Ethical Dilemmas in Sampling - Journal of Social Work Values and
... theoretical basis for statistical inference. Only information about a sample can be described. However, although random sampling for representativeness minimizes systematic error, sampling biases still can occur for the following reasons: ...
... theoretical basis for statistical inference. Only information about a sample can be described. However, although random sampling for representativeness minimizes systematic error, sampling biases still can occur for the following reasons: ...
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... Two exacerbations or more within the last year or an FEV1 < 50 % of predicted value are indicators of high risk. Hospitalization for a COPD exacerbation associated with increased risk of death. © 2015 Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease ...
... Two exacerbations or more within the last year or an FEV1 < 50 % of predicted value are indicators of high risk. Hospitalization for a COPD exacerbation associated with increased risk of death. © 2015 Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease ...
Longitudinal assessment in COPD patients: multidimensional variability and outcomes
... In the studies evaluating lung function, the annual decline has been expressed as a mean value for groups or as a change calculated from individual FEV1 slopes [3]. However, many authors, including FLETCHER and PETO [6], noticed irregular patterns with wide swings in FEV1 that are not expressed in t ...
... In the studies evaluating lung function, the annual decline has been expressed as a mean value for groups or as a change calculated from individual FEV1 slopes [3]. However, many authors, including FLETCHER and PETO [6], noticed irregular patterns with wide swings in FEV1 that are not expressed in t ...
Promoting safety of medicines for children
... medicines from acquaintances, relatives and unregistered vendors who have little or no health-care training. In these countries, prescription medicines may often be acquired without a prescription from markets and chemist’s shops. The resulting self-medication, unsupervised by any health professiona ...
... medicines from acquaintances, relatives and unregistered vendors who have little or no health-care training. In these countries, prescription medicines may often be acquired without a prescription from markets and chemist’s shops. The resulting self-medication, unsupervised by any health professiona ...
Meta-analysis of clinical trials as a scientific discipline. II: Replicate
... such as different trials included, different policies regarding the inclusion of non-randomized and unpublished trials, and different statistical methodologies, were not obvious causes of differing conclusions. Further work in this area should include multivariate analyses in order to explore possib ...
... such as different trials included, different policies regarding the inclusion of non-randomized and unpublished trials, and different statistical methodologies, were not obvious causes of differing conclusions. Further work in this area should include multivariate analyses in order to explore possib ...
TB-Model-of-Care-v0 - London Health Programmes
... helping people to understand their risk of developing the disease, improving their ability to spot early symptoms and letting them know how to seek help. It recommends a proactive programme of awareness-raising among communities known to experience higher rates of the disease, including those with c ...
... helping people to understand their risk of developing the disease, improving their ability to spot early symptoms and letting them know how to seek help. It recommends a proactive programme of awareness-raising among communities known to experience higher rates of the disease, including those with c ...
HRT: An overview of the risks of Hormone Replacement Therapy
... effect of HRT on breast cancer. They had two groups: those taking combined HRT and those taking a placebo. The number of cases of breast cancer was 245 out of 8,506 women taking the combined pill, and 185 out of 8,102 taking the placebo. The “relative risk” is the ratio of the probabilities of devel ...
... effect of HRT on breast cancer. They had two groups: those taking combined HRT and those taking a placebo. The number of cases of breast cancer was 245 out of 8,506 women taking the combined pill, and 185 out of 8,102 taking the placebo. The “relative risk” is the ratio of the probabilities of devel ...
A Tuberculosis Guide for Specialist Physicians
... What is the ideal drug to add to isoniazid, rifampicin, and pyrazinamide in the initial phase? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Can the drugs be administered only 2 to 3 times a week? Intermittent treatments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
... What is the ideal drug to add to isoniazid, rifampicin, and pyrazinamide in the initial phase? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Can the drugs be administered only 2 to 3 times a week? Intermittent treatments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Mortality and Morbidity in Patients with Addison`s Disease
... This thesis is based on studies with the main objective of studying mortality and morbidity in patients with AD receiving long-term GC replacement therapy. In a large nation-wide register-based study patients with AD had a more than two-fold higher mortality rate than the general population which wa ...
... This thesis is based on studies with the main objective of studying mortality and morbidity in patients with AD receiving long-term GC replacement therapy. In a large nation-wide register-based study patients with AD had a more than two-fold higher mortality rate than the general population which wa ...
Sickle Cell Disease Pain Management in Adolescents
... caring for a SCD client in a VOC pain crisis. • A written clinical protocol would serve as a tool for the initial client assessment and reassessment in which prompt safe analgesia administration can be administered in a SCD VOC pain episode. • The best practice guidelines for SCD clients with VOC pa ...
... caring for a SCD client in a VOC pain crisis. • A written clinical protocol would serve as a tool for the initial client assessment and reassessment in which prompt safe analgesia administration can be administered in a SCD VOC pain episode. • The best practice guidelines for SCD clients with VOC pa ...
Spirometry - American Academy of Family Physicians
... Concerns that family physicians will not perform quality testing and overdiagnose people with obstructive lung disease Imperative that patients be coached on robust, forced ...
... Concerns that family physicians will not perform quality testing and overdiagnose people with obstructive lung disease Imperative that patients be coached on robust, forced ...
WAO White Book on Allergy: Executive Summary
... countries. These diseases include asthma; rhinitis; anaphylaxis; drug, food, and insect allergy; eczema; and urticaria (hives) and angioedema. This increase is especially problematic in children, who are bearing the greatest burden of the rising trend which has occurred over the last two decades. In ...
... countries. These diseases include asthma; rhinitis; anaphylaxis; drug, food, and insect allergy; eczema; and urticaria (hives) and angioedema. This increase is especially problematic in children, who are bearing the greatest burden of the rising trend which has occurred over the last two decades. In ...
Standard Consent Language: Biomedical
... Individuals with HIV/AIDS can adopt safe practices to protect uninfected and infected people in their lives from becoming infected or being infected themselves with different strains of HIV. The law protects the confidentiality of HIV test results and other related information. The law prohibi ...
... Individuals with HIV/AIDS can adopt safe practices to protect uninfected and infected people in their lives from becoming infected or being infected themselves with different strains of HIV. The law protects the confidentiality of HIV test results and other related information. The law prohibi ...
featuring laila ali
... model for today’s healthy, on-the-go woman and of course, women in the veterinary profession. The youngest daughter of Veronica Porsche Anderson and of the legendary Muhammad Ali, she is a strong, intelligent woman, daughter and wife. Equally as important, Laila possesses a unique blend of personali ...
... model for today’s healthy, on-the-go woman and of course, women in the veterinary profession. The youngest daughter of Veronica Porsche Anderson and of the legendary Muhammad Ali, she is a strong, intelligent woman, daughter and wife. Equally as important, Laila possesses a unique blend of personali ...
Pulmonary Conditions
... Chronic bronchitis is an inflammation or irritation of the airways in the lungs which is associated with: Scarring or fibrosis of the walls of the ...
... Chronic bronchitis is an inflammation or irritation of the airways in the lungs which is associated with: Scarring or fibrosis of the walls of the ...
Task force on chronic interstitial lung disease in immunocompetent children A. Clement
... ILD in 78 children. In patients who underwent lung biopsy, the technique of choice was open lung biopsy (OLB), mainly in the younger age group [9]. Based on the results of patient history and presentation, noninvasive tests, and in some situations of lung biopsy, a diagnosis was made in 177 cases. F ...
... ILD in 78 children. In patients who underwent lung biopsy, the technique of choice was open lung biopsy (OLB), mainly in the younger age group [9]. Based on the results of patient history and presentation, noninvasive tests, and in some situations of lung biopsy, a diagnosis was made in 177 cases. F ...
- Sacramento - California State University
... can my needs be accommodated so I can be successful at my desired vocational goal? The current ILP services provided by VR&E to Veterans diagnosed with progressive neuromuscular disorders do not provide a clear, multidimensional analysis of what may be expected during the progressive stages in the d ...
... can my needs be accommodated so I can be successful at my desired vocational goal? The current ILP services provided by VR&E to Veterans diagnosed with progressive neuromuscular disorders do not provide a clear, multidimensional analysis of what may be expected during the progressive stages in the d ...
TYPE 2 DIABETES IN CHILDHOOD: BUILDING A PLATFORM
... illness or death. This knowledge on outcome and management is vital not just for counselling individual patients, but for planning for utilisation of many adult services including renal dialysis, ophthalmic, and vascular surgery services. In adults, there is a strong association between level of hyp ...
... illness or death. This knowledge on outcome and management is vital not just for counselling individual patients, but for planning for utilisation of many adult services including renal dialysis, ophthalmic, and vascular surgery services. In adults, there is a strong association between level of hyp ...
Respiratory
... Smoking cessation, exercise, nutrition, obesity Preventative medicine: Influenza vaccination, pneumococcal vaccination Acute exacerbations: Antibiotics if infective exacerbation May require hospitalization ...
... Smoking cessation, exercise, nutrition, obesity Preventative medicine: Influenza vaccination, pneumococcal vaccination Acute exacerbations: Antibiotics if infective exacerbation May require hospitalization ...
Surveillance of work-related infectious diseases
... diseases. As commissioned by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment (SZW), each year the data from the Osiris and NCvB registers are analysed. SZW aims to increase the knowledge base on work-related infectious diseases and share this with employers, employees and occupational health professio ...
... diseases. As commissioned by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment (SZW), each year the data from the Osiris and NCvB registers are analysed. SZW aims to increase the knowledge base on work-related infectious diseases and share this with employers, employees and occupational health professio ...
Mitochondrial Disease
... Mitochondria are the only cellular organelles known to have their own DNA (mitochondrial DNA or mtDNA), distinct from the nuclear DNA ...
... Mitochondria are the only cellular organelles known to have their own DNA (mitochondrial DNA or mtDNA), distinct from the nuclear DNA ...
Informed consent in the psychosis prodrome: ethical, procedural and cultural considerations
... tested to identify subjects with an increased risk of developing psychosis within a relatively short period of time [5,6]. Converging evidence shows that individuals at high clinical risk for psychosis who present with subthreshold and attenuated psychotic symptoms and signs have an enhanced liabili ...
... tested to identify subjects with an increased risk of developing psychosis within a relatively short period of time [5,6]. Converging evidence shows that individuals at high clinical risk for psychosis who present with subthreshold and attenuated psychotic symptoms and signs have an enhanced liabili ...
Guide to MLD - Society for Mucopolysaccharide Diseases
... is confirmed by biochemical tests. The doctor may ask for a sample of blood from your affected child so that the diagnosis can be confirmed. Two blood tests are generally carried out to confirm the diagnosis of MLD. The first test assesses the level of arylsulfatase A enzyme activity in the blood an ...
... is confirmed by biochemical tests. The doctor may ask for a sample of blood from your affected child so that the diagnosis can be confirmed. Two blood tests are generally carried out to confirm the diagnosis of MLD. The first test assesses the level of arylsulfatase A enzyme activity in the blood an ...
Implications of Utilization Shifts on Medical-Care Price Measurement September 23, 2013
... potential shortcomings in the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) health-care price measures, those assessments are in fact incomplete. When measuring service prices, the prior literature has used an encounter-based measure (i.e., a measure based on expenditure per encounter), while the prices reported ...
... potential shortcomings in the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) health-care price measures, those assessments are in fact incomplete. When measuring service prices, the prior literature has used an encounter-based measure (i.e., a measure based on expenditure per encounter), while the prices reported ...
Diagnosis and Treatment of Diffuse Interstitial Lung Diseases
... duration of any exposure should be noted. All work activities should be recorded in chronological order. – Drug history. Drugs are a not uncommon cause of DILD. Consequently, all current and past medications taken by the patient should be noted, including details of ...
... duration of any exposure should be noted. All work activities should be recorded in chronological order. – Drug history. Drugs are a not uncommon cause of DILD. Consequently, all current and past medications taken by the patient should be noted, including details of ...
Epidemiology
Epidemiology is the study of the patterns, causes, and effects of health and disease conditions in defined populations. It is the cornerstone of public health, and shapes policy decisions and evidence-based practice by identifying risk factors for disease and targets for preventive healthcare. Epidemiologists help with study design, collection, and statistical analysis of data, and interpretation and dissemination of results (including peer review and occasional systematic review). Epidemiology has helped develop methodology used in clinical research, public health studies, and, to a lesser extent, basic research in the biological sciences.Major areas of epidemiological study include disease etiology, transmission, outbreak investigation, disease surveillance and screening, biomonitoring, and comparisons of treatment effects such as in clinical trials. Epidemiologists rely on other scientific disciplines like biology to better understand disease processes, statistics to make efficient use of the data and draw appropriate conclusions, social sciences to understand proximate and distal causes better, and engineering for exposure assessment.