A case-control study of the effect of infant feeding on celiac disease [PDF]
Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate the association between the duration of breast-feeding and the age at the first gluten introduction into the infant diet and the incidence and age at onset of celiac disease. Methods: In a case-control study,
Erbersdobler, Helmut F. +3 more
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Design and data analysis case-controlled study in clinical research
Clinicians during their training period and practice are often called upon to conduct studies to explore the association between certain exposures and disease states or interventions and outcomes. More often they need to interpret the results of research
Sanjeev V Thomas +2 more
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Association of Positive History of Pulmonary Tuberculosis with Female Infertility [PDF]
Background: The etiology of infertility has direct influence on the plan and outcome of its management. In this paper we showed the effect of history of tuberculosis (TB) on female infertility among infertile couples admitted to Royan infertility ...
babak eshrati +6 more
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Background: Metabolic syndrome (MS) has been associated with skin diseases such as psoriasis. They share a common inflammatory pathway and therefore have an impact on each other.
Akshay Samagani +2 more
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Race/ethnicity and the risk of childhood leukaemia: a case-control study in California. [PDF]
BackgroundWe conducted a large registry-based study in California to investigate the association between race/ethnicity and childhood leukaemia focusing on two subtypes: acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) and acute myeloid leukaemia (AML).MethodsWe ...
Cockburn, Myles +5 more
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Risk of Guillain-Barré syndrome after 2010–2011 influenza vaccination [PDF]
Influenza vaccination has been implicated in Guillain Barré Syndrome (GBS) although the evidence for this link is controversial. A case–control study was conducted between October 2010 and May 2011 in seven Italian Regions to explore the relation between
Beghi, E +12 more
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Mild acetabular dysplasia and risk of osteoarthritis of the hip : a case-control study [PDF]
Objective To determine whether mild variation in acetabular depth (AD) and shape is a risk factor for osteoarthritis (OA) of the hip. Methods The unaffected contralateral hip of patients with unilateral hip OA was compared with hips of asymptomatic ...
Doherty, Michael +6 more
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Study design V. Case–control studies [PDF]
Previously in this series I have given an overview of the main types of study design and the techniques used to minimise biased results. In this article I describe more fully case control studies, their uses, advantages and limitations.
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Cancer complicating systemic lupus erythematosus--a dichotomy emerging from a nested case-control study [PDF]
We determined whether any individual cancers are increased or decreased in a cohort of 595 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) followed for up to 32 years at the University College London Hospitals Lupus Clinic, looking for any associated ...
Dey, D, Isenberg, DA, Kenu, E
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Association between canine leishmaniosis and Ehrlichia canis co-infection: a prospective case-control study [PDF]
Background In the Mediterranean basin, Leishmania infantum is a major cause of disease in dogs, which are frequently co-infected with other vector-borne pathogens (VBP).
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