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Journal of Trial and Error, 2020 Alcohol and its effects on aggression have been the subject of many discussions and research papers. Despite this fact, there is still a debate surrounding what it is exactly about alcohol that causes aggression. The current study sought to replicate the
Kristel De Groot
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Administrative data in pediatric critical care research—Potential, challenges, and future directions
Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022 Heterogenous patient populations with small case numbers constitute a relevant barrier to research in pediatric critical care. Prospective studies bring along logistic barriers and—if interventional—ethical concerns.
Nora Bruns +7 more
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Bayesian nonparametric models for spatially indexed data of mixed type [PDF]
, 2014 We develop Bayesian nonparametric models for spatially indexed data of mixed type. Our work is motivated by challenges that occur in environmental epidemiology, where the usual presence of several confounding variables that exhibit complex interactions ...
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Study Designs and Statistical Analyses for Biomarker Research
Sensors, 2012 Biomarkers are becoming increasingly important for streamlining drug discovery and development. In addition, biomarkers are widely expected to be used as a tool for disease diagnosis, personalized medication, and surrogate endpoints in clinical research.
Yasunori Sato +2 more
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022 Clinical decisions in human and veterinary medicine should be based on the best available evidence. The results of primary research are an important component of that evidence base.
Jan M. Sargeant +2 more
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Need for and practical interpretations of the person-year construct in neuropsychiatric research
Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 2019 In observational studies, groups of interest may be carved out of predictors of interest. Thus, for example, if cardiovascular (CVS) health at age 50 years is the predictor of interest for dementia as the long-term outcome, groups of interest could ...
Chittaranjan Andrade
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Why do so many trials of vitamin D supplementation fail?
Endocrine Connections, 2020 Our knowledge of vitamin D has come a long way since the 100 years it took for doctors to accept, between 1860 and 1890, that both sunlight and cod liver oil (a well-known folk remedy) cured and prevented rickets. Vitamins D2/D3 were discovered exactly a
Barbara J Boucher
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Confounding and Confounding Control
, 2022 AbstractCurrently, the classical, counterfactual, and structural confounding definitions, are simultaneously used in teaching or practice context of epidemiology. Despite the resemblance, the three definitions are different in many aspects. A unified theory of confounding and confounding control has not been established.
Shaolong Ren, Genming Zhao
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Journal of Epidemiology, 2023 Background: The counterfactual definition of confounding is often explained in the context of exchangeability between the exposed and unexposed groups.
Etsuji Suzuki +2 more
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The Deductive Approach to Causal Inference
Journal of Causal Inference, 2014 This paper reviews concepts, principles, and tools that have led to a coherent mathematical theory that unifies the graphical, structural, and potential outcome approaches to causal inference. The theory provides solutions to a number of pending problems
Pearl Judea
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