. (uniba.it)
  • In this incident density sampled case control study of 189 children followed from 2-months to 5-years, we use the salivary bacteriome to 1) prospectively test the ecological hypothesis of ECC in salivary bacteriome communities and 2) identify co-occurring salivary bacterial communities predicting future ECC. (researchsquare.com)
  • This study observed reduced breast cancer risk among women with comparatively high OPG concentrations, but given a small number of incident cases ( n = 76), risk by tumor subtypes (e.g., by estrogen (ER) and progesterone (PR) receptor status) was not investigated. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Only a minority of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) conducted to date have supported the relation between reduction in home hazards and reduction in injuries. (cmaj.ca)
  • In order to identify subgroups of women at elevated risk of induced abortion, personal characteristics and habits, selected medical histories and contraceptive practices of 873 women undergoing legal abortion in various areas of Northern Italy were compared with those of 504 control subjects identified in family planning clinics of the same hospitals or area health authorities. (unimi.it)
  • Characteristics of women undergoing induced abortion: results of a case-control study from Northern Italy / C. La Vecchia, S. Pampallona, E. Negri, M. Fasoli, S. Franceschi, A. Decarli. (unimi.it)
  • 2. Are certain characteristics of homicide cases associated with a higher likelihood of detection? (grin.com)
  • This case-control study examined the contribution of work characteristics to individual staff turnover. (cdc.gov)
  • RESULTS: The main themes identified were availability, affordability, innovation, influence of media, lack of a policy framework, and the sensory characteristics evoked from WTS. (who.int)
  • The Decline of infant mortality in Europe, 1800-1950 : four national case studies / edited by Carlo A. Corsini and Pier Paolo Viazzo. (who.int)
  • 5 Tobacco usage inflicts high direct and indirect costs on the society due to mortality and morbidity resulting from their consumption. (bmj.com)
  • Notably, both the absolute number of reported MSM and heterosexual syphilis cases and the notification rate per population have been highest in Tokyo (4 cases per 100 000 persons-years during 2012-2016), contributing one third of the national cases. (who.int)
  • 0.001) compared with the control group. (lu.se)
  • The magnitude of these effects, measured with an odds-ratio meta-analysis suggested that the presence of these variables is positively associated with solved cases. (grin.com)
  • Using logistic regression, odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were estimated to assess for correlates of case status. (who.int)
  • Previous studies have drawn attention to the importance of several features of the environment in which infants sleep-for example, sleeping position, bedding, use of dummies-as factors affecting the risk of the sudden infant death syndrome. (bmj.com)
  • PCR-positive cases had a higher rate of chronic or severe concomitant illness (15 (94%)) than controls (32 (50%)) (p = 0.004). (biomedcentral.com)
  • or, in the case of severe hemophilia, spontaneous hemorrhage. (medscape.com)
  • It causes a respiratory illness, and is to severe and fatal cases. (who.int)
  • In 2001, we obtained specimens from 117 Vietnamese women, 24 with abnormal Pap test results including atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (cases) and 93 with normal Pap test results (controls), as classified by the 1991 Bethesda System. (nih.gov)
  • Several studies published to date disagree as to the etiology of AA, which may be partially explained by their different methodologies. (haematologica.org)
  • In addition, the developing fetal brain is also vulnerable, and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs) may result if pregnant mothers consume alcohol. (wikipedia.org)
  • 5 A systematic review of 22 interventions designed to reduce home injuries called for more observational studies to better understand the relation between hazards and injuries. (cmaj.ca)
  • A few observational studies have provided evidence for a direct relation between specific hazards and specific injuries. (cmaj.ca)
  • We performed a case-controlled study to investigate these associations in a homogeneous Greek population. (nih.gov)
  • 1. Is the use of elements of a structured approach to investigate homicides associated with more solved cases? (grin.com)
  • Records were analysed, comparing cases and controls, to identify prior hospital admissions coded as induced abortion, spontaneous abortion, or abortion unspecified as induced or spontaneous. (bmj.com)
  • Above all, because of the limited number of studies that examined the association between ARC and alcohol consumption, studies in different ethnicities remain warranted 4 . (nature.com)
  • Several studies have found a J-shaped relationship between alcohol consumption and health, meaning that risk is minimized at a certain (non-zero) consumption level, and drinking below or above this level increases risk, with the risk level of drinking a large amount of alcohol greater than the risk level of abstinence. (wikipedia.org)
  • Other studies have found a dose-response relationship, with lifetime abstention from alcohol being the optimal strategy and more consumption incurring more risk. (wikipedia.org)
  • Cases (n = 361) were children born in Aberdeen Maternity Hospital from 1972 to 2002, inclusive, who developed type 1 diabetes, identified from the Scottish Study Group for the Care of Diabetes in the Young Register. (biomedcentral.com)
  • A matched case-control study was carried out, based on the linkage between two databases, the Scottish Study Group for the Care of Diabetes in the Young (SSG) Register and the Aberdeen Maternity Neonatal Databank (AMND). (biomedcentral.com)
  • endotoxin) or PBS solution (unprimed control group) for 1 hour. (avma.org)
  • Study 2 (N = 112) tested the effects on perceptions of risk and worry of reviewing information about harms of waterpipe smoking compared to a no information control group. (who.int)
  • The 351 case subjects were children aged 7 years and less who presented with injuries from falls, burns or scalds, ingestions or choking. (cmaj.ca)
  • Results: Very few study subjects (2.2%) were classified as ever exposed to glyphosate. (uniba.it)
  • Case-control study subjects were recruited between 14 April 2011 and 05 June 2017. (bmj.com)
  • Less than 5% of case and control subjects reported more than two previous induced abortions, thus indicating that abortion is more of an 'accidental' event rather than a widespread contraceptive practice. (unimi.it)
  • The LUR models allow us to assign estimates of air pollution concentrations at a resolution of less than 50 m to the residential address of the study subjects. (biomedcentral.com)
  • A case - control study -120 Portuguese Female subjects. (bvsalud.org)
  • 1 A recent review of the epidemiology of aplastic anemia shows that most cases of aplastic anemia appear to be secondary to the immunological destruction of the hematopoietic cells. (haematologica.org)
  • Responding to the increasing necessity of mobile network operators to offer new services to subscribers, Flash Networks began developing a parental control solution in 2018. (mysql.com)
  • Two year population based case-control study. (bmj.com)
  • Departure from HWE or Hardy-Weinberg Disequilibrium (HWD) in a human control population can be caused by natural factors such as selective pressure against a certain genotype. (celljournal.org)
  • Previous studies varied in definition of subglottic stenosis, population studied and suffered from low numbers, challenging meaningful analysis. (bmj.com)
  • A population-based electronic case-control study of all who died by suicide in Wales, 2001-2017, linking individuals' electronic healthcare records from general practices, emergency departments and hospitals. (suicideinfo.ca)
  • Surgical providers should be cognizant that infections in this population are inevitable, and numerous studies prove the use of broader spectrum agents or prolonging prophylactic therapy does not further mitigate infection risk. (medscape.com)
  • While many population-based studies have examined short-term effects of ambient air pollution on vascular outcomes, including stroke, there are fewer studies of longer term effects [ 18 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Study Design, Population and Sample size requires hospitalization and oxygen support, and 5% require admission to an intensive care unit [5-8]. (who.int)
  • A home visitor, blinded to case-control status, assessed 19 injury hazards at the children's homes. (cmaj.ca)
  • Coronavirus disease 2019 or (COVID-19) was a mere that resulted in over 6.4 million deaths [3]. (who.int)
  • This prepublication history comprises all previous versions of the manuscript, the study protocol (submitting the protocol is mandatory for all clinical trials and encouraged for all other studies at The BMJ ), the report from the manuscript committee meeting, the reviewers' comments, and the authors' responses to all the comments from reviewers and editors. (bmj.com)
  • To compare clinical factors associated with carriage of P. jiroveci , a case-control study was done. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Since the clinical presentations of COVID-19 and Pulmonary embolism overlap, it is difficult to differentiate between these cases. (who.int)
  • SEARCH : a computer package to assist the statistical analysis of case-control studies / Gary J. Macfarlane, Peter Boyle, Patrick Maisonneuve. (who.int)
  • Imported cases were notified to our department and were studied in 320 permanent residents in Denmark, returning from abroad with malaria from 1997 to 1999. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • Parental interviews were conducted for each infant who died and for four controls matched for age and date of interview. (bmj.com)
  • We are very pleased to have built a secure parental control solution, using MySQL Enterprise Edition, and be able to offer it to mobile operators. (mysql.com)
  • Meet increasing consumer demand for parental control of child-operated internet devices, especially when children spend more time at home. (mysql.com)
  • Matched the requirement of 99.999% availability of transaction processing systems in carrier-grade telecom environments by selecting MySQL Enterprise Edition as the database for parental control solutions. (mysql.com)
  • Eased the risk of cyberbullying, access to harmful content, and excessive screen time thanks to the low-cost parental control service supplied by mobile operators which incorporate MySQL Enterprise Edition into their Internet platforms. (mysql.com)
  • Helped the company boost revenue by expanding network optimization solutions through the incorporation of MySQL Enterprise Edition into parental control solutions for OTT media content. (mysql.com)
  • Flash Networks' parental control solution was developed in conjunction with Veracity LTD, an Oracle Partner. (mysql.com)
  • Efforts should be made to implement strict infection control standards in Egypt. (who.int)
  • Case-HCWs were identified through reports to national surveillance systems for occupationally acquired HIV infection operated by CDC, in cooperation with state and local health departments (United States), the National Public Health Network (Reseau National de Sante Publique) (France), and the Public Health Laboratory Service Communicable Disease Surveillance Center (United Kingdom). (cdc.gov)
  • The risk of malaria infection in travelers is seldom known in detail and neither is the efficacy of different prophylactic regimens, due to a lack of controlled trials. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • AU - Kofoed,Kristian, AU - Petersen,Eskild, PY - 2003/5/22/pubmed PY - 2003/9/25/medline PY - 2003/5/22/entrez SP - 150 EP - 4 JF - Journal of travel medicine JO - J Travel Med VL - 10 IS - 3 N2 - BACKGROUND: The risk of malaria infection in travelers is seldom known in detail and neither is the efficacy of different prophylactic regimens, due to a lack of controlled trials. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • [ 2 ] In a study from Wahie and Lawrence, smokers showed a much higher rate of wound infection and dehiscence (64% vs 12%) compared with nonsmokers after skin biopsies. (medscape.com)
  • RESULTS LPS stimulation of unprimed leukocytes but not endotoxin-primed leukocytes resulted in a significant increase in TNF and IL10 production, confirming the presence of endotoxin tolerance in dogs in vitro. (avma.org)
  • Cases did not differ from controls in the mean proportion of home hazards. (cmaj.ca)
  • Over time, the rate of SLE peripartum flares has improved (p = 0.002) and the proportion of pregnancies resulting in live birth has increased (p = 0.024). (openrheumatologyjournal.com)
  • Overall, previous abortion was slightly less common in women with breast cancer than in controls (table 1 ). (bmj.com)
  • Although there are previous studies on craniofacial development and morphology in children with clefts, these studies lacked elucidation about the effect of primary surgery on craniofacial development in unilateral complete cleft lip and palate. (bvsalud.org)
  • In two pilot studies, we sought to modify college waterpipe smokers' perceived risks and worry about waterpipe tobacco smoking. (who.int)
  • A recent study using a rat model found significant differences at the time of diabetes onset in the bacterial communities responsible for type 1 diabetes modulation. (biomedcentral.com)
  • However, few studies of ECC have prospectively tested the ecologic hypothesis during this early life period of assembly. (researchsquare.com)
  • While we have investigated the association between a longer term measure of air pollution and stroke using an ecologic study format [ 21 ], the spatial resolution of the air pollution measures was relatively coarse (neighborhoods of 1,600 to 54,000 households). (biomedcentral.com)
  • A case-control research design was used in this study with the aim of identifying the factors which differentiate solved and unsolved non-domestic homicides in Trinidad and Tobago for the seven year period 2008-2014. (grin.com)
  • Case- and control-HCWs reported in the United States before 1988 were excluded from the analysis because information on some variables was not routinely collected and because postexposure use of ZDV was infrequent before 1988 (1). (cdc.gov)
  • 1988]. The case reports described in this Alert clearly illustrate the hazards to workers who handle or work near phosphide fumigants. (cdc.gov)