Case definition
Sensitivity and Specificity of the CDC Empirical Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Case Definition
... empirical case definition standards, severe fa- tigue was defined as greater than or equal to 13 on Gen- eral Fatigue or greater than or equal to ten on Reduced ...
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Validation of a case definition to define chronic dialysis using outpatient administrative data
... Basic descriptive statistics were used to describe demo- graphic features and comorbidities for the overall cohort, the NARP/SARP dialysis cohort. Table 2 out- lines the analytic framework adopted. We subsequently ...
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Clinical malaria case definition and malaria attributable fraction in the highlands of western Kenya
... clinical definition of the disease, which is still a challenge due to lack of distinct malaria specific clinical ...Malaria case definitions for interventions differ from those used in clinical care in that ...
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Maternal mortality in rural South Africa: the impact of case definition on levels and trends
... Results: The case definition had a major impact on levels and trends in maternal mortality. The obstetric mortality ratio averaged 185 per 100,000 live births over the period (60 deaths), whereas the ...
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Biomarker validation of a new case definition of menstrual cycle-associated syndrome (MCAS)
... different case definitions using biomarkers of the menstrual ...that case definition 11 ...the case definitions of PeriMS and MCAS, but not ACOG or PMS, were externally validated by lower ...
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Localized aggressive periodontitis: case definition, diagnostic criteria and treatment options
... destruction and presence of bacteria like P.g, A.a, and Tannerella forsythia are detected in plaque (Novak, 2006). Two kinds of gingival responses are seen in Aggressive periodontitis (AP) patients. First response is ...
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Influence of case definition on incidence and outcome of acute coronary syndromes
... wards. Case records were reviewed to verify the medical diagnosis, use of loop diuretics and serum concentrations of troponin T (TnT); results of imaging tests were obtained whenever available and treatment at ...
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Age and gender differences in disabling foot pain using different definitions of the Manchester Foot Pain and Disability Index
... different case definitions of the MFPDI and for each of the individual MFPDI items, in order to determine the most appropriate use of this tool in a population-based sample of people aged 18 years and ...original ...
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Distal symmetric polyneuropathy: A definition for clinical researchReport of the American Academy of Neurology, the American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine, and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
... a case definition of distal symmetric polyneuropathy to standardize and facilitate clinical research and epidemiologic ...of case definitions was rank ordered by likelihood of ...of case ...
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Evaluation of Four Commercially Available Rapid Serologic Tests for Diagnosis of Leptospirosis
... Four rapid tests for the serologic diagnosis of leptospirosis were evaluated, and the performance of each was compared with that of the current standard, the microscopic agglutination test (MAT). The four rapid tests ...
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How well do ICD 9 physician claim diagnostic codes identify confirmed pertussis cases in Alberta, Canada? A Canadian Immunization Research Network (CIRN) Study
... Alberta case definition (which includes persons who are “epide- miologically linked to a laboratory-confirmed case with compatible cough illness for which there is no other known cause”) are ...
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Diphtheria and the respiratory system: Lessons from 2015 Outbreak
... former Soviet Union, children aged 1 - 4 years were the most at risk. Children living in low-income urban areas with difficult access to vaccination were affected. The main factor in the outbreak was a low vaccine ...
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Green's Like Relations on Algebras and Varieties
... next definition for the analogous relation in the term clone ...our definition of Green’s relations L and R on clone τ, to relations with respect to varieties of type ...
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Evaluation of Spatial Complexity Metrics of Object Oriented Software
... Abstract: - Spatial complexity plays an important role in developing the maintainable software. One of the important activities of the maintenance phase is to understand the source code first, and if any changes are ...
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Collecting Attorneys' Fees Under the Lanham Act: The Shifting Definition of an "Exceptional Case"
... Riverlight is an excellent example of the intersection between ethics and case prosecution, particularly in the type of case where a court can grant fees. Practitioners should be wary of answering Lanham ...
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Optimal cut-point definition in biomarkers: the case of censored failure time outcome
... the case of censored failure time outcome is of interest when we are in the presence of a biomarker, measured at baseline, used to identify whether there will be the development, or not, of some disease condition ...
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The definition of sarcopenia
... exclusive definition of osteoporosis, which was instrumental in developing clinical protocols for early diagnosis and tailored ...proper definition is the necessary base for clinical diagnosis and ...
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The Definition of Atheism
... [37] A third element of the atheist position is the psychological attitude of the atheist himself: atheism is considered to be an intellectual and explicit choice. I hinted on this matter above in discussing the thesis ...
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Definition of a Company
... Prepare the income statement and statement of financial position of a limited liability company.... Definition of a Company.[r] ...
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Definition of a Company
... Prepare the income statement and statement of financial position of a limited liability company.. Prepare the income statement and statement of financial position of a limited liabilit[r] ...
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