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Case-control study of stroke and the quality of hypertension control in north west England [PDF]
, 1997 Objective: To examine the risk of stroke in relation to quality of hypertension control in routine general practice across an entire health district. Design: Population based matched case-control study.
Cruickshank, K +8 more
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Anal signs of child sexual abuse: a case–control study [PDF]
, 2014 Background: There is uncertainty about the nature and specificity of physical signs following anal child sexual abuse. The study investigates the extent to which physical findings discriminate between children with and without a history of anal abuse ...
Hobbs, Christopher J +1 more
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Study designs: Part 3 - Analytical observational studies
Perspectives in Clinical Research, 2019 In analytical observational studies, researchers try to establish an association between exposure(s) and outcome(s). Depending on the direction of enquiry, these studies can be directed forwards (cohort studies) or backwards (case–control studies).
Priya Ranganathan, Rakesh Aggarwal
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A Study on the Evaluation of Serum Uric Acid in Patients with Essential Hypertension
Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, 2023 Background: Hyperuricemia can lead to nephrolithiasis and gout. It is an essential indicator of diseases like metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, and chronic renal disease. It indicates that hyperuricemia is associated with the
Tabitha R. J. Chandrika +6 more
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Migraine and vascular disease biomarkers: A population-based case-control study. [PDF]
, 2018 Background The underpinnings of the migraine-stroke association remain uncertain, but endothelial activation is a potential mechanism. We evaluated the association of migraine and vascular disease biomarkers in a community-based population.
Ferrari, Michel D. +9 more
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RESEARCH METHODOLOGY SERIES Study design: the soul of the recipe for clinical research
Indian Journal of Kidney Diseases, 2022 A good research study begins with a good hypothesis. From the hypothesis arise the objectives of the study. The study design is the instrument to carry out the objective in the best possible manner.
Nivedita Kamath +2 more
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Investigating speech and language impairments in delirium: a preliminary case-control study [PDF]
, 2018 IntroductionLanguage impairment is recognized as as part of the delirium syndrome, yet there is little neuropsychological research on the nature of this dysfunction. Here we hypothesized that patients with delirium show impairments in language formation,
Clarke, Caoimhe +7 more
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Optimal predictive control of water transport systems: Arrêt-Darré/Arros case study [PDF]
, 2009 This paper proposes the use of predictive optimal control as a suitable methodology to manage efficiently transport water networks. The predictive optimal controller is implemented using MPC control techniques.
Ayesa, Eduardo +11 more
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PLoS ONE, 2019 BackgroundThe number of patients with Crohn's disease (CD) in Japan has recently been increasing. We examined the association between environmental factors and the development of CD in Japanese focusing on passive smoking.MethodsWe conducted a ...
Kyoko Kondo +8 more
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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2017 Background There are very few studies on reasons for loss to follow-up from TB treatment in Central Asia. This study assessed risk factors for LTFU and compared their occurrence with successfully treated (ST) patients in Tajikistan.
Jessica Wohlleben +5 more
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