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Cohort Studies: Prospective versus Retrospective [PDF]

Nephron Clinical Practice, 2009
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.
Carmine Zoccali, Kitty J Jager, Friedo W. Dekker, Anne M. Euser   +3 more
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Outcomes following laminoplasty or laminectomy and fusion in patients with myelopathy caused by ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament: A systematic review [PDF]

, 2016
Study Design Systematic review. Objective To compare laminoplasty versus laminectomy and fusion in patients with cervical myelopathy caused by OPLL. Methods A systematic review was conducted using PubMed/Medline, Cochrane database, and Google scholar of ...
Limthongkul, Worawat, Riew, K. Daniel, Singhatanadgige, Weerasak, Valone, Frank, III, Yingsakmongkol, Wicharn   +4 more
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There is no age limit for methadone: a retrospective cohort study [PDF]

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2011
Data from the US indicates that methadone-maintained populations are aging, with an increase of patients aged 50 or older. Data from European methadone populations is sparse. This retrospective cohort study sought to evaluate the age trends and related developments in the methadone population of Basel-City, Switzerland.The study included methadone ...
Dürsteler-MacFarland, Kenneth M., Vogel, Marc, Wiesbeck, Gerhard A., Petitjean, Sylvie A.   +3 more
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a retrospective cohort study [PDF]

, 2015
Background Metastasis of colorectal cancer (CRC) is directly linked to patient survival. We previously identified the novel gene Metastasis Associated in Colon Cancer 1 (MACC1) in CRC and demonstrated its importance as metastasis inducer and prognostic ...
Herrmann, Pia, Karamitopoulou, Eva, Koelzer, Viktor H., Lugli, Alessandro, Stein, Ulrike, Zlobec, Inti   +5 more
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Brucellosis in Qatar: A retrospective cohort study

Qatar Medical Journal, 2014
Background:We conducted a retrospective cohort study to evaluate the clinical manifestations, laboratory findings, complications and treatment of brucellosis in the State of Qatar.Methods:The medical records of patients in Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar were reviewed from January 2000 to December 2006.
Walid Ibrahim, Mohamed Yahya Mohamed, Ali Rahil, Muftah Othman   +3 more
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Breast feeding practices and views among diabetic women: a retrospective cohort study [PDF]

, 2007
Objective: to explore the pattern and experiences of breast-feeding practices among diabetic women. Design: retrospective cohort study using maternal records and postal questionnaires in a Baby-Friendly hospital. Participants: diabetic mothers including
Dickinson, F. M., Kalk, J., Payne, K., Soltani, H.   +3 more
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Tuberculosis and homelessness in Montreal: a retrospective cohort study [PDF]

BMC Public Health, 2011
Abstract Background Montreal is Canada's second-largest city, where mean annual tuberculosis (TB) incidence from 1996 to 2007 was 8.9/100,000. The objectives of this study were to describe the epidemiology of TB among homeless persons in Montreal and assess patterns of transmission and sharing of key locations.
Fiona McIntosh, Carmine Rossi, Paul Rivest, Jason Tan de Bibiana, Alice Zwerling, Dick Menzies, Louise Thibert, Marcel A. Behr, Marcel A. Behr, Kevin Schwartzman   +9 more
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Gestational age at delivery and special educational need: retrospective cohort study of 407,503 schoolchildren [PDF]

, 2010
<STRONG>Background</STRONG> Previous studies have demonstrated an association between preterm delivery and increased risk of special educational need (SEN).
A Brady, AL Rickards, AT Bhutta, BE Stephens, CM McCarton, D Wolke, Daniel F. MacKay, G Wiener, Gordon C. S. Smith, I Kirkegaard, J Briscoe, J Cuzick, Jill P. Pell, LA Foulder-Hughes, M Lagerstrom, M Ornstein, MG Eide, MJ Davidoff, P Royston, PJ Anderson, RG Record, Richard Dobbie, S Campbell, S Yang, SK Cole, Tze Kin Lau   +25 more
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Hypertension in older patients, a retrospective cohort study [PDF]

BMC Geriatrics, 2016
It is unknown to what extent General Practitioners (GPs) manage hypertension (HT) differently in older patients, as compared to younger age groups. The purpose of our study was to compare HT management in older patients to younger age groups.We performed a retrospective cohort study of patients of 159 GP's practices in the Integrated Primary Care ...
P.W. Moorman, M. A. J. de Ridder, C. G. H. Blok, Katia M.C. Verhamme   +3 more
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Risk of suicide during treatment with venlafaxine, italopram, fluoxetine, and dothiepin : retrospective cohort study [PDF]

, 2006
Objective To compare the risk of suicide in adults usingthe antidepressant venlafaxine compared with citalopram, fluoxetine, and dothiepin. Design Retrospective cohort study. Setting UK General Practice Research Database. Participants 219 088 patients,
Andrews, Elizabeth, Mines, Daniel, Roskell, Neil, Rubino, Annalisa, Tennis, Pat, Weich, Scott   +5 more
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