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Review Article
Epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of polycystic ovary syndrome
Susan M Sirmans & Kristen A Pate
Pages: 1-13
Published online: 18 Dec 2013
AbstractforEpidemiology, diagnosis, and management of polycystic ovary syndrome | Full Text | References | PDF (257.5 KB)
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A prospective study of statin use and mortality among 67,385 blacks and whites in the Southeastern United States
Loren Lipworth, Sergio Fazio, Edmond K Kabagambe, Heather M Munro, Victor C Nwazue, Robert E Tarone, Joseph K McLaughlin, William J Blot & Uchechukwu KA Sampson
Pages: 15-25
Published online: 19 Dec 2013
AbstractforA prospective study of statin use and mortality among 67,385 blacks and whites in the Southeastern United States | Full Text | References | PDF (318.9 KB)
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Registration of acute stroke: validity in the Danish Stroke Registry and the Danish National Registry of Patients
Cathrine Wildenschild, Frank Mehnert, Reimar Wernich Thomsen, Helle Klingenberg Iversen, Karsten Vestergaard, Annette Ingeman & Søren Paaske Johnsen
Pages: 27-36
Published online: 23 Dec 2013
AbstractforRegistration of acute stroke: validity in the Danish Stroke Registry and the Danish National Registry of Patients | Full Text | References | PDF (268.8 KB)
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Clinical epidemiology of Alzheimer’s disease: assessing sex and gender differences
Michelle M Mielke, Prashanthi Vemuri & Walter A Rocca
Pages: 37-48
Published online: 08 Jan 2014
AbstractforClinical epidemiology of Alzheimer’s disease: assessing sex and gender differences | Full Text | References | PDF (252.4 KB)
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SVR12 is higher than SVR24 in treatment-naïve hepatitis C genotype 1 patients treated with peginterferon plus ribavirin
Kristian Thorlund, Eric Druyts & Edward J Mills
Pages: 49-58
Published online: 15 Jan 2014
AbstractforSVR12 is higher than SVR24 in treatment-naïve hepatitis C genotype 1 patients treated with peginterferon plus ribavirin | Full Text | References | PDF (649.9 KB)
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Causal diagrams and the logic of matched case-control studies [Corrigendum]
Page: 59
Published online: 22 Jan 2014
CitationforCausal diagrams and the logic of matched case-control studies [Corrigendum] | Full Text | PDF (122.7 KB)
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Patient-reported health as a prognostic factor for adverse events following percutaneous coronary intervention
Karin Biering, Hans Erik Bøtker, Troels Niemann & Niels Henrik Hjollund
Pages: 61-70
Published online: 30 Jan 2014
AbstractforPatient-reported health as a prognostic factor for adverse events following percutaneous coronary intervention | Full Text | References | PDF (336.8 KB)
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The epidemiology of irritable bowel syndrome
Caroline Canavan, Joe West & Timothy Card
Pages: 71-80
Published online: 04 Feb 2014
AbstractforThe epidemiology of irritable bowel syndrome | Full Text | References | PDF (655.5 KB)
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Self-reported knowledge and awareness about blood pressure and hypertension: a cross-sectional study of a random sample of men and women aged 60–74 years
Ina Qvist, Marie D Thomsen, Jes S Lindholt, Hans Ibsen, Jeroen ML Hendriks & Lars Frost
Pages: 81-87
Published online: 15 Feb 2014
AbstractforSelf-reported knowledge and awareness about blood pressure and hypertension: a cross-sectional study of a random sample of men and women aged 60–74 years | Full Text | References | PDF (228.5 KB)
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The epidemiology of eating disorders: genetic, environmental, and societal factors
Deborah Mitchison & Phillipa J Hay
Pages: 89-97
Published online: 17 Feb 2014
AbstractforThe epidemiology of eating disorders: genetic, environmental, and societal factors | Full Text | References | PDF (316.8 KB)
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Gallbladder cancer: epidemiology and outcome
Rajveer Hundal & Eldon A Shaffer
Pages: 99-109
Published online: 07 Mar 2014
AbstractforGallbladder cancer: epidemiology and outcome | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis: epidemiology and management
Alberto Matteelli, Alberto Roggi & Anna CC Carvalho
Pages: 111-118
Published online: 01 Apr 2014
AbstractforExtensively drug-resistant tuberculosis: epidemiology and management | Full Text | References | PDF (196.8 KB)
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Epidemiology of yaws: an update
Walter M Kazadi, Kingsley B Asiedu, Nsiire Agana & Oriol Mitjà
Pages: 119-128
Published online: 13 Dec 2022
AbstractforEpidemiology of yaws: an update | Full Text | References | PDF (740.5 KB)
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Methodology

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Existing data sources for clinical epidemiology: Aarhus University Clinical Trial Candidate Database, Denmark
Helene Nørrelund, Wiktor Mazin & Lars Pedersen
Pages: 129-135
Published online: 08 Apr 2014
AbstractforExisting data sources for clinical epidemiology: Aarhus University Clinical Trial Candidate Database, Denmark | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Cigarette smoking and colorectal cancer mortality among 602,242 Norwegian males and females
Ranjan Parajuli, Eivind Bjerkaas, Aage Tverdal, Loïc Le Marchand, Elisabete Weiderpass & Inger T Gram
Pages: 137-145
Published online: 07 Apr 2014
AbstractforCigarette smoking and colorectal cancer mortality among 602,242 Norwegian males and females | Full Text | References | PDF (330.5 KB)
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Epidemiology of visceral leishmaniasis
Paul D Ready
Pages: 147-154
Published online: 03 May 2014
AbstractforEpidemiology of visceral leishmaniasis | Full Text | References | PDF (223.1 KB)
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Potential of prescription registries to capture individual-level use of aspirin and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in Denmark: trends in utilization 1999–2012
Morten Schmidt, Jesper Hallas & Søren Friis
Pages: 155-168
Published online: 12 May 2014
AbstractforPotential of prescription registries to capture individual-level use of aspirin and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in Denmark: trends in utilization 1999–2012 | Full Text | References | PDF (677.9 KB)
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Cryptococcal meningitis: epidemiology and therapeutic options
Derek J Sloan & Victoria Parris
Pages: 169-182
Published online: 13 May 2014
AbstractforCryptococcal meningitis: epidemiology and therapeutic options | Full Text | References | PDF (711.6 KB)
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Hypothesis

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Latitude, sunshine, and human lactase phenotype distributions may contribute to geographic patterns of modern disease: the inflammatory bowel disease model
Andrew Szilagyi, Henry Leighton, Barry Burstein & Xiaoqing Xue
Pages: 183-198
Published online: 27 May 2014
AbstractforLatitude, sunshine, and human lactase phenotype distributions may contribute to geographic patterns of modern disease: the inflammatory bowel disease model | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB)
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The Copenhagen Primary Care Differential Count (CopDiff) database
Christen Lykkegaard Andersen, Volkert Dirk Siersma, Willy Karlslund, Hans Carl Hasselbalch, Peter Felding, Ole Weis Bjerrum & Niels de Fine Olivarius
Pages: 199-211
Published online: 12 Jun 2014
AbstractforThe Copenhagen Primary Care Differential Count (CopDiff) database | Full Text | References | PDF (633.6 KB)
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Review

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Epidemiology of atrial fibrillation: European perspective
Massimo Zoni-Berisso, Fabrizio Lercari, Tiziana Carazza & Stefano Domenicucci
Pages: 213-220
Published online: 16 Jun 2014
AbstractforEpidemiology of atrial fibrillation: European perspective | Full Text | References | PDF (316.2 KB)
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Methodology

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Methodological issues in the design of a rheumatoid arthritis activity score and its cut-offs
Olivier Collignon
Pages: 221-226
Published online: 10 Jul 2014
AbstractforMethodological issues in the design of a rheumatoid arthritis activity score and its cut-offs | Full Text | References | PDF (245.4 KB)
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Empirical comparison of four baseline covariate adjustment methods in analysis of continuous outcomes in randomized controlled trials
Shiyuan Zhang, James Paul, Manyat Nantha-Aree, Norman Buckley, Uswa Shahzad, Ji Cheng, Justin DeBeer, Mitchell Winemaker, David Wismer, Dinshaw Punthakee, Victoria Avram & Lehana Thabane
Pages: 227-235
Published online: 13 Dec 2022
AbstractforEmpirical comparison of four baseline covariate adjustment methods in analysis of continuous outcomes in randomized controlled trials | Full Text | References | PDF (297.7 KB)
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Existing data sources for clinical epidemiology: Danish Cancer in Primary Care cohort
Henry Jensen, Marie Louise Tørring, Mette Bach Larsen & Peter Vedsted
Pages: 237-246
Published online: 17 Jul 2014
AbstractforExisting data sources for clinical epidemiology: Danish Cancer in Primary Care cohort | Full Text | References | PDF (330.7 KB)
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The epidemiology of Sjögren’s syndrome
Ruchika Patel & Anupama Shahane
Pages: 247-255
Published online: 30 Jul 2014
AbstractforThe epidemiology of Sjögren’s syndrome | Full Text | References | PDF (261.3 KB)
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Epidemiology of human African trypanosomiasis
Jose R Franco, Pere P Simarro, Abdoulaye Diarra & Jean G Jannin
Pages: 257-275
Published online: 06 Aug 2014
AbstractforEpidemiology of human African trypanosomiasis | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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Chiang Mai University Health Worker Study aiming toward a better understanding of noncommunicable disease development in Thailand: methods and description of study population
Chaisiri Angkurawaranon, Anawat Wisetborisut, Wichuda Jiraporncharoen, Surinporn Likhitsathian, Ronnaphob Uaphanthasath, Patama Gomutbutra, Surin Jiraniramai, Chawin Lerssrimonkol, Apinun Aramrattanna, Pat Doyle & Dorothea Nitsch
Pages: 277-286
Published online: 13 Aug 2014
AbstractforChiang Mai University Health Worker Study aiming toward a better understanding of noncommunicable disease development in Thailand: methods and description of study population | Full Text | References | PDF (1,013.8 KB)
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Review Article
Disease burden evaluation of fall-related events in the elderly due to hypoglycemia and other diabetic complications: a clinical review
Usman H Malabu, Venkat N Vangaveti & Richard Lee Kennedy
Pages: 287-294
Published online: 14 Aug 2014
AbstractforDisease burden evaluation of fall-related events in the elderly due to hypoglycemia and other diabetic complications: a clinical review | Full Text | References | PDF (298.3 KB)
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Acromegaly according to the Danish National Registry of Patients: how valid are ICD diagnoses and how do patterns of registration affect the accuracy of registry data?
Jakob Dal, Nikolaj Skou, Eigil Husted Nielsen, Jens Otto Lunde Jørgensen & Lars Pedersen
Pages: 295-299
Published online: 13 Dec 2022
AbstractforAcromegaly according to the Danish National Registry of Patients: how valid are ICD diagnoses and how do patterns of registration affect the accuracy of registry data? | Full Text | References | PDF (190.3 KB)
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The Danish Collaborative Bacteraemia Network (DACOBAN) database
Kim Oren Gradel, Henrik Carl Schønheyder, Magnus Arpi, Jenny Dahl Knudsen, Christian Østergaard, Mette Søgaard & For the Danish Collaborative Bacteraemia Network (DACOBAN)
Pages: 301-308
Published online: 13 Dec 2022
AbstractforThe Danish Collaborative Bacteraemia Network (DACOBAN) database | Full Text | References | PDF (456.8 KB)
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Global prevalence and incidence of traumatic spinal cord injury
Anoushka Singh, Lindsay Tetreault, Suhkvinder Kalsi-Ryan, Aria Nouri & Michael G Fehlings
Pages: 309-331
Published online: 23 Sep 2014
AbstractforGlobal prevalence and incidence of traumatic spinal cord injury | Full Text | References | PDF (880.2 KB)
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Physician practicing preferences for conventional or homeopathic medicines in elderly subjects with musculoskeletal disorders in the EPI3-MSD cohort
Karine Danno, Clementine Joubert, Gerard Duru & Jean-Marie Vetel
Pages: 333-341
Published online: 26 Sep 2014
AbstractforPhysician practicing preferences for conventional or homeopathic medicines in elderly subjects with musculoskeletal disorders in the EPI3-MSD cohort | Full Text | References | PDF (304.5 KB)
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Relationship between physical performance and cognitive performance measures among community-dwelling older adults
Huiloo Won, Devinder Kaur Ajit Singh, Normah Che Din, Manal Badrasawi, Zahara Abdul Manaf, Sin Thien Tan, Chu Chiau Tai & Suzana Shahar
Pages: 343-350
Published online: 03 Oct 2014
AbstractforRelationship between physical performance and cognitive performance measures among community-dwelling older adults | Full Text | References | PDF (275.9 KB)
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Quality of venous thromboembolism diagnoses among prostate cancer patients in the Danish National Registry of Patients
Aska Drljevic, Michael Borre, Morten Høyer, Vera Ehrenstein & Mary Nguyen-Nielsen
Pages: 351-357
Published online: 04 Oct 2014
AbstractforQuality of venous thromboembolism diagnoses among prostate cancer patients in the Danish National Registry of Patients | Full Text | References | PDF (259.7 KB)
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Quality assessment of observational studies in a drug-safety systematic review, comparison of two tools: the Newcastle–Ottawa Scale and the RTI item bank
Andrea V Margulis, Manel Pladevall, Nuria Riera-Guardia, Cristina Varas-Lorenzo, Lorna Hazell, Nancy D Berkman, Meera Viswanathan & Susana Perez-Gutthann
Pages: 359-368
Published online: 10 Oct 2014
AbstractforQuality assessment of observational studies in a drug-safety systematic review, comparison of two tools: the Newcastle–Ottawa Scale and the RTI item bank | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB)
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Review

Review Article
Systemic AA amyloidosis: epidemiology, diagnosis, and management
Diego Real de Asúa, Ramón Costa, Jose María Galván, María Teresa Filigheddu, Davinia Trujillo & Julen Cadiñanos
Pages: 369-377
Published online: 29 Oct 2014
AbstractforSystemic AA amyloidosis: epidemiology, diagnosis, and management | Full Text | References | PDF (313 KB)
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Polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis – epidemiology and management approaches
Edward J Oberle, Julia G Harris & James W Verbsky
Pages: 379-393
Published online: 24 Oct 2014
AbstractforPolyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis – epidemiology and management approaches | Full Text | References | PDF (361.1 KB)
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Utilizing national patient-register data to control for comorbidity in prognostic studies
Yngvar Nilssen, Trond-Eirik Strand, Robert Wiik, Inger Johanne Bakken, Xue Qin Yu, Dianne L O’Connell & Bjørn Møller
Pages: 395-404
Published online: 13 Dec 2022
AbstractforUtilizing national patient-register data to control for comorbidity in prognostic studies | Full Text | References | PDF (384.2 KB)
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Long-term mortality in patients with pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis: a Danish nationwide cohort study
Anne-Sophie Halkjær Christensen, Casper Roed, Peter H Andersen, Åse Bengård Andersen & Niels Obel
Pages: 405-421
Published online: 13 Nov 2014
AbstractforLong-term mortality in patients with pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis: a Danish nationwide cohort study | Full Text | References | PDF (498.3 KB)
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Review

Review Article
Prevalence and natural history of ALK positive non-small-cell lung cancer and the clinical impact of targeted therapy with ALK inhibitors
Puey Ling Chia, Paul Mitchell, Alexander Dobrovic & Thomas John
Pages: 423-432
Published online: 20 Nov 2014
AbstractforPrevalence and natural history of ALK positive non-small-cell lung cancer and the clinical impact of targeted therapy with ALK inhibitors | Full Text | References | PDF (736 KB)
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Aspirin overutilization for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease
Jeffrey J VanWormer, Aaron W Miller & Shereif H Rezkalla
Pages: 433-440
Published online: 01 Dec 2014
AbstractforAspirin overutilization for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease | Full Text | References | PDF (299.3 KB)
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Self-reported health following percutaneous coronary intervention: results from a cohort followed for 3 years with multiple measurements
Karin Biering, Morten Frydenberg & Niels Henrik Hjollund
Pages: 441-449
Published online: 03 Dec 2014
AbstractforSelf-reported health following percutaneous coronary intervention: results from a cohort followed for 3 years with multiple measurements | Full Text | References | PDF (358.1 KB)
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Bias in identification of the best treatment in a Bayesian network meta-analysis for binary outcome: a simulation study
Taddele Kibret, Danielle Richer & Joseph Beyene
Pages: 451-460
Published online: 03 Dec 2014
AbstractforBias in identification of the best treatment in a Bayesian network meta-analysis for binary outcome: a simulation study | Full Text | References | PDF (425.7 KB)
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Sepsis in Canadian children: a national analysis using administrative data
Graham C Thompson & Niranjan Kissoon
Pages: 461-469
Published online: 05 Dec 2014
AbstractforSepsis in Canadian children: a national analysis using administrative data | Full Text | References | PDF (846.5 KB)
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