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Estimating underdiagnosis of COVID-19 with nowcasting and machine learning

Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia, 2021
: Objective: To analyze the underdiagnosis of COVID-19 through nowcasting with machine learning in a Southern Brazilian capital city. Methods: Observational ecological design and data from 3916 notified cases of COVID-19 from April 14th to June 2nd ...
Leandro Pereira Garcia, André Vinícius Gonçalves, Matheus Pacheco Andrade, Lucas Alexandre Pedebôs, Ana Cristina Vidor, Roberto Zaina, Ana Luiza Curi Hallal, Graziela de Luca Canto, Jefferson Traebert, Gustavo Medeiros de Araújo, Fernanda Vargas Amaral   +10 more
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Incidence Trends of Cancer in Morocco: The Tale of the Oncological Center of Marrakech (Morocco) over 8 Years

Journal of Cancer Epidemiology, Volume 2022, Issue 1, 2022., 2022
Background. Determining cancer incidence and mortality is a key factor in the implementation of health policies and cancer prevention strategies. This report aims to describe the trends of cancer incidence in a single referral oncology department from the Marrakech region (Morocco). Material and Methods.
Rhizlane Belbaraka, Nada Benhima, Ahmed Laatabi, Mohammed El Fadli, Ismail Essâdi, Eleanor Kane   +5 more
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Disseminated intravascular coagulation diagnosis: Positive predictive value of the ISTH score in a Danish population

Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Volume 5, Issue 8, December 2021., 2021
Abstract Background The diagnostic accuracy of the ISTH’s disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) score remains to be investigated in contemporary patient populations. Objective To examine the positive predictive value (PPV) of an ISTH DIC score ≥5 for identifying patients with overt DIC in a Danish hospital laboratory information system database.
Julie Brogaard Larsen, Mathies Appel Aggerbeck, Asger Granfeldt, Morten Schmidt, Anne‐Mette Hvas, Kasper Adelborg   +5 more
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Son Preference, Gender Discrimination, and Missing Girls in Rural Spain, 1750–1950

Population and Development Review, Volume 47, Issue 3, Page 665-689, September 2021., 2021
Abstract Relying on longitudinal microdata from a Spanish rural region between 1750 and 1950 (almost 35,000 life courses), this article provides evidence that discriminatory practices affected sex‐specific mortality during infancy and childhood. Although it is likely that families also discriminated against girls during the first year of life, female ...
Francisco J. Marco‐Gracia, Francisco J. Beltrán Tapia   +1 more
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Patients receiving a high burden of antibiotics in the community in Spain: a cross‐sectional study

Pharmacology Research &Perspectives, Volume 9, Issue 1, February 2021., 2021
Patients receiving a high burden of antibiotics in the community in Spain. Abstract Some patients in the community receive a high burden of antibiotics. We aimed at describing the characteristics of these patients, antibiotics used, and conditions for which they received antibiotics. We carried out a cross‐sectional study.
Rocío Fernández‐Urrusuno, Carmen Marina Meseguer Barros, Sonia Anaya‐Ordóñez, Yolanda Borrego Izquierdo, María Jesús Lallana‐Álvarez, Rosa Madridejos, Esther Marco Tejón, Raquel Prieto Sánchez, Olatz Pérez Rodríguez, María García Gil, Belén Escudero Vilaplana, Genma M. Silva Riádigos, M. Sagrario Pardo López‐Fando, Vicente Olmo Quintana, M. Belén Pina Gadea, Angel García Alvarez, M. Llüisa Sastre Martorell, Jorge I. Jiménez Arce, Rafael Aguilella Vizcaíno, Joaquín Pérez Martín, Natalia Alzueta Isturiz, on behalf of the Infectious Diseases SEFAP team   +21 more
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Epidemiological Trends of Head and Neck Cancer: A Population‐Based Study

BioMed Research International, Volume 2021, Issue 1, 2021., 2021
Background. Over the past decades, lots of advance have occurred in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of head and neck cancer (HNC). However, the contemporaneous incidence and survival trends, on the basis of population‐based registry, have not been reported. Methods.
Kangwen Guo, Weiliang Xiao, Xinggui Chen, Zhenying Zhao, Yuanxiong Lin, Ge Chen, Xianbin Cai   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Consulate underregistration: Magnitudes and effects on Spanish emigration statistics [PDF]

, 2014
El subregistro consular representa uno de los principales problemas para la adecuada observación y medición estadística de la emigración española actual.
Hidalgo-Capitán, Antonio Luis, Juan Manuel Romero-Valiente, Romero-Valiente, Juan Manuel, Romero Valiente, Juan Manuel, Hidalgo Capitán, Antonio Luis, Antonio Luis Hidalgo-Capitán   +5 more
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Underregistration of neonatal deaths: an empirical study of the accuracy of infantile vital statistics in Taiwan. [PDF]

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 1998
STUDY OBJECTIVE: The accuracy of the official statistic on infant deaths in Taiwan has been questioned. This study aimed to survey infant deaths nationwide, to measure associated vital statistics, and compare them with the official statistics to assess accuracy.
Chen, LM, Sun, CA, Wu, DM, Shen, MH, Lee, WC   +4 more
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Análise dos registros de leishmaniose visceral pelo método de captura-recaptura Analysis of visceral leishmaniasis reports by the capture-recapture method

Revista de Saúde Pública, 2007
OBJETIVO: Analisar o número de casos, óbitos, incidência e letalidade e estimar a subnotificação da leishmaniose visceral, bem como a cobertura dos sistemas nacionais de informações.
Ana Nilce Silveira Maia-Elkhoury, Eduardo Hage Carmo, Marcia Leite Sousa-Gomes, Eduardo Mota   +3 more
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Heart failure in the information:Age data-driven strategies for personalised medicine in primary care [PDF]

This thesis addresses improving heart failure (HF) diagnosis in primary care, focusing on the role of general practitioners (GPs) in the Netherlands.
De Clercq, L.
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