Hypertrophic scarring in cleft lip repair: a comparison of incidence among ethnic groups.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Assessment of psychosocial functioning in people with schizophrenia is important. The Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF-F) scale represents a widely applied, easy, and quick tool, but its validity and reliability have been debated. The aim was to investigate whether GAF-F scores are associated with other...

journal_title：Clinical epidemiology

authors： Köhler O,Horsdal HT,Baandrup L,Mors O,Gasse C

更新日期：2016-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The management of brain-dead organ donors is complex. The use of inotropic agents and replacement of depleted hormones (hormonal replacement therapy) is crucial for successful multiple organ procurement, yet the optimal hormonal replacement has not been identified, and the statistical adjustment to determine the best ...

journal_title：Clinical epidemiology

authors： Mi Z,Novitzky D,Collins JF,Cooper DK

更新日期：2014-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Substantial heterogeneity exists in reported kidney function decline in pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease (CKD). By design, kidney function decline can be studied in CKD 3-5 cohorts or dialysis-based studies. In the latter, patients are selected based on the fact that they initiated dialysis, possibly leading...

journal_title：Clinical epidemiology

authors： Janmaat CJ,van Diepen M,van Hagen CC,Rotmans JI,Dekker FW,Dekkers OM

更新日期：2018-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT) is associated with an increased risk of developing breast cancer, but little is known about the underlying factors. The aim of this study was to compare women with a history of pHPT and a reference population in terms of standard factors predictive of prognosis and response...

journal_title：Clinical epidemiology

authors： Norenstedt S,Granath F,Ekbom A,Bergh J,Lambe M,Adolfsson J,Warnberg F,Zedenius J,Nilsson IL

更新日期：2011-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Synthetic oxytocin for labor augmentation during birth has been linked to negative neurodevelopment effects in children. We examined whether maternal labor augmentation was associated with lower cognitive ability in young adulthoods. Patients and methods:We identified 330,107 individuals (96.6% were men), with...

journal_title：Clinical epidemiology

authors： Stokholm L,Talge NM,Christensen GT,Juhl M,Mortensen LH,Strandberg-Larsen K

更新日期：2018-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Association between psoriasis severity and cerebro- and cardiovascular comorbidities has rarely been investigated. Aim:We aimed to investigate differences in cerebro- and cardiovascular comorbidities by psoriasis severity. Materials and methods:Using Swedish nationwide health-care registers, new adult user...

journal_title：Clinical epidemiology

authors： Hajiebrahimi M,Linder M,Hägg D,Berglind IA,McElligott S,Valgardsson VS,Villacorta R,Sundström A

更新日期：2018-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:To evaluate the long-term risk of stroke and poststroke adverse outcomes in patients with heart failure (HF). Methods:We used research data from Taiwan's National Health Insurance Program from 2000 to 2005 and identified 20,072 adults aged ≥30 years who were newly diagnosed with HF. Frequency matching based ...

journal_title：Clinical epidemiology

authors： Tai YH,Chang CC,Yeh CC,Sung LC,Hu CJ,Cherng YG,Chen TL,Liao CC

更新日期：2020-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine may reduce the risk of cancer as they inhibit autophagy, in particular, in people with connective tissue diseases. Methods:The hazard ratios of cancers, metastases, and death were assessed in adults with connective tissue diseases prescribed hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine ...

journal_title：Clinical epidemiology

authors： Fardet L,Nazareth I,Petersen I

更新日期：2017-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The Danish health care system provides partial reimbursement of most prescription medications in Denmark. The dispensation of prescription medications is registered in administrative databases. Each time a prescription is redeemed at a pharmacy, an electronic record is generated with information related to the user, p...

journal_title：Clinical epidemiology

authors： Johannesdottir SA,Horváth-Puhó E,Ehrenstein V,Schmidt M,Pedersen L,Sørensen HT

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:National prescription databases are important tools in pharmacoepidemiological studies investigating potential long-term adverse events after drug use. Palivizumab is a biological pharmaceutical used as passive prophylaxis against severe infection with respiratory syncytial virus in high-risk children. OBJE...

journal_title：Clinical epidemiology

authors： Haerskjold A,Henriksen L,Way S,Malham M,Hallas J,Pedersen L,Stensballe LG

更新日期：2015-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:Maternal thyroid disease (TD) during pregnancy is associated with adverse birth outcomes, but little is known on its long-term outcomes. We aimed to examine if children born to mothers with TD have increased disease risk during childhood and adolescence. Patients and methods:A register-based cohort study was...

journal_title：Clinical epidemiology

authors： Jølving LR,Nielsen J,Kesmodel US,Nielsen RG,Nørgård BM,Beck-Nielsen SS

更新日期：2018-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We examined the association between lifestyle factors and menstrual cycle characteristics among nulliparous Danish women aged 18-40 years who were participating in an Internet-based prospective cohort study of pregnancy planners. METHODS:We used cross-sectional data collected at baseline to assess the associ...

journal_title：Clinical epidemiology

authors： Hahn KA,Wise LA,Riis AH,Mikkelsen EM,Rothman KJ,Banholzer K,Hatch EE

更新日期：2013-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Data from the Nordic health care registers have been of great value in perinatal epidemiological research. It has been assumed that findings from the Nordic population (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden) are applicable to other populations as well, including the population of the US. OBJECTIVE:T...

journal_title：Clinical epidemiology

authors： Löfling L,Bröms G,Bahmanyar S,Kieler H

更新日期：2016-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Validation of definitions used to identify conditions of interest is imperative to epidemiologic studies based on routinely collected data. The objective of the study was thus to estimate positive predictive values (PPVs) of International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10) codes to identify c...

journal_title：Clinical epidemiology

authors： Munch T,Christensen LB,Adelborg K,Tell GS,Apalset EM,Westerlund A,Lagerros YT,Kahlert J,Xue F,Ehrenstein V

更新日期：2017-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：Background:In 2012, liver cancer ranked as the fifth and eighth most common cancer in men and women, respectively, in urban Shanghai. This study aims to present the trend and projection of age-specific incidence and mortality of liver cancer in Shanghai. Methods:We extracted data of liver cancer incident cases and dea...

journal_title：Clinical epidemiology

authors： Bai L,Liu Z,Fang Q,Yan Q,Shi O,Bao P,Mu L,Chen X,Zhang T

更新日期：2018-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：Aim:The EPICHRONIC (EPIdemiology of CHRONIC diseases) project investigated the possibility of developing common procedures for French and Spanish electronic health care databases to enable large-scale pharmacoepidemiological studies on chronic diseases. A feasibility study assessed the prevalence of type 2 diabetes mel...

journal_title：Clinical epidemiology

authors： Moulis G,Ibañez B,Palmaro A,Aizpuru F,Millan E,Lapeyre-Mestre M,Sailler L,Cambra K

更新日期：2018-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：AIM OF DATABASE:The aim of the National Database of Geriatrics is to monitor the quality of interdisciplinary diagnostics and treatment of patients admitted to a geriatric hospital unit. STUDY POPULATION:The database population consists of patients who were admitted to a geriatric hospital unit. Geriatric patients can...

journal_title：Clinical epidemiology

authors： Kannegaard PN,Vinding KL,Hare-Bruun H

更新日期：2016-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Smoking is a main risk factor for morbidity and mortality in people living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLHIV), but its potential association with renal impairment remains to be established. METHODS:We did a nationwide population-based cohort study in Danish PLHIV to evaluate the association between...

journal_title：Clinical epidemiology

authors： Ahlström MG,Feldt-Rasmussen B,Legarth R,Kronborg G,Pedersen C,Larsen CS,Gerstoft J,Obel N

更新日期：2015-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Inherited ichthyosis is a monogenetic disease characterized by hyperkeratosis and scaling of the skin, with large interindividual variation in severity. It can affect quality of life for patients and their families. Population-based data on inherited ichthyosis are lacking, which hampers studies into its epidem...

journal_title：Clinical epidemiology

authors： Kristensen MH,Schmidt SAJ,Kibsgaard L,Hove H,Sommerlund M,Koppelhus U

更新日期：2020-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:With the emergence of new lipid-lowering therapies, more patients are expected to achieve substantial lowering of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). However, there are limited data examining the clinical experience of patients with low (<1.3 mmol/L) or very low (<0.65 mmol/L) levels of LDL-C. To pr...

journal_title：Clinical epidemiology

authors： Schmidt SA,Heide-Jørgensen U,Manthripragada AD,Ehrenstein V

更新日期：2015-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Primary care databases represent a rich source of data for health care research; however, the quality of recording of secondary care events in these databases is uncertain. This study sought to investigate the completeness of recording of hospital admissions for bleeds in primary care records and explore the...

journal_title：Clinical epidemiology

authors： McDonald L,Sammon CJ,Samnaliev M,Ramagopalan S

更新日期：2018-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Large-scale observational studies based on existing medical databases may have an important role in studies of long-term effects of different treatments in prostate cancer patients if the coding of the treatment is valid. We therefore estimated the positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value (...

journal_title：Clinical epidemiology

authors： Jespersen CG,Borre M,Nørgaard M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: Spontaneous (non-traumatic) subarachnoid hemorrhage (ntSAH) is frequently suspected in the emergency department, but the incidence rate is low. Diagnosis registers can provide valuable data for research in uncommon conditions like ntSAH. Unfortunately, validity vary in the registers. We aimed to assess t...

journal_title：Clinical epidemiology

authors： Sonne A,Andersen JB,Rasmussen LS

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The presence of comorbid medical conditions can significantly affect a cancer patient's treatment options, quality of life, and survival. However, these important data are often lacking from population-based cancer registries. Leveraging routine linkage to hospital discharge data, a comorbidity score was cal...

journal_title：Clinical epidemiology

authors： Lichtensztajn DY,Giddings BM,Morris CR,Parikh-Patel A,Kizer KW

更新日期：2017-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the present study was to validate the data in the Aarhus Sarcoma Registry (ASR), to determine if this registry is population-based for western Denmark, and to examine the incidence of sarcomas using validated, population-based registry data. METHODS:This study was based on patients with bone and ...

journal_title：Clinical epidemiology

authors： Maretty-Nielsen K,Aggerholm-Pedersen N,Keller J,Safwat A,Baerentzen S,Pedersen AB

更新日期：2013-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To establish the validity of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) diagnoses in the Danish Stroke Registry (DSR) and the Danish National Patient Registry (DNPR). Patients and Methods:Based on discharge summaries and brain imaging reports, we estimated the positive predictive value (PPV) of a first-ever diagnosis code...

journal_title：Clinical epidemiology

authors： Hald SM,Kring Sloth C,Agger M,Schelde-Olesen MT,Højholt M,Hasle M,Bogetofte H,Olesrud I,Binzer S,Madsen C,Krone W,García Rodríguez LA,Al-Shahi Salman R,Hallas J,Gaist D

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The Department of Hematology, Zealand University Hospital, Denmark, and the National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, created the first nationwide, population-based, and the most comprehensive cross-sectional health-related quality of life (HRQoL) survey of patients with myeloprolif...

journal_title：Clinical epidemiology

authors： Brochmann N,Flachs EM,Christensen AI,Andersen CL,Juel K,Hasselbalch HC,Zwisler AD

更新日期：2017-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) is an adverse effect of drugs that suppress bone turnover - for example, drugs used for the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis. The Danish National Registry of Patients (DNRP) is potentially valuable for monitoring ONJ and its prognosis; however, no specific code for ONJ ...

journal_title：Clinical epidemiology

authors： Gammelager H,Sværke C,Noerholt SE,Neumann-Jensen B,Xue F,Critchlow C,Bergdahl J,Lagerros YT,Kieler H,Tell GS,Ehrenstein V

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Few modern population-based estimates of the prognosis of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (rAAA) exist. METHODS AND MATERIALS:From 1994-2008, a total of 6954 rAAA cases were identified in Danish nationwide population-based registries. RESULTS:Of 3148 (45%) surgery cases, 1454 (46%) died within 30 days...

journal_title：Clinical epidemiology

authors： Lindholt JS,Søgaard R,Laustsen J

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-term storage of biological samples from patients has become increasingly important in studies of disease control and treatment. The first nationwide Danish diabetes project, ie, The Danish Center for Strategic Research in Type II Diabetes (DD2), aims to improve treatment and the long-term outcome of patients with...

journal_title：Clinical epidemiology

authors： Christensen H,Nielsen JS,Sørensen KM,Melbye M,Brandslund I

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00