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Physical activity derived from questionnaires and wrist-worn accelerometers: comparability and the role of demographic, lifestyle, and health factors among a population-based sample of older adults
Chantal M Koolhaas, Frank JA van Rooij, Magda Cepeda, Henning Tiemeier, Oscar H Franco & Josje D Schoufour
Pages: 1-16
Published online: 18 Dec 2017
AbstractforPhysical activity derived from questionnaires and wrist-worn accelerometers: comparability and the role of demographic, lifestyle, and health factors among a population-based sample of older adults | Full Text | References | PDF (749.2 KB)
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The right combination – treatment outcomes among HIV-positive patients initiating first-line fixed-dose antiretroviral therapy in a public sector HIV clinic in Johannesburg, South Africa
Kamban Hirasen, Denise Evans, Mhairi Maskew, Ian M Sanne, Kate Shearer, Caroline Govathson, Given Malete, Sheryl A Kluberg & Matthew P Fox
Pages: 17-29
Published online: 18 Dec 2017
AbstractforThe right combination – treatment outcomes among HIV-positive patients initiating first-line fixed-dose antiretroviral therapy in a public sector HIV clinic in Johannesburg, South Africa | Full Text | References | PDF (228.5 KB)
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Can information on functional and cognitive status improve short-term mortality risk prediction among community-dwelling older people? A cohort study using a UK primary care database
Janet Sultana, Andrea Fontana, Francesco Giorgianni, Giorgio Basile, Elisabetta Patorno, Alberto Pilotto, Mariam Molokhia, Robert Stewart, Miriam Sturkenboom & Gianluca Trifirò
Pages: 31-39
Published online: 13 Dec 2022
AbstractforCan information on functional and cognitive status improve short-term mortality risk prediction among community-dwelling older people? A cohort study using a UK primary care database | Full Text | References | PDF (167.2 KB)
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Using a chronic hepatitis B Registry to support population-level liver cancer prevention in Sydney, Australia
Monica C Robotin, Ximena Masgoret, Mamta Porwal, David Goldsbury, Chee Khoo & Jacob George
Pages: 41-49
Published online: 21 Dec 2017
AbstractforUsing a chronic hepatitis B Registry to support population-level liver cancer prevention in Sydney, Australia | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Performance of the LACE index to predict 30-day hospital readmissions in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Maryam A Hakim, Frances L Garden, Matthew D Jennings & Claudia C Dobler
Pages: 51-59
Published online: 13 Dec 2022
AbstractforPerformance of the LACE index to predict 30-day hospital readmissions in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | Full Text | References | PDF (951.9 KB)
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Does breast density measured through population-based screening independently increase breast cancer risk in Asian females?
Boyoung Park, Hye Mi Cho, Eun Hye Lee, Seunghoon Song, Mina Suh, Kui Son Choi, Bong Joo Kang, Kyungran Ko, Ann Yi, Hae Kyoung Jung, Joo Hee Cha & Jae Kwan Jun
Pages: 61-70
Published online: 13 Dec 2022
AbstractforDoes breast density measured through population-based screening independently increase breast cancer risk in Asian females? | Full Text | References | PDF (319 KB)
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Comparison of the performance of five screening methods for sarcopenia
Médéa Locquet, Charlotte Beaudart, Jean-Yves Reginster, Jean Petermans & Olivier Bruyère
Pages: 71-82
Published online: 13 Dec 2022
AbstractforComparison of the performance of five screening methods for sarcopenia | Full Text | References | PDF (556.6 KB)
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Metabolic syndrome as a risk factor for total hip or knee replacement due to primary osteoarthritis: a prospective cohort study (the HUNT study and the Norwegian Arthroplasty Register)
Alf Inge Hellevik, Marianne Bakke Johnsen, Arnulf Langhammer, Valborg Baste, Ove Furnes, Kjersti Storheim, John Anker Zwart, Gunnar Birkeland Flugsrud & Lars Nordsletten
Pages: 83-96
Published online: 13 Dec 2022
AbstractforMetabolic syndrome as a risk factor for total hip or knee replacement due to primary osteoarthritis: a prospective cohort study (the HUNT study and the Norwegian Arthroplasty Register) | Full Text | References | PDF (2.7 MB)
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Familial aggregation of tonsillectomy in early childhood and adolescence
Peter Bager, Giulia Corn, Jan Wohlfahrt, Heather A Boyd, Bjarke Feenstra & Mads Melbye
Pages: 97-105
Published online: 12 Jan 2018
AbstractforFamilial aggregation of tonsillectomy in early childhood and adolescence | Full Text | References | PDF (625.7 KB)
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A validation study of the CirCom comorbidity score in an English cirrhosis population using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink
Colin J Crooks, Joe West & Peter Jepsen
Pages: 107-120
Published online: 15 Jan 2018
AbstractforA validation study of the CirCom comorbidity score in an English cirrhosis population using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink | Full Text | References | PDF (425.6 KB)
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Independent and combined effect of bilirubin and smoking on the progression of chronic kidney disease
Jiancheng Wang, Binyan Wang, Min Liang, Guobao Wang, Jianping Li, Yan Zhang, Yong Huo, Yimin Cui, Xiping Xu & Xianhui Qin
Pages: 121-132
Published online: 13 Dec 2022
AbstractforIndependent and combined effect of bilirubin and smoking on the progression of chronic kidney disease | Full Text | References | PDF (447.8 KB)
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Cardiovascular medication changes over 5 years in a national data linkage study: implications for risk prediction models
Suneela Mehta, Rod Jackson, Sue Wells, Jeff Harrison, Daniel J Exeter & Andrew J Kerr
Pages: 133-141
Published online: 15 Jan 2018
AbstractforCardiovascular medication changes over 5 years in a national data linkage study: implications for risk prediction models | Full Text | References | PDF (632.5 KB)
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Strongly enhanced colorectal cancer risk stratification by combining family history and genetic risk score
Korbinian Weigl, Jenny Chang-Claude, Phillip Knebel, Li Hsu, Michael Hoffmeister & Hermann Brenner
Pages: 143-152
Published online: 19 Jan 2018
AbstractforStrongly enhanced colorectal cancer risk stratification by combining family history and genetic risk score | Full Text | References | PDF (458.5 KB)
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Methodology

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Guidance for using pilot studies to inform the design of intervention trials with continuous outcomes
Melanie L Bell, Amy L Whitehead & Steven A Julious
Pages: 153-157
Published online: 18 Jan 2018
AbstractforGuidance for using pilot studies to inform the design of intervention trials with continuous outcomes | Full Text | References | PDF (282 KB)
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Original Research

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High-potency statins but not all statins decrease the risk of new-onset osteoporotic fractures: a nationwide population-based longitudinal cohort study
Tsung-Kun Lin, Yi-Sheng Liou, Ching-Heng Lin, Pesus Chou & Gwo-Ping Jong
Pages: 159-165
Published online: 18 Jan 2018
AbstractforHigh-potency statins but not all statins decrease the risk of new-onset osteoporotic fractures: a nationwide population-based longitudinal cohort study | Full Text | References | PDF (325.8 KB)
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Cardiovascular health status among Australian adults
Yang Peng & Zhiqiang Wang
Pages: 167-178
Published online: 24 Jan 2018
AbstractforCardiovascular health status among Australian adults | Full Text | References | PDF (1,023.3 KB)
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Replacing sedentary time with physical activity: a 15-year follow-up of mortality in a national cohort
Ing-Mari Dohrn, Lydia Kwak, Pekka Oja, Michael Sjöström & Maria Hagströmer
Pages: 179-186
Published online: 25 Jan 2018
AbstractforReplacing sedentary time with physical activity: a 15-year follow-up of mortality in a national cohort | Full Text | References | PDF (266.5 KB)
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Acute kidney injury and infections in patients taking antihypertensive drugs: a self-controlled case series analysis
Kathryn E Mansfield, Ian J Douglas, Dorothea Nitsch, Sara L Thomas, Liam Smeeth & Laurie A Tomlinson
Pages: 187-202
Published online: 13 Dec 2022
AbstractforAcute kidney injury and infections in patients taking antihypertensive drugs: a self-controlled case series analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (774.6 KB)
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Population-based cohort study on comparative effectiveness and safety of biologics in inflammatory bowel disease
Riccardo Di Domenicantonio, Francesco Trotta, Silvia Cascini, Nera Agabiti, Anna Kohn, Antonio Gasbarrini, Marina Davoli & Antonio Addis
Pages: 203-213
Published online: 13 Dec 2022
AbstractforPopulation-based cohort study on comparative effectiveness and safety of biologics in inflammatory bowel disease | Full Text | References | PDF (522.8 KB)
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Feasibility of salivary DNA collection in a population-based case–control study: a pilot study of pediatric Crohn’s disease
Michael D Kappelman, Aksel Lange, Rachel L Randell, Patricia V Basta, Robert S Sandler, Kristina Laugesen, Anna Byrjalsen, Tina Christensen, Trine Frøslev & Rune Erichsen
Pages: 215-222
Published online: 28 Feb 2018
AbstractforFeasibility of salivary DNA collection in a population-based case–control study: a pilot study of pediatric Crohn’s disease | Full Text | References | PDF (850.4 KB)
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Corrigendum

Correction
Effect modification, interaction and mediation: an overview of theoretical insights for clinical investigators [Corrigendum]
Page: 223
Published online: 01 Mar 2018
CitationforEffect modification, interaction and mediation: an overview of theoretical insights for clinical investigators [Corrigendum] | Full Text | PDF (84.3 KB)
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Original Research

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Thyroid function and atrial fibrillation: Is there a mediating role for epicardial adipose tissue?
Daniel Bos, Arjola Bano, Albert Hofman, Tyler J VanderWeele, Maryam Kavousi, Oscar H Franco, Meike W Vernooij, Robin P Peeters, M Arfan Ikram & Layal Chaker
Pages: 225-234
Published online: 01 Mar 2018
AbstractforThyroid function and atrial fibrillation: Is there a mediating role for epicardial adipose tissue? | Full Text | References | PDF (510.5 KB)
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Combining statistical techniques to predict postsurgical risk of 1-year mortality for patients with colon cancer
Inmaculada Arostegui, Nerea Gonzalez, Nerea Fernández-de-Larrea, Santiago Lázaro-Aramburu, Marisa Baré, Maximino Redondo, Cristina Sarasqueta, Susana Garcia-Gutierrez, José M Quintana & On behalf of the REDISSEC CARESS-CCR Group
Pages: 235-251
Published online: 06 Mar 2018
AbstractforCombining statistical techniques to predict postsurgical risk of 1-year mortality for patients with colon cancer | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Perspectives

Article
From ideas to studies: how to get ideas and sharpen them into research questions
Jan P Vandenbroucke & Neil Pearce
Pages: 253-264
Published online: 13 Dec 2022
AbstractforFrom ideas to studies: how to get ideas and sharpen them into research questions | Full Text | References | PDF (198.5 KB)
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Acetaminophen administration and the risk of acute kidney injury: a self-controlled case series study
Shusuke Hiragi, Hiroyuki Yamada, Tatsuo Tsukamoto, Kazuki Yoshida, Naoya Kondo, Takeshi Matsubara, Motoko Yanagita, Hiroshi Tamura & Tomohiro Kuroda
Pages: 265-276
Published online: 06 Mar 2018
AbstractforAcetaminophen administration and the risk of acute kidney injury: a self-controlled case series study | Full Text | References | PDF (571.2 KB)
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The trends and projections in the incidence and mortality of liver cancer in urban Shanghai: a population-based study from 1973 to 2020
Lei Bai, Zhenqiu Liu, Qiwen Fang, Qiong Yan, Oumin Shi, Pingping Bao, Lina Mu, Xingdong Chen & Tiejun Zhang
Pages: 277-288
Published online: 09 Mar 2018
AbstractforThe trends and projections in the incidence and mortality of liver cancer in urban Shanghai: a population-based study from 1973 to 2020 | Full Text | References | PDF (3.3 MB)
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The epidemiology of polypharmacy in older adults: register-based prospective cohort study
Lucas Morin, Kristina Johnell, Marie-Laure Laroche, Johan Fastbom & Jonas W Wastesson
Pages: 289-298
Published online: 12 Mar 2018
AbstractforThe epidemiology of polypharmacy in older adults: register-based prospective cohort study | Full Text | References | PDF (542.9 KB)
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A cohort study on the risk of lymphoma and skin cancer in users of topical tacrolimus, pimecrolimus, and corticosteroids (Joint European Longitudinal Lymphoma and Skin Cancer Evaluation – JOELLE study)
Jordi Castellsague, Josephina G Kuiper, Anton Pottegård, Ingegärd Anveden Berglind, Daniel Dedman, Lia Gutierrez, Brian Calingaert, Myrthe PP van Herk-Sukel, Jesper Hallas, Anders Sundström, Arlene M Gallagher, James A Kaye, Carolina Pardo, Kenneth J Rothman & Susana Perez-Gutthann
Pages: 299-310
Published online: 13 Dec 2022
AbstractforA cohort study on the risk of lymphoma and skin cancer in users of topical tacrolimus, pimecrolimus, and corticosteroids (Joint European Longitudinal Lymphoma and Skin Cancer Evaluation – JOELLE study) | Full Text | References | PDF (467.1 KB)
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Lifestyle in pregnancy and cryptorchidism in sons: a study within two large Danish birth cohorts
Camilla Kjersgaard, Linn Håkonsen Arendt, Andreas Ernst, Morten Søndergaard Lindhard, Jørn Olsen, Tine Brink Henriksen, Katrine Strandberg-Larsen & Cecilia Høst Ramlau-Hansen
Pages: 311-322
Published online: 19 Mar 2018
AbstractforLifestyle in pregnancy and cryptorchidism in sons: a study within two large Danish birth cohorts | Full Text | References | PDF (221.3 KB)
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Article
Mode of delivery is not associated with celiac disease
Stine Dydensborg Sander, Anne Vinkel Hansen, Ketil Størdal, Anne-Marie Nybo Andersen, Joseph A Murray & Steffen Husby
Pages: 323-332
Published online: 19 Mar 2018
AbstractforMode of delivery is not associated with celiac disease | Full Text | References | PDF (170.1 KB)
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Comparing methods to combine functional loss and mortality in clinical trials for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Ruben PA van Eijk, Marinus JC Eijkemans, Dimitris Rizopoulos, Leonard H van den Berg & Stavros Nikolakopoulos
Pages: 333-341
Published online: 19 Mar 2018
AbstractforComparing methods to combine functional loss and mortality in clinical trials for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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Review

Review Article
Critical concepts in adaptive clinical trials
Jay JH Park, Kristian Thorlund & Edward J Mills
Pages: 343-351
Published online: 23 Mar 2018
AbstractforCritical concepts in adaptive clinical trials | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Original Research

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Why was this transfusion given? Identifying clinical indications for blood transfusion in health care data
Loan R van Hoeven, Aukje L Kreuger, Kit CB Roes, Peter F Kemper, Hendrik Koffijberg, Floris J Kranenburg, Jan MM Rondeel & Mart P Janssen
Pages: 353-362
Published online: 29 Mar 2018
AbstractforWhy was this transfusion given? Identifying clinical indications for blood transfusion in health care data | Full Text | References | PDF (364.5 KB)
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Review

Review Article
Apathy and depressive symptoms in older people and incident myocardial infarction, stroke, and mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data
Lisa SM Eurelings, Jan Willem van Dalen, Gerben ter Riet, Eric P Moll van Charante, Edo Richard, Willem A van Gool, Osvaldo P Almeida MD, PhD, Tiago S Alexandre PhD, Bernhard T Baune MD, PhD, Horst Bickel PhD, Francesco Cacciatore MD, PhD, Cyrus Cooper FMedSci, Ton AJM de Craen PhD, Jean-Marie Degryse MD, PhD, Mauro Di Bari MD, PhD, Yeda A Duarte PhD, Liang Feng PhD, Nicola Ferrara MD, Leon Flicker MB, BS, PhD, FRACP, Maurizio Gallucci MD, Antonio Guaita MD, Stephanie L Harrison MPH, Mindy J Katz MPH, Maria L Lebrão PhD, Jason Leung MSc, Richard B Lipton MD, Marta Mengoni MD, PhD, Tze Pin Ng MD, PhD, Truls Østbye MD, PhD, Francesco Panza MD, PhD, Letizia Polito PhD, Dirk Sander MD, PhD, Vincenzo Solfrizzi MD, PhD, Holly E Syddall PhD, Roos C van der Mast MD, PhD, Bert Vaes MD, PhD, Jean Woo MD, Kristine Yaffe MD, ICARA Study Group, Sujuan Gao PhD, Suzanne C. Ho PhD, Joan Lindsay PhD, Aprille Sham MSc, Simone Reppermund PhD & Frederick W. Unverzagt PhD
Pages: 363-379
Published online: 13 Dec 2022
AbstractforApathy and depressive symptoms in older people and incident myocardial infarction, stroke, and mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data | Full Text | References | PDF (548.3 KB)
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Variation of diagnostic performance of fecal immunochemical testing for hemoglobin by sex and age: results from a large screening cohort
Hermann Brenner, Jing Qian & Simone Werner
Pages: 381-389
Published online: 05 Apr 2018
AbstractforVariation of diagnostic performance of fecal immunochemical testing for hemoglobin by sex and age: results from a large screening cohort | Full Text | References | PDF (327.2 KB)
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Article
Pediatric acquired demyelinating syndromes: a nationwide validation study of the Danish National Patient Register
Magnus Spangsberg Boesen, Melinda Magyari, Alfred Peter Born & Lau Caspar Thygesen
Pages: 391-399
Published online: 10 Apr 2018
AbstractforPediatric acquired demyelinating syndromes: a nationwide validation study of the Danish National Patient Register | Full Text | References | PDF (455.7 KB)
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Thrombocytopenia and bleeding in myelosuppressed transfusion-dependent patients: a simulation study exploring underlying mechanisms
Rutger A Middelburg, Jean-Louis H Kerkhoffs & Johanna G van der Bom
Pages: 401-411
Published online: 11 Apr 2018
AbstractforThrombocytopenia and bleeding in myelosuppressed transfusion-dependent patients: a simulation study exploring underlying mechanisms | Full Text | References | PDF (623.4 KB)
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Article
The 2015 and 2016 terrorist attacks in France: was there a short-term impact on hospitalizations for cardiovascular disease?
Edouard Chatignoux, Amélie Gabet, Elodie Moutengou, Philippe Pirard, Yvon Motreff, Christophe Bonaldi & Valérie Olié
Pages: 413-419
Published online: 13 Apr 2018
AbstractforThe 2015 and 2016 terrorist attacks in France: was there a short-term impact on hospitalizations for cardiovascular disease? | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB)
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Severe mental illness and chronic kidney disease: a cross-sectional study in the United Kingdom
Masao Iwagami, Kathryn E Mansfield, Joseph F Hayes, Kate Walters, David PJ Osborn, Liam Smeeth, Dorothea Nitsch & Laurie A Tomlinson
Pages: 421-429
Published online: 16 Apr 2018
AbstractforSevere mental illness and chronic kidney disease: a cross-sectional study in the United Kingdom | Full Text | References | PDF (322.2 KB)
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Review

Review Article
The impact of moderate wine consumption on the risk of developing prostate cancer
Mihai Dorin Vartolomei, Shoji Kimura, Matteo Ferro, Beat Foerster, Mohammad Abufaraj, Alberto Briganti, Pierre I Karakiewicz & Shahrokh F Shariat
Pages: 431-444
Published online: 17 Apr 2018
AbstractforThe impact of moderate wine consumption on the risk of developing prostate cancer | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Original Research

Article
Use of risk-adjusted CUSUM charts to monitor 30-day mortality in Danish hospitals
Thomas Bøjer Rasmussen, Sinna Pilgaard Ulrichsen & Mette Nørgaard
Pages: 445-456
Published online: 18 Apr 2018
AbstractforUse of risk-adjusted CUSUM charts to monitor 30-day mortality in Danish hospitals | Full Text | References | PDF (603.4 KB)
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Derivation and validation of a multivariable model to predict when primary care physicians prescribe antidepressants for indications other than depression
Jenna Wong, Michal Abrahamowicz, David L Buckeridge & Robyn Tamblyn
Pages: 457-474
Published online: 18 Apr 2018
AbstractforDerivation and validation of a multivariable model to predict when primary care physicians prescribe antidepressants for indications other than depression | Full Text | References | PDF (489.6 KB)
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Lower-extremity amputations in people with and without diabetes in Germany, 2008–2012 – an analysis of more than 30 million inhabitants
Heiner Claessen, Maria Narres, Burkhard Haastert, Werner Arend, Falk Hoffmann, Stephan Morbach, Gerhard Rümenapf, Tatjana Kvitkina, Heiko Friedel, Christian Günster, Ingrid Schubert, Walter Ullrich, Benjamin Westerhoff, Adrian Wilk & Andrea Icks
Pages: 475-488
Published online: 20 Apr 2018
AbstractforLower-extremity amputations in people with and without diabetes in Germany, 2008–2012 – an analysis of more than 30 million inhabitants | Full Text | References | PDF (281.6 KB)
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Methodology

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Attributing diseases to multiple pathways: a causal-pie modeling approach
Christine Chen & Wen-Chung Lee
Pages: 489-497
Published online: 27 Apr 2018
AbstractforAttributing diseases to multiple pathways: a causal-pie modeling approach | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB)
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Original Research

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How do patients with diabetes report their comorbidities? Comparison with administrative data
Jonas Hoffmann, Burkhard Haastert, Manuela Brüne, Matthias Kaltheuner, Alexander Begun, Nadja Chernyak & Andrea Icks
Pages: 499-509
Published online: 13 Dec 2022
AbstractforHow do patients with diabetes report their comorbidities? Comparison with administrative data | Full Text | References | PDF (183.4 KB)
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Noncommunicable disease and multimorbidity in young adults with cerebral palsy
Daniel G Whitney, Edward A Hurvitz, Jennifer M Ryan, Maureen J Devlin, Michelle S Caird, Zachary P French, Elie C Ellenberg & Mark D Peterson
Pages: 511-519
Published online: 01 May 2018
AbstractforNoncommunicable disease and multimorbidity in young adults with cerebral palsy | Full Text | References | PDF (315.2 KB)
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Use of histamine H2 receptor antagonists and outcomes in patients with heart failure: a nationwide population-based cohort study
Kasper Adelborg, Jens Sundbøll, Morten Schmidt, Hans Erik Bøtker, Noel S Weiss, Lars Pedersen & Henrik Toft Sørensen
Pages: 521-530
Published online: 13 Dec 2022
AbstractforUse of histamine H2 receptor antagonists and outcomes in patients with heart failure: a nationwide population-based cohort study | Full Text | References | PDF (386.8 KB)
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Commentary

Article Commentary
Imbalance p values for baseline covariates in randomized controlled trials: a last resort for the use of p values? A pro and contra debate
Andreas Stang & Christopher Baethge
Pages: 531-535
Published online: 08 May 2018
AbstractforImbalance p values for baseline covariates in randomized controlled trials: a last resort for the use of p values? A pro and contra debate | Full Text | References | PDF (126.5 KB)
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Original Research

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High mortality due to cutaneous melanoma in Norway: a study of prognostic factors in a nationwide cancer registry
Trude Eid Robsahm, Per Helsing, Yngvar Nilssen, Linda Vos, Syed Mohammad H Rizvi, Lars A Akslen & Marit B Veierød
Pages: 537-548
Published online: 09 May 2018
AbstractforHigh mortality due to cutaneous melanoma in Norway: a study of prognostic factors in a nationwide cancer registry | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB)
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Validity of a method for the self-screening of cardiovascular risk
María Barroso, Silvia Pérez-Fernández, M Mar Vila, M Dolors Zomeño, Ruth Martí-Lluch, Ferran Cordon, Rafel Ramos, Roberto Elosua, Irene R Degano, Montse Fitó, Carmen Cabezas, Gemma Salvador, Conxa Castell & María Grau
Pages: 549-560
Published online: 10 May 2018
AbstractforValidity of a method for the self-screening of cardiovascular risk | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB)
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Describing the association between socioeconomic inequalities and cancer survival: methodological guidelines and illustration with population-based data
Aurélien Belot, Laurent Remontet, Bernard Rachet, Olivier Dejardin, Hadrien Charvat, Simona Bara, Anne-Valérie Guizard, Laurent Roche, Guy Launoy & Nadine Bossard
Pages: 561-573
Published online: 13 Dec 2022
AbstractforDescribing the association between socioeconomic inequalities and cancer survival: methodological guidelines and illustration with population-based data | Full Text | References | PDF (2.5 MB)
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Perspectives

Article
Removal of ineligible outcome cases reduces confounding
Alexander M Walker, Sebastian Schneeweiss, Maral DerSarkissian & Mei Sheng Duh
Pages: 575-579
Published online: 21 May 2018
AbstractforRemoval of ineligible outcome cases reduces confounding | Full Text | References | PDF (167.4 KB)
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Lifetime risks, loss of life expectancy, and health care expenditures for 19 types of cancer in Taiwan
Tzu-Yi Wu, Chia-Hua Chung, Chia-Ni Lin, Jing-Shiang Hwang & Jung-Der Wang
Pages: 581-591
Published online: 25 May 2018
AbstractforLifetime risks, loss of life expectancy, and health care expenditures for 19 types of cancer in Taiwan | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB)
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Impact of parental cancer on IQ, stress resilience, and physical fitness in young men
Ruoqing Chen, Katja Fall, Kamila Czene, Beatrice Kennedy, Unnur Valdimarsdóttir & Fang Fang
Pages: 593-604
Published online: 24 May 2018
AbstractforImpact of parental cancer on IQ, stress resilience, and physical fitness in young men | Full Text | References | PDF (320.5 KB)
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BMI at school age and incident asthma admissions in early adulthood: a prospective study of 310,211 children
Charlotte Suppli Ulrik, Søren N Lophaven, Zorana Jovanovic Andersen, Thorkild IA Sørensen & Jennifer L Baker
Pages: 605-612
Published online: 25 May 2018
AbstractforBMI at school age and incident asthma admissions in early adulthood: a prospective study of 310,211 children | Full Text | References | PDF (887.6 KB)
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Decline of kidney function during the pre-dialysis period in chronic kidney disease patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Cynthia J Janmaat, Merel van Diepen, Cheyenne CE van Hagen, Joris I Rotmans, Friedo W Dekker & Olaf M Dekkers
Pages: 613-622
Published online: 13 Dec 2022
AbstractforDecline of kidney function during the pre-dialysis period in chronic kidney disease patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (383.3 KB)
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Vitamin K antagonist use and renal function in pre-dialysis patients
Pauline WM Voskamp, Friedo W Dekker, Maarten B Rookmaaker, Marianne C Verhaar, Willem Jan W Bos, Merel van Diepen & Gurbey Ocak
Pages: 623-630
Published online: 13 Dec 2022
AbstractforVitamin K antagonist use and renal function in pre-dialysis patients | Full Text | References | PDF (207.4 KB)
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Familial aggregation of Parkinson’s disease and coaggregation with neuropsychiatric diseases: a population-based cohort study
Fu-Chao Liu, Huan-Tang Lin, Chang-Fu Kuo, Mei-Yun Hsieh, Lai-Chu See & Huang-Ping Yu
Pages: 631-641
Published online: 13 Dec 2022
AbstractforFamilial aggregation of Parkinson’s disease and coaggregation with neuropsychiatric diseases: a population-based cohort study | Full Text | References | PDF (565.6 KB)
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The impact of different strategies to handle missing data on both precision and bias in a drug safety study: a multidatabase multinational population-based cohort study
Elisa Martín-Merino, Amaia Calderón-Larrañaga, Samuel Hawley, Beatriz Poblador-Plou, Ana Llorente-García, Irene Petersen & Daniel Prieto-Alhambra
Pages: 643-654
Published online: 05 Jun 2018
AbstractforThe impact of different strategies to handle missing data on both precision and bias in a drug safety study: a multidatabase multinational population-based cohort study | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Self-reported perinatal depressive symptoms and postnatal symptom severity after treatment with antidepressants in pregnancy: a cross-sectional study across 12 European countries using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale
Angela Lupattelli, Michael J Twigg, Ksenia Zagorodnikova, Myla E Moretti, Mariola Drozd, Alice Panchaud, Andre Rieutord, Romana Gjergja Juraski, Marina Odalovic, Debra Kennedy, Gorazd Rudolf, Herbert Juch & Hedvig Nordeng
Pages: 655-669
Published online: 06 Jun 2018
AbstractforSelf-reported perinatal depressive symptoms and postnatal symptom severity after treatment with antidepressants in pregnancy: a cross-sectional study across 12 European countries using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB)
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Development and validation of novel algorithms to identify patients with inflammatory bowel diseases in Israel: an epi-IIRN group study
Mira Y Friedman, Maya Leventer-Roberts, Joseph Rosenblum, Nir Zigman, Iris Goren, Vered Mourad, Natan Lederman, Nurit Cohen, Eran Matz, Doron Z Dushnitzky, Nirit Borovsky, Moshe B Hoshen, Gili Focht, Malka Avitzour, Yael Shachar, Yehuda Chowers, Rami Eliakim, Shomron Ben-Horin, Shmuel Odes, Doron Schwartz, Iris Dotan, Eran Israeli, Zohar Levi, Eric I Benchimol, Ran D Balicer, Dan Turner & On behalf of the Israeli IBD Research Nucleus (IIRN)
Pages: 671-681
Published online: 07 Jun 2018
AbstractforDevelopment and validation of novel algorithms to identify patients with inflammatory bowel diseases in Israel: an epi-IIRN group study | Full Text | References | PDF (504.5 KB)
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Pheochromocytoma in Denmark during 1977–2016: validating diagnosis codes and creating a national cohort using patterns of health registrations
Andreas Ebbehoj, Sarah Forslund Jacobsen, Christian Trolle, Maciej Grzegorz Robaczyk, Åse Krogh Rasmussen, Ulla Feldt-Rasmussen, Reimar Wernich Thomsen, Per Løgstrup Poulsen, Kirstine Stochholm & Esben Søndergaard
Pages: 683-695
Published online: 13 Jun 2018
AbstractforPheochromocytoma in Denmark during 1977–2016: validating diagnosis codes and creating a national cohort using patterns of health registrations | Full Text | References | PDF (274.5 KB)
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The impact of rheumatoid arthritis on the risk of adverse events following joint replacement: a real-world cohort study
Edward Burn, Christopher J Edwards, David W Murray, Alan Silman, Cyrus Cooper, Nigel K Arden, Daniel Prieto-Alhambra & Rafael Pinedo-Villanueva
Pages: 697-704
Published online: 13 Dec 2022
AbstractforThe impact of rheumatoid arthritis on the risk of adverse events following joint replacement: a real-world cohort study | Full Text | References | PDF (535.7 KB)
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Young patients with risk factors prevalent in the elderly – differences in comorbidity depending on severity of psoriasis: a nationwide cross-sectional study in Swedish health registers
Mohammadhossein Hajiebrahimi, Marie Linder, David Hägg, Ina Anveden Berglind, Sean McElligott, Valgard Sverrir Valgardsson, Reginald Villacorta & Anders Sundström
Pages: 705-715
Published online: 13 Dec 2022
AbstractforYoung patients with risk factors prevalent in the elderly – differences in comorbidity depending on severity of psoriasis: a nationwide cross-sectional study in Swedish health registers | Full Text | References | PDF (218.2 KB)
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Global time trends in the incidence of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Qiao-Li Wang, Shao-Hua Xie, Karl Wahlin & Jesper Lagergren
Pages: 717-728
Published online: 13 Dec 2022
AbstractforGlobal time trends in the incidence of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma | Full Text | References | PDF (2.6 MB)
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Parental age and risk of genetic syndromes predisposing to nervous system tumors: nested case–control study
Maral Adel Fahmideh, Giorgio Tettamanti, Catharina Lavebratt, Mats Talbäck, Tiit Mathiesen, Birgitta Lannering, Kimberly J Johnson & Maria Feychting
Pages: 729-738
Published online: 13 Dec 2022
AbstractforParental age and risk of genetic syndromes predisposing to nervous system tumors: nested case–control study | Full Text | References | PDF (230.1 KB)
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Predicting surgical intervention in patients presenting with carpal tunnel syndrome in primary care
Claire L Burton, Linda S Chesterton, Ying Chen & Danielle A van der Windt
Pages: 739-748
Published online: 13 Dec 2022
AbstractforPredicting surgical intervention in patients presenting with carpal tunnel syndrome in primary care | Full Text | References | PDF (167.6 KB)
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Intake of glucosinolates and risk of coronary heart disease in three large prospective cohorts of US men and women
Le Ma, Gang Liu, Geng Zong, Laura Sampson, Frank B Hu, Walter C Willett, Eric B Rimm, JoAnn E Manson, Kathryn M Rexrode & Qi Sun
Pages: 749-762
Published online: 29 Jun 2018
AbstractforIntake of glucosinolates and risk of coronary heart disease in three large prospective cohorts of US men and women | Full Text | References | PDF (416.9 KB)
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Trends in treatments of thyroid disease following iodine fortification in Denmark: a nationwide register-based study
Line Tang Møllehave, Allan Linneberg, Tea Skaaby, Nils Knudsen, Torben Jørgensen & Betina Heinsbæk Thuesen
Pages: 763-770
Published online: 02 Jul 2018
AbstractforTrends in treatments of thyroid disease following iodine fortification in Denmark: a nationwide register-based study | Full Text | References | PDF (637.1 KB)
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Automated data-adaptive analytics for electronic healthcare data to study causal treatment effects
Sebastian Schneeweiss
Pages: 771-788
Published online: 06 Jul 2018
AbstractforAutomated data-adaptive analytics for electronic healthcare data to study causal treatment effects | Full Text | References | PDF (2.1 MB)
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Rising trends in pancreatic cancer incidence and mortality in 2000–2014
Wenrui Wu, Xingkang He, Liya Yang, Qing Wang, Xiaoyuan Bian, Jianzhong Ye, Yating Li & Lanjuan Li
Pages: 789-797
Published online: 09 Jul 2018
AbstractforRising trends in pancreatic cancer incidence and mortality in 2000–2014 | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB)
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Influence of socioeconomic factors and region of residence on cancer stage of malignant melanoma: a Danish nationwide population-based study
Else Helene Ibfelt, Marianne Steding-Jessen, Susanne Oksbjerg Dalton, Sanne Lykke Lundstrøm, Merete Osler & Lisbet Rosenkrantz Hölmich
Pages: 799-807
Published online: 10 Jul 2018
AbstractforInfluence of socioeconomic factors and region of residence on cancer stage of malignant melanoma: a Danish nationwide population-based study | Full Text | References | PDF (162.7 KB)
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Health care use before a diagnosis of primary intracranial tumor: a Danish nationwide register study
Charlotte Nygaard, Henry Jensen, Jakob Christensen & Peter Vedsted
Pages: 809-829
Published online: 13 Dec 2022
AbstractforHealth care use before a diagnosis of primary intracranial tumor: a Danish nationwide register study | Full Text | References | PDF (9.2 MB)
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Asthma is not associated with the need for surgery in Crohn’s disease when controlling for smoking status: a population-based cohort study
M Ellen Kuenzig, Mohsen Sadatsafavi, J Antonio Aviña-Zubieta, Rebecca M Burne, Michal Abrahamowicz, Marie-Eve Beauchamp, Gilaad G Kaplan & Eric I Benchimol
Pages: 831-840
Published online: 13 Dec 2022
AbstractforAsthma is not associated with the need for surgery in Crohn’s disease when controlling for smoking status: a population-based cohort study | Full Text | References | PDF (477.1 KB)
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Adjusting for confounding by indication in observational studies: a case study in traumatic brain injury
Maryse C Cnossen, Thomas A van Essen, Iris E Ceyisakar, Suzanne Polinder, Teuntje M Andriessen, Joukje van der Naalt, Iain Haitsma, Janneke Horn, Gaby Franschman, Pieter E Vos, Wilco C Peul, David K Menon, Andrew IR Maas, Ewout W Steyerberg & Hester F Lingsma
Pages: 841-852
Published online: 18 Jul 2018
AbstractforAdjusting for confounding by indication in observational studies: a case study in traumatic brain injury | Full Text | References | PDF (267.8 KB)
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Association of obesity, diabetes and hypertension with cognitive impairment in older age
Insa Feinkohl, Gunnar Lachmann, Wolf-Rüdiger Brockhaus, Friedrich Borchers, Sophie K Piper, Thomas H Ottens, Hendrik M Nathoe, Anne-Mette Sauer, Jan M Dieleman, Finn M Radtke, Diederik van Dijk, Tobias Pischon & Claudia Spies
Pages: 853-862
Published online: 25 Jul 2018
AbstractforAssociation of obesity, diabetes and hypertension with cognitive impairment in older age | Full Text | References | PDF (877.9 KB)
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Cross-national health care database utilization between Spain and France: results from the EPICHRONIC study assessing the prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus
Guillaume Moulis, Berta Ibañez, Aurore Palmaro, Felipe Aizpuru, Eduardo Millan, Maryse Lapeyre-Mestre, Laurent Sailler & Koldo Cambra
Pages: 863-874
Published online: 27 Jul 2018
AbstractforCross-national health care database utilization between Spain and France: results from the EPICHRONIC study assessing the prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB)
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Applying a common data model to Asian databases for multinational pharmacoepidemiologic studies: opportunities and challenges
Edward Chia-Cheng Lai, Patrick Ryan, Yinghong Zhang, Martijn Schuemie, N Chantelle Hardy, Yukari Kamijima, Shinya Kimura, Kiyoshi Kubota, Kenneth KC Man, Soo Yeon Cho, Rae Woong Park, Paul Stang, Chien-Chou Su, Ian CK Wong, Yea-Huei Yang Kao & Soko Setoguchi
Pages: 875-885
Published online: 27 Jul 2018
AbstractforApplying a common data model to Asian databases for multinational pharmacoepidemiologic studies: opportunities and challenges | Full Text | References | PDF (2.6 MB)
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Low estimated glomerular filtration rate and pneumonia in stroke patients: findings from a prospective stroke registry in the East of England
Priya Vart, Joao H Bettencourt-Silva, Anthony K Metcalf, Kristian M Bowles, John F Potter & Phyo K Myint
Pages: 887-896
Published online: 01 Aug 2018
AbstractforLow estimated glomerular filtration rate and pneumonia in stroke patients: findings from a prospective stroke registry in the East of England | Full Text | References | PDF (449.9 KB)
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Hepatitis C infection substantially reduces survival of alcohol-dependent patients
Roberto Muga, Arantza Sanvisens, Inmaculada Jarrin, Daniel Fuster, Ferran Bolao, Jordi Tor & Alvaro Muñoz
Pages: 897-905
Published online: 01 Aug 2018
AbstractforHepatitis C infection substantially reduces survival of alcohol-dependent patients | Full Text | References | PDF (883.8 KB)
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Risk of cancer in patients with thyroid disease and venous thromboembolism
Diana H Christensen, Katalin Veres, Anne G Ording, Jens Otto L Jørgensen, Suzanne C Cannegieter, Reimar W Thomsen & Henrik T Sørensen
Pages: 907-915
Published online: 02 Aug 2018
AbstractforRisk of cancer in patients with thyroid disease and venous thromboembolism | Full Text | References | PDF (154.5 KB)
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Initiation of domiciliary care and nursing home admission following first hospitalization of heart failure patients: a nationwide cohort study
Rasmus Rørth, Emil L Fosbøl, Kristian Kragholm, Ulrik M Mogensen, Pardeep S Jhund, Mark C Petrie, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Gunnar H Gislason, John JV McMurray, Lars Køber & Søren L Kristensen
Pages: 917-930
Published online: 02 Aug 2018
AbstractforInitiation of domiciliary care and nursing home admission following first hospitalization of heart failure patients: a nationwide cohort study | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB)
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Each pregnancy linearly changes immune gene expression in the blood of healthy women compared with breast cancer patients
Eiliv Lund, Aurelie Nakamura, Igor Snapkov, Jean-Christophe Thalabard, Karina Standahl Olsen, Lars Holden & Marit Holden
Pages: 931-940
Published online: 13 Dec 2022
AbstractforEach pregnancy linearly changes immune gene expression in the blood of healthy women compared with breast cancer patients | Full Text | References | PDF (410.9 KB)
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Intracerebral hemorrhage: positive predictive value of diagnosis codes in two nationwide Danish registries
Stine Munk Hald, Christine Kring Sloth, Sabine Morris Hey, Charlotte Madsen, Nina Nguyen, Luis Alberto García Rodríguez, Rustam Al-Shahi Salman, Sören Möller, Frantz Rom Poulsen, Anton Pottegård & David Gaist
Pages: 941-948
Published online: 07 Aug 2018
AbstractforIntracerebral hemorrhage: positive predictive value of diagnosis codes in two nationwide Danish registries | Full Text | References | PDF (496.6 KB)
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Trends in dementia diagnosis rates in UK ethnic groups: analysis of UK primary care data
Tra My Pham, Irene Petersen, Kate Walters, Rosalind Raine, Jill Manthorpe, Naaheed Mukadam & Claudia Cooper
Pages: 949-960
Published online: 08 Aug 2018
AbstractforTrends in dementia diagnosis rates in UK ethnic groups: analysis of UK primary care data | Full Text | References | PDF (293.3 KB)
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CDEGenerator: an online platform to learn from existing data models to build model registries
Julian Varghese, Michael Fujarski, Stefan Hegselmann, Philipp Neuhaus & Martin Dugas
Pages: 961-970
Published online: 10 Aug 2018
AbstractforCDEGenerator: an online platform to learn from existing data models to build model registries | Full Text | References | PDF (3 MB)
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Hospital admission with pneumonia and subsequent persistent risk of chronic kidney disease: national cohort study
Per-Ola Sundin, Ruzan Udumyan, Katja Fall & Scott Montgomery
Pages: 971-979
Published online: 14 Aug 2018
AbstractforHospital admission with pneumonia and subsequent persistent risk of chronic kidney disease: national cohort study | Full Text | References | PDF (248.9 KB)
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Concordance assessment of self-reported medication use in the Netherlands three-generation Lifelines Cohort study with the pharmacy database iaDB.nl: The PharmLines initiative
Rahmat Sediq, Jurjen van der Schans, Aafje Dotinga, Rolinde A Alingh, Bob Wilffert, Jens HJ Bos, Catharina CM Schuiling-Veninga & Eelko Hak
Pages: 981-989
Published online: 16 Aug 2018
AbstractforConcordance assessment of self-reported medication use in the Netherlands three-generation Lifelines Cohort study with the pharmacy database iaDB.nl: The PharmLines initiative | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB)
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Liver disease and mortality among patients with hip fracture: a population-based cohort study
Jonathan Montomoli, Rune Erichsen, Henrik Gammelager & Alma B Pedersen
Pages: 991-1000
Published online: 21 Aug 2018
AbstractforLiver disease and mortality among patients with hip fracture: a population-based cohort study | Full Text | References | PDF (342.2 KB)
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Development and validation of risk score to estimate 1-year late poststroke epilepsy risk in ischemic stroke patients
Nai-Fang Chi, Yi-Chun Kuan, Yao-Hsien Huang, Lung Chan, Chaur-Jong Hu, Hung-Yi Liu, Hung-Yi Chiou & Li-Nien Chien
Pages: 1001-1011
Published online: 13 Dec 2022
AbstractforDevelopment and validation of risk score to estimate 1-year late poststroke epilepsy risk in ischemic stroke patients | Full Text | References | PDF (487.3 KB)
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Early treatment with talk therapy or antidepressants in severely bereaved people and risk of suicidal behavior and psychiatric illness: an instrumental variable analysis
Morten Fenger-Grøn, Maiken Ina Siegismund Kjaersgaard, Erik Thorlund Parner, Mai-Britt Guldin, Peter Vedsted & Mogens Vestergaard
Pages: 1013-1026
Published online: 13 Dec 2022
AbstractforEarly treatment with talk therapy or antidepressants in severely bereaved people and risk of suicidal behavior and psychiatric illness: an instrumental variable analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (293.7 KB)
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HPV self-sampling in cervical cancer screening: the effect of different invitation strategies in various socioeconomic groups – a randomized controlled trial
Mette Tranberg, Bodil Hammer Bech, Jan Blaakær, Jørgen Skov Jensen, Hans Svanholm & Berit Andersen
Pages: 1027-1036
Published online: 23 Aug 2018
AbstractforHPV self-sampling in cervical cancer screening: the effect of different invitation strategies in various socioeconomic groups – a randomized controlled trial | Full Text | References | PDF (624 KB)
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Optimal timing of complete revascularization in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and multivessel disease: a pairwise and network meta-analysis
Wen-Qin Guo, Lang Li, Qiang Su, Yu-Han Sun, Xian-Tao Wang, Wei-Ran Dai & Hong-Qing Li
Pages: 1037-1051
Published online: 24 Aug 2018
AbstractforOptimal timing of complete revascularization in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and multivessel disease: a pairwise and network meta-analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (2.1 MB)
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Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor use and mortality, postoperative complications, and quality of care in hip fracture patients: a Danish nationwide cohort study
Stine Bakkensen Bruun, Irene Petersen, Nickolaj Risbo Kristensen, Deirdre Cronin-Fenton & Alma Becic Pedersen
Pages: 1053-1071
Published online: 27 Aug 2018
AbstractforSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitor use and mortality, postoperative complications, and quality of care in hip fracture patients: a Danish nationwide cohort study | Full Text | References | PDF (2.3 MB)
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Mental health, psychotropic medication use, and menstrual cycle characteristics
Yael I Nillni, Amelia K Wesselink, Elizabeth E Hatch, Ellen M Mikkelsen, Jaimie L Gradus, Kenneth J Rothman & Lauren A Wise
Pages: 1073-1082
Published online: 28 Aug 2018
AbstractforMental health, psychotropic medication use, and menstrual cycle characteristics | Full Text | References | PDF (164 KB)
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Risk of pneumonia in patients with burn injury: a population-based cohort study
Chi-Ho Chan, Shun-Fa Yang, Han-Wei Yeh, Ying-Tung Yeh, Yu-Hsun Wang, Ying-Hock Teng & Chao-Bin Yeh
Pages: 1083-1091
Published online: 13 Dec 2022
AbstractforRisk of pneumonia in patients with burn injury: a population-based cohort study | Full Text | References | PDF (504.4 KB)
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Demographic shift disproportionately increases cancer burden in an aging nation: current and expected incidence and mortality in Hungary up to 2030
Otília Menyhárt, János T Fekete & Balázs Győrffy
Pages: 1093-1108
Published online: 13 Dec 2022
AbstractforDemographic shift disproportionately increases cancer burden in an aging nation: current and expected incidence and mortality in Hungary up to 2030 | Full Text | References | PDF (2.8 MB)
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Comparative performance of a modified landmark approach when no time of treatment data are available within oncological databases: exemplary cohort study among resected pancreatic cancer patients
Janick Weberpals, Lina Jansen, Geert Silversmit, Julie Verbeeck, Lydia van der Geest, Pauline AJ Vissers, Vesna Zadnik & Hermann Brenner
Pages: 1109-1125
Published online: 30 Aug 2018
AbstractforComparative performance of a modified landmark approach when no time of treatment data are available within oncological databases: exemplary cohort study among resected pancreatic cancer patients | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB)
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Effect of opioid-substitution therapy and mental health counseling on HIV risk among hepatitis C-infected individuals
Zahid A Butt, Nabin Shrestha, Dionne Gesink, Michelle Murti, Jane A Buxton, Mark Gilbert, Robert F Balshaw, Stanley Wong, Margot Kuo, Jason Wong, Amanda Yu, Maria Alvarez, Hasina Samji, David Roth, Theodora Consolacion, Mark W Hull, Gina Ogilvie, Mark W Tyndall, Mel Krajden & Naveed Z Janjua
Pages: 1127-1145
Published online: 13 Dec 2022
AbstractforEffect of opioid-substitution therapy and mental health counseling on HIV risk among hepatitis C-infected individuals | Full Text | References | PDF (885.5 KB)
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Prevalent cerebrovascular and cardiovascular disease in people with Parkinson’s disease: a meta-analysis
Chien Tai Hong, Han-Hwa Hu, Lung Chan & Chyi-Huey Bai
Pages: 1147-1154
Published online: 13 Dec 2022
AbstractforPrevalent cerebrovascular and cardiovascular disease in people with Parkinson’s disease: a meta-analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (610.2 KB)
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Under-recording of hospital bleeding events in UK primary care: a linked Clinical Practice Research Datalink and Hospital Episode Statistics study
Laura McDonald, Cormac J Sammon, Mihail Samnaliev & Sreeram Ramagopalan
Pages: 1155-1168
Published online: 04 Sep 2018
AbstractforUnder-recording of hospital bleeding events in UK primary care: a linked Clinical Practice Research Datalink and Hospital Episode Statistics study | Full Text | References | PDF (520.2 KB)
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Importance of tumor location and histology in familial risk of upper gastrointestinal cancers: a nationwide cohort study
Elham Kharazmi, Masoud Babaei, Mahdi Fallah, Tianhui Chen, Kristina Sundquist & Kari Hemminki
Pages: 1169-1179
Published online: 04 Sep 2018
AbstractforImportance of tumor location and histology in familial risk of upper gastrointestinal cancers: a nationwide cohort study | Full Text | References | PDF (188.6 KB)
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Operationalization and validation of a novel method to calculate adherence to polypharmacy with refill data from the Australian pharmaceutical benefits scheme (PBS) database
Isabelle Arnet, Melanie Greenland, Matthew W Knuiman, Jamie M Rankin, Joe Hung, Lee Nedkoff, Tom G Briffa & Frank M Sanfilippo
Pages: 1181-1194
Published online: 13 Dec 2022
AbstractforOperationalization and validation of a novel method to calculate adherence to polypharmacy with refill data from the Australian pharmaceutical benefits scheme (PBS) database | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB)
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Brief Report
Underrecording of osteoarthritis in United Kingdom primary care electronic health record data
Dahai Yu, Kelvin P Jordan & George Peat
Pages: 1195-1201
Published online: 13 Dec 2022
AbstractforUnderrecording of osteoarthritis in United Kingdom primary care electronic health record data | Full Text | References | PDF (687.3 KB)
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Accuracy of a fecal immunochemical test according to outside temperature and travel time
Tobias Niedermaier, Korbinian Weigl, Anton Gies, Michael Hoffmeister & Hermann Brenner
Pages: 1203-1213
Published online: 17 Sep 2018
AbstractforAccuracy of a fecal immunochemical test according to outside temperature and travel time | Full Text | References | PDF (343.3 KB)
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Positive predictive value and misclassification of diagnosis of pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis in Swedish patient registries
Ludvig Öhman, Magdalena Johansson, Jan-Håkan Jansson, Marcus Lind & Lars Johansson
Pages: 1215-1221
Published online: 17 Sep 2018
AbstractforPositive predictive value and misclassification of diagnosis of pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis in Swedish patient registries | Full Text | References | PDF (571.4 KB)
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Hydatidiform mole: validity of the registration in the Danish National Patient Registry, the Danish Cancer Registry, and the Danish Pathology Registry 1999–2009
Helle Lund, Mogens Vyberg, Helle Højmark Eriksen, Anni Grove, Annette Østergaard Jensen & Lone Sunde
Pages: 1223-1231
Published online: 18 Sep 2018
AbstractforHydatidiform mole: validity of the registration in the Danish National Patient Registry, the Danish Cancer Registry, and the Danish Pathology Registry 1999–2009 | Full Text | References | PDF (469.3 KB)
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Is dementia incidence declining in high-income countries? A systematic review and meta-analysis
Susanne Roehr, Alexander Pabst, Tobias Luck & Steffi G Riedel-Heller
Pages: 1233-1247
Published online: 18 Sep 2018
AbstractforIs dementia incidence declining in high-income countries? A systematic review and meta-analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (564.7 KB)
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Number of radiotherapy treatment machines in the population and cancer mortality: an ecological study
Daniel Medenwald, Dirk Vordermark & Christian T Dietzel
Pages: 1249-1273
Published online: 13 Dec 2022
AbstractforNumber of radiotherapy treatment machines in the population and cancer mortality: an ecological study | Full Text | References | PDF (9.6 MB)
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Determinants of incident asthma–COPD overlap: a prospective study of 55,110 middle-aged adults
Camilla Boslev Baarnes, Zorana Jovanovic Andersen, Anne Tjønneland & Charlotte Suppli Ulrik
Pages: 1275-1287
Published online: 13 Dec 2022
AbstractforDeterminants of incident asthma–COPD overlap: a prospective study of 55,110 middle-aged adults | Full Text | References | PDF (266.9 KB)
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Modeling determinants of satisfaction with health care in youth with inflammatory bowel disease: a cross-sectional survey
Antje Timmer, Dominik de Sordi, Elise Menke, Jenny Peplies, Martin Claßen, Sibylle Koletzko & Fabian Otto-Sobotka
Pages: 1289-1305
Published online: 13 Dec 2022
AbstractforModeling determinants of satisfaction with health care in youth with inflammatory bowel disease: a cross-sectional survey | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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Very hot tea drinking increases esophageal squamous cell carcinoma risk in a high-risk area of China: a population-based case–control study
Xiaorong Yang, Yingchun Ni, Ziyu Yuan, Hui Chen, Amelie Plymoth, Li Jin, Xingdong Chen, Ming Lu & Weimin Ye
Pages: 1307-1320
Published online: 25 Sep 2018
AbstractforVery hot tea drinking increases esophageal squamous cell carcinoma risk in a high-risk area of China: a population-based case–control study | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB)
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Editorial

Editorial
A burning question: does hot green tea drinking increase the risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma?
Deirdre Cronin-Fenton
Pages: 1321-1323
Published online: 25 Sep 2018
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Sampling strategies for selecting general population comparison cohorts
Uffe Heide-Jørgensen, Kasper Adelborg, Johnny Kahlert, Henrik Toft Sørensen & Lars Pedersen
Pages: 1325-1337
Published online: 13 Dec 2022
AbstractforSampling strategies for selecting general population comparison cohorts | Full Text | References | PDF (2.3 MB)
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Parental nicotine replacement therapy and offspring bronchitis/bronchiolitis and asthma – a nationwide population-based cohort study
Yasmina Molero, Johan Zetterqvist, Paul Lichtenstein, Catarina Almqvist & Jonas F Ludvigsson
Pages: 1339-1347
Published online: 25 Sep 2018
AbstractforParental nicotine replacement therapy and offspring bronchitis/bronchiolitis and asthma – a nationwide population-based cohort study | Full Text | References | PDF (157.2 KB)
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Use of bone-modifying agents among breast cancer patients with bone metastasis: evidence from oncology practices in the US
Leah J McGrath, Robert A Overman, Diane Reams, Karynsa Cetin, Alexander Liede, Steven A Narod, M Alan Brookhart & Rohini K Hernandez
Pages: 1349-1358
Published online: 26 Sep 2018
AbstractforUse of bone-modifying agents among breast cancer patients with bone metastasis: evidence from oncology practices in the US | Full Text | References | PDF (559.6 KB)
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COPD in patients after heart transplantation is associated with a prolonged hospital stay, early posttransplant atrial fibrillation, and impaired posttransplant survival
Rasmus Rivinius, Matthias Helmschrott, Arjang Ruhparwar, Bastian Schmack, Fabrice F Darche, Dierk Thomas, Tom Bruckner, Hugo A Katus, Philipp Ehlermann & Andreas O Doesch
Pages: 1359-1369
Published online: 13 Dec 2022
AbstractforCOPD in patients after heart transplantation is associated with a prolonged hospital stay, early posttransplant atrial fibrillation, and impaired posttransplant survival | Full Text | References | PDF (789.6 KB)
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Erythropoiesis-stimulating agents and cardiovascular events in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome and multiple myeloma
Erzsébet Horváth-Puhó, Marit M Suttorp, Henrik Frederiksen, Tiny Hoekstra, Olaf M Dekkers, Lars Pedersen, Suzanne C Cannegieter, Friedo W Dekker & Henrik Toft Sørensen
Pages: 1371-1380
Published online: 28 Sep 2018
AbstractforErythropoiesis-stimulating agents and cardiovascular events in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome and multiple myeloma | Full Text | References | PDF (211.5 KB)
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Chronic diseases in the children of women with maternal thyroid dysfunction: a nationwide cohort study
Line Riis Jølving, Jan Nielsen, Ulrik Schiøler Kesmodel, Rasmus Gaardskær Nielsen, Bente Mertz Nørgård & Signe Sparre Beck-Nielsen
Pages: 1381-1390
Published online: 13 Dec 2022
AbstractforChronic diseases in the children of women with maternal thyroid dysfunction: a nationwide cohort study | Full Text | References | PDF (472.6 KB)
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Personalization of medicine requires better observational evidence
Rutger A Middelburg, M Sesmu Arbous, Judith G Middelburg & Johanna G van der Bom
Pages: 1391-1399
Published online: 13 Dec 2022
AbstractforPersonalization of medicine requires better observational evidence | Full Text | References | PDF (810 KB)
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Occurrence of primary brain tumors in cochlear implant patients in Sweden between 1989 and 2014
Henrik Smeds, Jeremy Wales, Tiit Mathiesen, Mats Talbäck & Maria Feychting
Pages: 1401-1405
Published online: 05 Oct 2018
AbstractforOccurrence of primary brain tumors in cochlear implant patients in Sweden between 1989 and 2014 | Full Text | References | PDF (119.3 KB)
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Letter

Letter
Liver disease and mortality among patients with hip fracture: does gender matter?
Ling-Yue Zhao, Yi-Jun Luo & Jing Zhu
Pages: 1407-1409
Published online: 05 Oct 2018
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Sensitivity and positive predictive value of the registration of self-expanding metal stent treatment for obstructive colorectal cancer in two Danish nationwide registries
Tue Højslev Avlund, Rune Erichsen & Lene Hjerrild Iversen
Pages: 1411-1415
Published online: 09 Oct 2018
AbstractforSensitivity and positive predictive value of the registration of self-expanding metal stent treatment for obstructive colorectal cancer in two Danish nationwide registries | Full Text | References | PDF (122.6 KB)
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Comparative anti-fracture effectiveness of different oral anti-osteoporosis therapies based on “real-world” data: a meta-analysis of propensity-matched cohort findings from the UK Clinical Practice Research Database and the Catalan SIDIAP Database
Sara Khalid, Sara Calderon-Larrañaga, Samuel Hawley, M Sanni Ali, Andrew Judge, Nigel Arden, Tjeerd van Staa, Cyrus Cooper, Muhammad Kassim Javaid & Daniel Prieto-Alhambra
Pages: 1417-1431
Published online: 13 Dec 2022
AbstractforComparative anti-fracture effectiveness of different oral anti-osteoporosis therapies based on “real-world” data: a meta-analysis of propensity-matched cohort findings from the UK Clinical Practice Research Database and the Catalan SIDIAP Database | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB)
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Efficacy and safety of chemopreventive agents on colorectal cancer incidence and mortality: systematic review and network meta-analysis
Sajesh K Veettil, Peerawat Jinatongthai, Surakit Nathisuwan, Nattawat Teerawattanapong, Siew Mooi Ching, Kean Ghee Lim, Surasak Saokaew, Pochamana Phisalprapa, Christopher M Reid & Nathorn Chaiyakunapruk
Pages: 1433-1445
Published online: 13 Dec 2022
AbstractforEfficacy and safety of chemopreventive agents on colorectal cancer incidence and mortality: systematic review and network meta-analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Familial aggregation and heritability of type 1 diabetes mellitus and coaggregation of chronic diseases in affected families
Chang-Fu Kuo, I-Jun Chou, Matthew J Grainge, Shue-Fen Luo, Lai-Chu See, Kuang-Hui Yu, Weiya Zhang, Michael Doherty & Ana M Valdes
Pages: 1447-1455
Published online: 13 Dec 2022
AbstractforFamilial aggregation and heritability of type 1 diabetes mellitus and coaggregation of chronic diseases in affected families | Full Text | References | PDF (414.3 KB)
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Familial risks of second primary cancers and mortality in ovarian cancer patients
Guoqiao Zheng, Subhayan Chattopadhyay, Asta Försti, Kristina Sundquist & Kari Hemminki
Pages: 1457-1466
Published online: 11 Oct 2018
AbstractforFamilial risks of second primary cancers and mortality in ovarian cancer patients | Full Text | References | PDF (183.5 KB)
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Pharmacological therapy and blood pressure control in primary health care sites in China: data from 254,848 hypertensive patients
Lei Hou, Xiaorong Chen, Bo Chen, Longjian Liu, Xiaohui Sun, Yuewei Zou, Hongjian Liu, Hui Guo, Jian Zhang & Jixiang Ma
Pages: 1467-1478
Published online: 11 Oct 2018
AbstractforPharmacological therapy and blood pressure control in primary health care sites in China: data from 254,848 hypertensive patients | Full Text | References | PDF (397 KB)
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Incidence and prevalence of multiple endocrine neoplasia 2A in Denmark 1901–2014: a nationwide study
Jes Sloth Mathiesen, Jens Peter Kroustrup, Peter Vestergaard, Kirstine Stochholm, Per Løgstrup Poulsen, Åse Krogh Rasmussen, Ulla Feldt-Rasmussen, Sten Schytte, Henrik Baymler Pedersen, Christoffer Holst Hahn, Jens Bentzen, Sören Möller, Mette Gaustadnes, Maria Rossing, Finn Cilius Nielsen, Kim Brixen, Anja Lisbeth Frederiksen & Christian Godballe
Pages: 1479-1487
Published online: 12 Oct 2018
AbstractforIncidence and prevalence of multiple endocrine neoplasia 2A in Denmark 1901–2014: a nationwide study | Full Text | References | PDF (408.7 KB)
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Review

Review Article
Prevalence and risk factors of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage in Asia-Pacific region from 2000 to 2016: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Jonathan WH Wong, Margaret Ip, Arthur Tang, Vivian WI Wei, Samuel YS Wong, Steven Riley, Jonathan M Read & Kin On Kwok
Pages: 1489-1501
Published online: 12 Oct 2018
AbstractforPrevalence and risk factors of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage in Asia-Pacific region from 2000 to 2016: a systematic review and meta-analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (554.5 KB)
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Positive predictive value of ICD-10 diagnosis codes for brain abscess in the Danish National Patient Registry
Jacob Bodilsen, Michael Dalager-Pedersen, Nicolai Kjærgaard, Diederik van de Beek, Matthijs C Brouwer, Henrik Nielsen & DASGIB study group
Pages: 1503-1508
Published online: 12 Oct 2018
AbstractforPositive predictive value of ICD-10 diagnosis codes for brain abscess in the Danish National Patient Registry | Full Text | References | PDF (145.2 KB)
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A phenotyping algorithm to identify acute ischemic stroke accurately from a national biobank: the Million Veteran Program
Tasnim F Imran, Daniel Posner, Jacqueline Honerlaw, Jason L Vassy, Rebecca J Song, Yuk-Lam Ho, Steven J Kittner, Katherine P Liao, Tianxi Cai, Christopher J O’Donnell, Luc Djousse, David R Gagnon, J Michael Gaziano, Peter WF Wilson, Kelly Cho & On behalf of the VA Million Veteran Program
Pages: 1509-1521
Published online: 16 Oct 2018
AbstractforA phenotyping algorithm to identify acute ischemic stroke accurately from a national biobank: the Million Veteran Program | Full Text | References | PDF (2.3 MB)
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Comparing causes of death of Hodgkin lymphoma and breast cancer patients between medical records and cause-of-death statistics
Simone de Vries, Michael Schaapveld, Jan WPF Kardaun, Kim H de Bruin, Augustinus DG Krol, Pieternella J Lugtenburg, Judy N Jacobse, Berthe MP Aleman & Flora E van Leeuwen
Pages: 1523-1531
Published online: 16 Oct 2018
AbstractforComparing causes of death of Hodgkin lymphoma and breast cancer patients between medical records and cause-of-death statistics | Full Text | References | PDF (176.6 KB)
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Does low risk of infections as a marker of effective immunity predict increased risk of subsequent giant cell arteritis or polymyalgia rheumatica? A Danish population-based case–control study
Clément Brault, Anders H Riis, Anil Mor, Pierre Duhaut & Reimar W Thomsen
Pages: 1533-1543
Published online: 16 Oct 2018
AbstractforDoes low risk of infections as a marker of effective immunity predict increased risk of subsequent giant cell arteritis or polymyalgia rheumatica? A Danish population-based case–control study | Full Text | References | PDF (169.8 KB)
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Development and validation of a risk prediction model for severe hypoglycemia in adult patients with type 2 diabetes: a nationwide population-based cohort study
Kyungdo Han, Jae-Seung Yun, Yong-Moon Park, Yu-Bae Ahn, Jae-Hyoung Cho, Seon-Ah Cha & Seung-Hyun Ko
Pages: 1545-1559
Published online: 23 Oct 2018
AbstractforDevelopment and validation of a risk prediction model for severe hypoglycemia in adult patients with type 2 diabetes: a nationwide population-based cohort study | Full Text | References | PDF (2.7 MB)
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Association between educational level and cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes: a prospective study in the Joint Asia Diabetes Evaluation Program
Hongjiang Wu, Eric SH Lau, Alice PS Kong, Ronald CW Ma, Risa Ozaki, Kitty KT Cheung, Elaine Chow, Chiu Chi Tsang, Kam Piu Lau, Eric MT Hui, Wing Yee So, Danijela Gasevic, Sarah H Wild, Juliana CN Chan & Andrea Luk
Pages: 1561-1571
Published online: 25 Oct 2018
AbstractforAssociation between educational level and cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes: a prospective study in the Joint Asia Diabetes Evaluation Program | Full Text | References | PDF (307.2 KB)
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Article
Oral metronidazole use and risk of acute pancreatitis: a population-based case-control study
Andrei Barbulescu, Viktor Oskarsson, Mats Lindblad, Rickard Ljung & Hannah L Brooke
Pages: 1573-1581
Published online: 25 Oct 2018
AbstractforOral metronidazole use and risk of acute pancreatitis: a population-based case-control study | Full Text | References | PDF (243.9 KB)
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Short- and long-term outcomes after postsurgical acute kidney injury requiring dialysis
Yu-Feng Lin, Tao-Min Huang, Shuei-Liong Lin, Vin-Cent Wu & Kwan-Dun Wu
Pages: 1583-1598
Published online: 26 Oct 2018
AbstractforShort- and long-term outcomes after postsurgical acute kidney injury requiring dialysis | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB)
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Maternal depression and antidepressant use during pregnancy and the risk of autism spectrum disorder in offspring
Katrina Wilcox Hagberg, Annelies L Robijn & Susan Jick
Pages: 1599-1612
Published online: 01 Nov 2018
AbstractforMaternal depression and antidepressant use during pregnancy and the risk of autism spectrum disorder in offspring | Full Text | References | PDF (622.6 KB)
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Rural and urban disparities in the care of Canadian patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a population-based study
Eric I Benchimol, M Ellen Kuenzig, Charles N Bernstein, Geoffrey C Nguyen, Astrid Guttmann, Jennifer L Jones, Beth K Potter, Laura E Targownik, Christina A Catley, Zoann J Nugent, Divine Tanyingoh, Nassim Mojaverian, Fox E Underwood, Shabnaz Siddiq, Anthony R Otley, Alain Bitton, Matthew W Carroll, Jennifer C deBruyn, Trevor JB Dummer, Wael El-Matary, Anne M Griffiths, Kevan Jacobson, Desmond Leddin, Lisa M Lix, David R Mack, Sanjay K Murthy, Juan Nicolás Peña-Sánchez, Harminder Singh, Gilaad G Kaplan & On behalf of the Canadian Gastro-Intestinal Epidemiology Consortium
Pages: 1613-1626
Published online: 08 Nov 2018
AbstractforRural and urban disparities in the care of Canadian patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a population-based study | Full Text | References | PDF (2.1 MB)
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Fall injuries, associated deaths, and 30-day readmission for subsequent falls are increasing in the elderly US population: a query of the WHO mortality database and National Readmission Database from 2010 to 2014
Colette Galet, Yunshu Zhou, Patrick Ten Eyck & Kathleen S Romanowski
Pages: 1627-1637
Published online: 08 Nov 2018
AbstractforFall injuries, associated deaths, and 30-day readmission for subsequent falls are increasing in the elderly US population: a query of the WHO mortality database and National Readmission Database from 2010 to 2014 | Full Text | References | PDF (274.4 KB)
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Factors associated with choice of intensification treatment for type 2 diabetes after metformin monotherapy: a cohort study in UK primary care
Samantha Wilkinson, Ian J Douglas, Elizabeth Williamson, Heide A Stirnadel-Farrant, Damian Fogarty, Ana Pokrajac, Liam Smeeth & Laurie A Tomlinson
Pages: 1639-1648
Published online: 08 Nov 2018
AbstractforFactors associated with choice of intensification treatment for type 2 diabetes after metformin monotherapy: a cohort study in UK primary care | Full Text | References | PDF (390.2 KB)
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Colonoscopy-related complications in a nationwide immunochemical fecal occult blood test-based colorectal cancer screening program
Ellen M Mikkelsen, Mette Kielsholm Thomsen, Julie Tybjerg, Lennart Friis-Hansen, Berit Andersen, Jens Christian Riis Jørgensen, Gunnar Baatrup, Sisse H Njor, Frank Mehnert & Morten Rasmussen
Pages: 1649-1655
Published online: 13 Nov 2018
AbstractforColonoscopy-related complications in a nationwide immunochemical fecal occult blood test-based colorectal cancer screening program | Full Text | References | PDF (162.9 KB)
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Overuse of methylphenidate: an analysis of Swedish pharmacy dispensing data
Pernilla J Bjerkeli, Raquel Perez Vicente, Shai Mulinari, Kristina Johnell & Juan Merlo
Pages: 1657-1665
Published online: 09 Nov 2018
AbstractforOveruse of methylphenidate: an analysis of Swedish pharmacy dispensing data | Full Text | References | PDF (869.8 KB)
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Article
How well can familial hypercholesterolemia be identified in an electronic health record database?
Katherine E Mues, Alina N Bogdanov, Keri L Monda, Larisa Yedigarova, Alexander Liede & Lee Kallenbach
Pages: 1667-1677
Published online: 15 Nov 2018
AbstractforHow well can familial hypercholesterolemia be identified in an electronic health record database? | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Thirty-year trends in dementia: a nationwide population study of Swedish inpatient records
Dominika Seblova, Maria Lopez Quiroga, Stefan Fors, Kristina Johnell, Martin Lövdén, Antonio Ponce de Leon, Anna Christina Svensson, Susanne Wicks & Anton Lager
Pages: 1679-1693
Published online: 16 Nov 2018
AbstractforThirty-year trends in dementia: a nationwide population study of Swedish inpatient records | Full Text | References | PDF (2.3 MB)
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Determinants of sporadic Campylobacter infections in Denmark: a nationwide case-control study among children and young adults
Katrin Gaardbo Kuhn, Eva Møller Nielsen, Kåre Mølbak & Steen Ethelberg
Pages: 1695-1707
Published online: 21 Nov 2018
AbstractforDeterminants of sporadic Campylobacter infections in Denmark: a nationwide case-control study among children and young adults | Full Text | References | PDF (489.3 KB)
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Positive predictive value of first-time rheumatoid arthritis diagnoses and their serological subtypes in the Danish National Patient Registry
Asta Linauskas, Kim Overvad, Martin Berg Johansen, Kristian Stengaard-Pedersen & Annette de Thurah
Pages: 1709-1720
Published online: 21 Nov 2018
AbstractforPositive predictive value of first-time rheumatoid arthritis diagnoses and their serological subtypes in the Danish National Patient Registry | Full Text | References | PDF (294.8 KB)
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School performance in children with infantile hydrocephalus: a nationwide cohort study
Linnea Boegeskov Schmidt, Giulia Corn, Jan Wohlfahrt, Mads Melbye & Tina Noergaard Munch
Pages: 1721-1731
Published online: 22 Nov 2018
AbstractforSchool performance in children with infantile hydrocephalus: a nationwide cohort study | Full Text | References | PDF (783.5 KB)
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Demographic and comorbidity predictors of adherence to diagnostic colonoscopy in the Danish Colorectal Cancer Screening Program: a nationwide cross-sectional study
Mette Kielsholm Thomsen, Morten Rasmussen, Sisse Helle Njor & Ellen Margrethe Mikkelsen
Pages: 1733-1742
Published online: 23 Nov 2018
AbstractforDemographic and comorbidity predictors of adherence to diagnostic colonoscopy in the Danish Colorectal Cancer Screening Program: a nationwide cross-sectional study | Full Text | References | PDF (192.6 KB)
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Review

Review Article
Mortality in people with dementia, delirium, and unspecified cognitive impairment in the general hospital: prospective cohort study of 6,724 patients with 2 years follow-up
Simona Hapca, Bruce Guthrie, Vera Cvoro, Feifei Bu, Alasdair C Rutherford, Emma Reynish & Peter T Donnan
Pages: 1743-1753
Published online: 23 Nov 2018
AbstractforMortality in people with dementia, delirium, and unspecified cognitive impairment in the general hospital: prospective cohort study of 6,724 patients with 2 years follow-up | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB)
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A validated algorithm to identify recurrence of bladder cancer: a register-based study in Denmark
Linda Aagaard Rasmussen, Henry Jensen, Line Flytkjær Virgilsen, Jørgen Bjerggaard Jensen & Peter Vedsted
Pages: 1755-1763
Published online: 26 Nov 2018
AbstractforA validated algorithm to identify recurrence of bladder cancer: a register-based study in Denmark | Full Text | References | PDF (710.7 KB)
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Article
Labor augmentation during birth and later cognitive ability in young adulthood
Lonny Stokholm, Nicole M Talge, Gunhild Tidemann Christensen, Mette Juhl, Laust Hvas Mortensen & Katrine Strandberg-Larsen
Pages: 1765-1772
Published online: 26 Nov 2018
AbstractforLabor augmentation during birth and later cognitive ability in young adulthood | Full Text | References | PDF (223.8 KB)
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Combining distributed regression and propensity scores: a doubly privacy-protecting analytic method for multicenter research
Sengwee Toh, Robert Wellman, R Yates Coley, Casie Horgan, Jessica Sturtevant, Erick Moyneur, Cheri Janning, Roy Pardee, Karen J Coleman, David Arterburn, Kathleen McTigue, Jane Anau, Andrea J Cook & On behalf of the PCORnet Bariatric Study Collaborative
Pages: 1773-1786
Published online: 27 Nov 2018
AbstractforCombining distributed regression and propensity scores: a doubly privacy-protecting analytic method for multicenter research | Full Text | References | PDF (249.9 KB)
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Corrigendum

Correction
Assessment of channeling bias among initiators of glucose-lowering drugs: A UK cohort study [Corrigendum]
Page: 1787
Published online: 28 Nov 2018
CitationforAssessment of channeling bias among initiators of glucose-lowering drugs: A UK cohort study [Corrigendum] | Full Text | PDF (79.9 KB)
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Barthel Index at hospital admission is associated with mortality in geriatric patients: a Danish nationwide population-based cohort study
Jesper Ryg, Henriette Engberg, Pavithra Mariadas, Solvejg Gram Henneberg Pedersen, Martin Gronbech Jorgensen, Kirsten Laila Vinding & Karen Andersen-Ranberg
Pages: 1789-1800
Published online: 13 Dec 2022
AbstractforBarthel Index at hospital admission is associated with mortality in geriatric patients: a Danish nationwide population-based cohort study | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Maternal use of thyroid hormone replacement therapy before, during, and after pregnancy: agreement between self-report and prescription records and group-based trajectory modeling of prescription patterns
Anna S Frank, Angela Lupattelli, David S Matteson & Hedvig Nordeng
Pages: 1801-1816
Published online: 03 Dec 2018
AbstractforMaternal use of thyroid hormone replacement therapy before, during, and after pregnancy: agreement between self-report and prescription records and group-based trajectory modeling of prescription patterns | Full Text | References | PDF (782.8 KB)
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Pregnancy outcomes in women with autism: a nationwide population-based cohort study
Heléne EK Sundelin, Olof Stephansson, Christina M Hultman & Jonas F Ludvigsson
Pages: 1817-1826
Published online: 30 Nov 2018
AbstractforPregnancy outcomes in women with autism: a nationwide population-based cohort study | Full Text | References | PDF (267.5 KB)
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Association between gestational diabetes mellitus and depression in parents: a retrospective cohort study
Romina Pace, Elham Rahme, Deborah Da Costa & Kaberi Dasgupta
Pages: 1827-1838
Published online: 03 Dec 2018
AbstractforAssociation between gestational diabetes mellitus and depression in parents: a retrospective cohort study | Full Text | References | PDF (331.5 KB)
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