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Disability and mild cognitive impairment: a longitudinal population‐based study

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2001
AbstractObjectiveTo determine whether mild cognitive deficit is associated with parallel changes in ability to perform activities of daily living.BackgroundWhile considerable research has been conducted on the effect of senile dementia and other neurodegenerative disorders on ability to perform everyday activities, little is known about the much larger
S, Artero, J, Touchon, K, Ritchie
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The Xi’an longitudinal mother–child cohort study: design, study population and methods

European Journal of Epidemiology, 2021
The large-scale Xi'an longitudinal mother-child cohort study has started to enroll pregnant women who attended Northwest Women's and Children's Hospital (NWCH) for antenatal care in early pregnancy (less than 20 weeks' gestation) from January 2013 and the enrollment will be ended in January 2023.
Jing, Ji, Zhangya, He, Pengfei, Qu, Jiayi, Gao, Wanyu, Zhang, Pei, Wu, Junxiang, Wei, Tianxiao, Zhang, Zheng Feei, Ma, Xiaoqin, Luo, Yang, Mi   +10 more
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Longitudinal Study of Determinants of Dependence in an Elderly Population

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2004
Objectives: To describe those factors, from the host of initial measures in ambulatory, independent older men and women, that were determinants of becoming dependent over an 8‐year follow‐up. Design: Initial measures in a cohort of ...
Donald H, Paterson, Devin, Govindasamy, Marjan, Vidmar, David A, Cunningham, John J, Koval   +4 more
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Rhinitis and onset of asthma: a longitudinal population-based study

The Lancet, 2008
A close relation between asthma and allergic rhinitis has been reported by several epidemiological and clinical studies. However, the nature of this relation remains unclear. We used the follow-up data from the European Community Respiratory Health Survey to investigate the onset of asthma in patients with allergic and non-allergic rhinitis during an 8.
Shaaban, Rafea, Zureik, Mahmoud, Soussan, David, Neukirch, Catherine, Heinrich, Joachim, Sunyer, Jordi, Wjst, Matthias, Cerveri, Isa, Pin, Isabelle, Bousquet, Jean, Jarvis, Deborah, Burney, Peter, Neukirch, Françoise, Leynaert, Bénédicte   +13 more
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Gait Characteristics and Cognitive Decline: A Longitudinal Population-Based Study

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 2019
Background: Gait impairments are emerging predictors of dementia. However, few studies have examined whether gait predicts decline in specific cognitive domains. Objective: This study aimed to determine whether gait speed or other gait characteristics were associated with decline in specific cognitive domains and the role of the ApoE4 genotype in ...
Oshadi, Jayakody, Monique, Breslin, Velandai K, Srikanth, Michele L, Callisaya   +3 more
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Goitrous Autoimmune Thyroiditis in a Pediatric Population: A Longitudinal Study

Pediatrics, 2008
BACKGROUND. Patients with autoimmune thyroiditis can present with thyroid function that varies from euthyroidism to frank hypothyroidism or occasionally hyperthyroidism. Although there is a risk of progression from the euthyroid or subclinical hypothyroid state to frank hypothyroidism, the rate of progression is not known.
Sripathy, Gopalakrishnan, Pradeep Kumar, Chugh, Mitrabasu, Chhillar, Vinod Kumar, Ambardar, Maheshwar, Sahoo, Rajan, Sankar   +5 more
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A Longitudinal Study of Schistosome Vector Snail Populations in Liberia

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1979
Seasonal changes in populations of Biomphalaria pfeifferi and Bulinus globosus were observed at 62 locations in Liberia, West Africa. All varieties of water in both urban and rural locations were sampled. A wet season decrease and dry season increase of B.
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Body evaluation and coital onset: A population-based longitudinal study

Body Image, 2011
This study examined the temporal relationship between body evaluation and coital onset. In a population-based longitudinal study, 1449 Norwegian girls and boys between 12 and 15 years of age were followed at 4 waves over a span of 13 years. Body evaluation was used in order to predict coital onset besides romantic appeal and psychological problems. For
Ingela Lundin, Kvalem, Tilmann, von Soest, Bente, Træen, Kjetil, Singsaas   +3 more
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Risk factors for subarachnoid hemorrhage in a longitudinal population study

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 1991
The known risk factors of atherosclerotic diseases may be involved in the development of a subarachnoid hemorrhage. We studied the morbidity and mortality due to subarachnoid hemorrhage among 42,862 men and women aged 20-69 years who had participated in a large health survey in Finland.
P, Knekt, A, Reunanen, K, Aho, M, Heliövaara, A, Rissanen, A, Aromaa, O, Impivaara   +6 more
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Pulmonary function of a firemen-diver population: a longitudinal study

European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology, 1994
Non smoking, male professional firemen-divers (n = 20) underwent two pulmonary function tests (PFT) separated by 8-9 years. Measured data were compared to European Coal Steel Community recommended reference values to permit cross-sectional and then longitudinal studies.
S, Bermon, J M, Lapoussière, C, Dolisi, J, Wolkiewiez, M, Gastaud   +4 more
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