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The prospective GermanVasc cohort study [PDF]
Summary: Background: Previous observational studies reported a wide variation and possible room for improvement in the treatment of patients suffering from symptomatic peripheral artery disease (PAD). Yet, systematic assessment of everyday clinical practice is lacking.
Artur Kotov +11 more
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The use of well characterized osteoarthritis cohorts is mandatory for the study and knowledge of this disease. Currently, there is no prospective cohort in this pathology in Spain. The objective of this work is to describe the first osteoarthritis cohort in Spain, PROCOAC (Cohort PROspectiva de A Coruña).The Unit of Rheumatology of the University ...
Oreiro Villar, Natividad +7 more
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Cohort Studies: Prospective versus Retrospective [PDF]
Cohort studies form a suitable study design to assess associations between multiple exposures on the one hand and multiple outcomes on the other hand. They are especially appropriate to study rare exposures or exposures for which randomization is not possible for practical or ethical reasons.
Euser, Anne M. +3 more
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The Ibadan Pregnancy Cohort Study (IbPCS), a Prospective Cohort Study Protocol
Maternal obesity is a neglected public health challenge in Nigeria, even though it's associated with adverse metabolic, pregnancy, postpartum outcomes and future risk of non-communicable diseases. The Ibadan Pregnancy Cohort Study (IbPCS) investigates maternal obesity, lifestyle factors and the associated pregnancy and postpartum outcomes in Ibadan ...
Adeoye, I.A +2 more
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Catatonic Schizophrenia: A Cohort Prospective Study [PDF]
In the 20th century, catatonia was usually deemed a subtype of schizophrenia. Recently, the nature and classification of catatonia are being reconsidered. This study is the first to describe catatonia using prospectively collected data and to examine how catatonic schizophrenia differs from, or resembles, other types of schizophrenia.Data were analyzed
Karine, Kleinhaus +7 more
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Finnish Retirement and Aging Study: a prospective cohort study
Purpose The Finnish Retirement and Aging (FIREA) Study was set up to study changes in health behavioural and cardiometabolic risk factors across retirement transition, and to examine the long-term consequences of work and retirement on health and functioning with advancing age.
Stenholm, Sari +6 more
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Morbidity in expatriates—a prospective cohort study [PDF]
Expatriates comprise an important, but rarely studied subset of international travellers. This study was performed to assess the incidence of health events in an expatriate group and to evaluate factors affecting this incidence.A cohort of 2020 Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) staff and partners living abroad were followed-up over 1 year. The main
Patel, D +4 more
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Rilpivirine use in the Swiss HIV cohort study: a prospective cohort study [PDF]
Rilpivirine is safe and effective in HIV-naïve patients with low baseline HIV-RNA or in switch strategy. It offers the advantages of few drug-drug interactions and a favourable toxicity profile. We aimed to determine the reasons for prescribing the rilpivirine (RPV)/tenofovir disoproxil (TDF)/emtricitabine (FTC) co-formulation within the Swiss HIV ...
Delphine Sculier +9 more
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Prospective Cohort Studies [PDF]
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Aldosterone and Refractory Hypertension: A Prospective Cohort Study [PDF]
Resistant hypertension is common in clinical practice. The aim of our study was to evaluate inappropriate aldosterone activity in causing resistance to antihypertensive therapy.Among the patients consecutively evaluated for the first time between 1995 and 2001, we selected all those (n = 157) with an aldosterone-to-renin ratio (ARR) >or=25 (ng/dL)/(ng ...
SARTORI M +9 more
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