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Biostatistics series module 8: Assessing risk

Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2017
In observational studies, as well as in interventional ones, it is frequently necessary to estimate risk that is the association between an observed outcome or event and exposure to one or more factors that may be contributing to the event. Understanding
Avijit Hazra, Nithya Gogtay
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Financial Burden Associated With Hospitalisation Among Families of Childhood Brain Tumours in Australia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Families of children with cancer experience significant financial strain, even with universal healthcare. Indirect costs, such as productivity losses and non‐medical expenses, are rarely included in economic evaluations, and little is known about how effectively financial aid programmes alleviate this burden. Childhood brain tumours
Megumi Lim, Natalie Bradford, David Brain, Sameera Senanayake, Sanjeewa Kularatna, Kate Young, Christine Cashion, Tim Hassall, Susanna Cramb   +8 more
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Disease burden and attributable risk factors of dementia in 13 countries along the Belt and Road Initiative: an analysis based on the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Zhongguo gonggong weisheng
ObjectiveTo describe the disease burden of dementia in thirteen countries along the Belt and Road Initiative and to predict the epidemiological trend of dementia in China to provide evidence for the development of dementia prevention and control ...
Xinyi ZHANG, Tongtong GUO, Zewen XU, Xiaoqing ZHAO, Lihong JI, Zhiwei DONG, Wengui ZHENG, Qi JING   +7 more
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The Role of Invasive Procedures in the Treatment of Complicated Gastrointestinal Graft‐Versus‐Host Disease in Pediatric Patients

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Gastrointestinal graft‐versus‐host disease (GI GVHD) following hematopoietic stem cell transplant is typically managed with medical therapy, but surgery and angioembolization may be warranted in selected cases with life‐threatening complications.
Gaia Brunetti, Giorgio Persano, Chiara Grimaldi, Pier Luigi Di Paolo, Carmen Malaspina, Francesco Quagliarella, Valerio Balassone, Anna Chiara Iolanda Contini, Gian Luigi Natali, Rita Alaggio, Ivan Pietro Aloi, Tamara Caldaro, Alessandro Crocoli   +12 more
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Association between temperature and mortality: a multi-city time series study in Sichuan Basin, southwest China

Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine
Background: There are few multi-city studies on the association between temperature and mortality in basin climates. This study was based on the Sichuan Basin in southwest China to assess the association of basin temperature with non-accidental mortality
Yizhang Xia, Chunli Shi, Yang Li, Shijuan Ruan, Xianyan Jiang, Wei Huang, Yu Chen, Xufang Gao, Rong Xue, Mingjiang Li, Hongying Sun, Xiaojuan Peng, Renqiang Xiang, Jianyu Chen, Li Zhang   +14 more
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Identifying Target Risk Factors Using Population Attributable Risks of Ischemic Stroke by Age and Sex [PDF]

Journal of Stroke, 2015
Background and Purpose Estimating age- and sex-specific population attributable risks (PARs) of major risk factors for stroke may be a useful strategy to identify risk factors for targeting preventive strategies.
Tai Hwan Park, Youngchai Ko, Soo Joo Lee, Kyung Bok Lee, Jun Lee, Moon-Ku Han, Jong-Moo Park, Yong-Jin Cho, Keun-Sik Hong, Dae-Hyun Kim, Jae-Kwan Cha, Mi-Sun Oh, Kyung-Ho Yu, Byung-Chul Lee, Byung-Woo Yoon, Ji Sung Lee, Juneyoung Lee, Hee-Joon Bae   +17 more
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Two Faces of NOTCH1 in Childhood Lymphoblastic T‐Cell Neoplasia: Prognostic Divergence of Mutational and Structural Aberrations

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In pediatric patients, T‐cell lymphoblastic lymphoma (T‐LBL) survival exceeds 80%. Relapse remains associated with limited curative options. Frontline treatment is largely extrapolated from T‐cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T‐ALL) treatment, reflecting the ongoing debate, whether both entities represent distinct diseases or variants within ...
Marie C. Heider, Amelie Alfert, Marc Hotfilder, Birgit Burkardt, Marcel te Vrugt   +4 more
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Impact of non-optimal temperature on 120 emergency call volume for acute alcohol intoxication: A time-series study in Wuxi City

环境与职业医学
BackgroundNon-optimal temperatures pose significant threats to public health. Analyzing the association between temperature exposure and the number of emergency cases of acute alcohol intoxication can provide evidence for optimizing emergency resource ...
Chao YANG, Wanjun ZHANG, Xiuzhu LI, Xuhui ZHANG, Xinliang DING, Weijie ZHOU, Chuncheng LU, Pengfei ZHU   +7 more
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Clinical and Biological Features of Response in Resistant Neuroblastoma to 131I‐Metaiodobenzylguanidine Radiotherapy in the Anti‐GD2 Immunotherapy Era

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background 131I‐metaiodobenzylguanidine (131I‐MIBG) radiotherapy is a key treatment for relapsed and refractory (R/R) neuroblastoma (NB). Patients with R/R disease treated in the modern era are increasingly exposed to anti‐GD2 immunotherapy, which exerts selective pressure and may modify both tumor cell state and microenvironment.
Benjamin J. Lerman, Katherine K. Matthay, Fabienne Hollinger, Catriona Black, Ann A. Lazar, Miguel Pampaloni, Steven G. DuBois, Kieuhoa T. Vo   +7 more
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Efficacy and Safety Analysis of Roxarestat in Regulating Renal Anemia in Patients on Maintenance Hemodialysis

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To compare the efficacy and safety of roxarestat versus recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO) in the management of renal anemia in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis. Methods This was a prospective, open‐label, randomized controlled trial.
Lingling Chen, Junjie Zhu, Qiaonan Ge
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