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Malaria in China: a longitudinal population-based surveillance study [PDF]
Abstract This study aims to ascertain the long-term epidemic trends of malaria and evaluates the probability of achieving the eradication goal by 2020 in China. Data on malaria incidence and deaths were extracted from the China Information System for Disease Control and Prevention.
Cheng Ding +8 more
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Trends in smoking habits: A longitudinal population study [PDF]
In 1998, the UK government published a White Paper in which it set long-term targets for reducing smoking in the population. This longitudinal study aimed to examine whether progress has been made in achieving these in two adult general practice populations over an 8-year period.Postal respiratory questionnaires, based on the European Community ...
Frank, Timothy +5 more
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Cannabis Use and Psychosis: A Longitudinal Population-based Study [PDF]
Cannabis use may increase the risk of psychotic disorders and result in a poor prognosis for those with an established vulnerability to psychosis. A 3-year follow-up (1997-1999) is reported of a general population of 4,045 psychosis-free persons and of 59 subjects in the Netherlands with a baseline diagnosis of psychotic disorder.
J, van Os +5 more
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Xerostomia in 75–85‐year‐olds: A longitudinal population study
AbstractBackgroundXerostomia can pose significant problems for many elderly people.ObjectivesTo investigate longitudinal changes in prevalence, persistence, progression, remission and incidence of xerostomia from age 75 to 85 years.MethodsAll 75‐year‐olds (born 1932) from two Swedish counties, Sweden were mailed a questionnaire in 2007 (N = 5195), and ...
Ann‐Katrin Johansson +5 more
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Maximizing follow‐up in longitudinal studies of traumatized populations [PDF]
AbstractAlthough longitudinal research is essential in understanding the nature and course of posttraumatic mental health problems, high rates of attrition often threaten the internal validity of such studies and make results hard to interpret. C. K. Scott (2004) developed an approach to minimizing attrition in longitudinal studies that consistently ...
Christy K, Scott +3 more
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Objectives The UK Longitudinal Linkage Collaboration (UK LLC) is a new, unprecedented infrastructure enabling research into the COVID-19 pandemic.
Robin Flaig +7 more
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Integrating clinical data from cross-sectional and longitudinal studies [PDF]
Clinical trials are typically conducted over a population in order to illuminate certain characteristics of a health issue or disease process. These cross-sectional studies provide a snapshot of these disease processes over a large population but do not ...
Li, Y, Tucker, A
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Estimating correlation between multivariate longitudinal data in the presence of heterogeneity [PDF]
Background Estimating correlation coefficients among outcomes is one of the most important analytical tasks in epidemiological and clinical research. Availability of multivariate longitudinal data presents a unique opportunity to assess joint evolution ...
Beiser, Julia A +6 more
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Psychosocial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic among settled women: A longitudinal study [PDF]
Objective: to analyze the psychosocial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic among Brazilian women from rural settlements. Method: this is a quantitative and longitudinal study conducted with 13 settled women. The data were collected between January 2020 and
Jaqueline Lemos de Oliveira +5 more
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Assessment of Neuropsychological Trajectories in Longitudinal Population-Based Studies of Children [PDF]
This paper provides a strategy for the assessment of brain function in longitudinal cohort studies of children. The proposed strategy invokes both domain-specific and omnibus intelligence test approaches.
Campbell, R. +4 more
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