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External quality assessment for the molecular detection of MERS-CoV in China

, 2015
Lei Zhang, Mingju Hao, Kuo Zhang, Rui Zhang, Guigao Lin, Tingting Jia, Dong Zhang, Le Chang, Jiehong Xie, Jinming Li   +9 more
openalex   +1 more source

Serum uric acid levels in older adults: Associations with clinical outcomes and implications for reference intervals in those aged 70 years and over

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objectives Reports have linked both high and low serum uric acid (SUA) levels to adverse health outcomes. This study aimed to establish a reference interval for SUA in older adults and assessed its association with clinically relevant outcomes in relatively healthy, community‐dwelling individuals aged 70 and older.
Amanda J Rickard, Cammie Tran, Hans G Schneider, Flavia M Cicuttini, Anita E Wluka, Ego Seeman, Johannes T Neumann, Md Nazmul Karim, Zhen Zhou, Sultana Monira Hussain, David P Q Clark, Daniel Clayton‐Chubb, Andrew M Tonkin, Lawrence J Beilin, Robyn L Woods, John J McNeil   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Italian external quality assessment program for Cystic Fibrosis sweat chloride test: CFTR modulators and the impact of a new sweat test report form. [PDF]

Pract Lab Med
Cirilli N, Floridia G, Amato A, Padoan R, Censi F, Ferrari G, Raia V, Castaldo G, Capoluongo E, Taruscio D, Salvatore M.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Hip morphology‐based osteoarthritis risk prediction models: development and external validation using individual participant data from the World COACH Consortium

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objectives This study aims to develop hip morphology‐based radiographic hip osteoarthritis (RHOA) risk prediction models and investigates the added predictive value of hip morphology measurements and the generalizability to different populations. Methods We combined data from nine prospective cohort studies participating in the World COACH consortium ...
Myrthe A. van den Berg, Fleur Boel, Michiel M.A. van Buuren, Noortje S. Riedstra, Jinchi Tang, Harbeer Ahedi, Nigel K. Arden, Sita M.A. Bierma‐Zeinstra, Cindy G. Boer, Flavia M. Cicuttini, Timothy F. Cootes, David T. Felson, Willem Paul Gielis, Joshua Heerey, Graeme Jones, Stefan Kluzek, Nancy E. Lane, Claudia Lindner, Joyce B.J. van Meurs, Andrea Mosler, Amanda E. Nelson, Michael C. Nevitt, Edwin H. Oei, Jos Runhaar, Harrie Weinans, Jesse H. Krijthe, Rintje Agricola   +26 more
wiley   +1 more source

Longitudinal analysis of external quality assessment of immunoassay-based steroid hormone measurement indicates potential for improvement in standardization. [PDF]

Front Mol Biosci
Vierbaum L, Weiss N, Kaiser P, Kremser M, Wenzel F, Thevis M, Schellenberg I, Luppa PB.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Physician Referral Patterns to Physical Therapists for Managing Knee Osteoarthritis: A Retrospective Analysis of Electronic Health Records from an Integrated Health System

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objectives This study aims to describe the frequency and timing of physician referrals to physical therapists (PT) and other treatments prescribed over 12 months in patients with recent onset of knee osteoarthritis (KOA). The study also aims to identify determinants of early PT referrals.
Samannaaz S. Khoja, Joel M. Stevans, Gustavo J. Almeida, Clair Smith, Janet K. Freburger   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Annual Report on the External Quality Assessment Scheme for Blood Blank Tests in Korea (2014)

, 2015
Young Ae Lim, Jin Sook Oh, Seog Woon Kwon, Kye Chul Kwon, Shin Young Kim, Kyoung Un Park, Hyun Jun Park, Woon Heung Song, Duck Cho, Tae Hyoun Um, Mi Kyoung Lee, Sang Moo Han   +11 more
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Adipokines and Associations with Incident Osteoporotic Fracture in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Purpose We assessed whether circulating adipokines are associated with incident fractures in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods Three adipokines (adiponectin, leptin, fibroblast growth factor [FGF]‐21) were measured using banked enrollment serum from participants in a longitudinal RA cohort.
Joshua F. Baker, Bryant R. England, Michael D. George, Hannah Brubeck, Brian Sauer, Aleksander Lenert, Punyasha Roul, Geoffrey M. Thiele, Ted R. Mikuls, Katherine D. Wysham   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Re-testing as a method of implementing external quality assessment program for COVID-19 real time PCR testing in Uganda. [PDF]

PLoS One
Okek EJ, Masembe FJ, Kiconco J, Kayiwa J, Amwine E, Obote D, Alele S, Nahabwe C, Were J, Bagaya B, Balinandi S, Lutwama J, Kaleebu P.   +12 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Annual Report on the External Quality Assessment Scheme for Diagnostic Hematology in Korea (2014)

, 2015
Gye Cheol Kwon, Jimyung Kim, Gee Su
openalex   +2 more sources