Prevalence of Congenital Hemolytic Disorders in Denmark, 2000-2016.

abstract：PURPOSE:The primary objective of this study is to examine the race-specific associations between statin use and overall mortality, as well as cardiovascular and cancer mortality, among blacks and whites in the Southeastern United States (US). Little is known about these associations in blacks. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The...

journal_title：Clinical epidemiology

authors： Lipworth L,Fazio S,Kabagambe EK,Munro HM,Nwazue VC,Tarone RE,McLaughlin JK,Blot WJ,Sampson UK

更新日期：2013-12-19 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:In medicine, many more prediction models have been developed than are implemented or used in clinical practice. These models cannot be recommended for clinical use before external validity is established. Though various models to predict mortality in dialysis patients have been published, very few have been v...

journal_title：Clinical epidemiology

authors： Ramspek CL,Voskamp PW,van Ittersum FJ,Krediet RT,Dekker FW,van Diepen M

更新日期：2017-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Lifestyle factors may influence observed associations between proton pump inhibitor (PPI) usage and health outcomes. The aim of the study reported here was to examine characteristics and differences in lifestyle among PPI users and nonusers. METHODS:This cross-sectional study utilized data from a 2006 populati...

journal_title：Clinical epidemiology

authors： Hvid-Jensen F,Nielsen RB,Pedersen L,Funch-Jensen P,Drewes AM,Larsen FB,Thomsen RW

更新日期：2013-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The combination of organized cervical cancer screening and childhood HPV vaccination programs has the potential to eliminate cervical cancer in the future. However, only women participating in both programs gain the full protection, and combined non-attenders remain at high risk of developing cervical cancer...

journal_title：Clinical epidemiology

authors： Badre-Esfahani S,Larsen MB,Seibæk L,Petersen LK,Blaakær J,Støvring H,Andersen B

更新日期：2019-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Invasive bladder cancer (IBC) is a common urological malignancy accounting for 4%-5% of all cancers in Denmark. Our aim was to examine possible changes in short- and long-term survival of patients with IBC during 1998-2009. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING:Data on all patients (N = 4032) with an incident diagnosis o...

journal_title：Clinical epidemiology

authors： Lund L,Erichsen R,Nørgaard M,Larsen EH,Borre M,Jacobsen J

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To develop a self-administered diagnostic screening questionnaire for lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) consisting of items with high content validity and to investigate the diagnostic value of the questionnaire and the items. Patients and Methods:A self-reported diagnostic LSS screening questionnaire was developed...

journal_title：Clinical epidemiology

authors： Jensen RK,Lauridsen HH,Andresen ADK,Mieritz RM,Schiøttz-Christensen B,Vach W

更新日期：2020-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) was introduced over 30 years ago, but the application of SLNB in China is unclear. This study aimed to explore the real-world implementation of SLNB among early-stage breast cancer patients in China. Methods:A multi-center, retrospective study was conducted among primary br...

journal_title：Clinical epidemiology

authors： Zhang J,Wang T,Yan C,Huang M,Fan Z,Ling R

更新日期：2020-09-01 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：BACKGROUND:Large-scale clinical registries are increasingly recognized as important resources for quality assurance and research to inform clinical decision-making and health policy. We established a clinical registry (SpineData) in a conservative care setting where more than 10,000 new cases of spinal pain are assesse...

journal_title：Clinical epidemiology

authors： Kent P,Kongsted A,Jensen TS,Albert HB,Schiøttz-Christensen B,Manniche C

更新日期：2015-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Data on the safety of selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) in pregnancy are inconsistent. We examined associations between SSRI use during early pregnancy and risk of congenital malformations in infants. METHODS:Set in Northern Denmark, our population-based prevalence study included 216,042 women...

journal_title：Clinical epidemiology

authors： Kornum JB,Nielsen RB,Pedersen L,Mortensen PB,Nørgaard M

更新日期：2010-08-09 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:To validate the use of International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) codes to identify patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in the Taiwan National Health Insurance (NHI) Outpatient Claims Dataset. Methods:We conducted ...

journal_title：Clinical epidemiology

authors： Sheu MJ,Liang FW,Li ST,Li CY,Lu TH

更新日期：2020-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Rotavirus (RV) is a leading cause of severe gastroenteritis (GE) in children across the world. As there is a lack of epidemiological data for RV gastroenteritis (RVGE) in Saudi Arabia, this hospital-based study was designed to estimate the disease burden of RVGE and assess the prevalent RV types in Saudi childr...

journal_title：Clinical epidemiology

authors： Khalil M,Azhar E,Kao M,Al-Kaiedi N,Alhani H,Al Olayan I,Pawinski R,Gopala K,Kandeil W,Anis S,Van Doorn LJ,DeAntonio R

更新日期：2015-02-11 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：:Characterizing the relations between exposures and diseases is the central tenet of epidemiology. Researchers may want to evaluate exposure-disease causation by assessing whether the disease under concern is induced by the various exposures - the so-called "attribution". In this paper, the authors propose a method to ...

journal_title：Clinical epidemiology

authors： Chen C,Lee WC

更新日期：2018-04-27 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：Objective:Reports on the epidemiology of vestibular schwannoma (VS) indicate an increase in diagnosed cases, often based on selected materials over a limited period of time. This report presents prospective 40-year epidemiological data from an unselected national cohort of all patients diagnosed with a VS in Denmark si...

journal_title：Clinical epidemiology

authors： Reznitsky M,Petersen MMBS,West N,Stangerup SE,Cayé-Thomasen P

更新日期：2019-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Anemia is prevalent in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), but the longitudinal risk of anemia in patients with newly identified CKD is unknown. We therefore examined the risks of experiencing anemia in persons with newly identified CKD. Patients and Methods:This cohort study included adult patients wi...

journal_title：Clinical epidemiology

authors： Vestergaard SV,Heide-Jørgensen U,van Haalen H,James G,Hedman K,Birn H,Thomsen RW,Christiansen CF

更新日期：2020-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Severe infection resulting in sepsis is recognized as a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The purpose of this study is to use longitudinal, population-based data to report national-level hospital metrics, providing a current assessment of the status of sepsis hospitalizations in Canadian ch...

journal_title：Clinical epidemiology

authors： Thompson GC,Kissoon N

更新日期：2014-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To validate a clinical database for nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) with the aim of monitoring and predicting the prognosis of NMSC treated by dermatologists in clinics in the central and north Denmark regions. METHODS:We assessed the completeness of registration of patients and follow-up visits, and positive...

journal_title：Clinical epidemiology

authors： Lamberg AL,Cronin-Fenton D,Olesen AB

更新日期：2010-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：:When healthcare professionals have the choice between several drug treatments for their patients, they often experience considerable decision uncertainty because many decisions simply have no single "best" choice. The challenges are manifold and include that guideline recommendations focus on randomized controlled tri...

journal_title：Clinical epidemiology

authors： Meid AD,Ruff C,Wirbka L,Stoll F,Seidling HM,Groll A,Haefeli WE

更新日期：2020-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Case-control studies are a common and efficient means of studying rare diseases or illnesses with long latency periods. Matching of cases and controls is frequently employed to control the effects of known potential confounding variables. The analysis of matched data requires specific statistical methods. M...

journal_title：Clinical epidemiology

authors： Niven DJ,Berthiaume LR,Fick GH,Laupland KB

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To date there has not been any nationwide age-standardized incidence data reported for prostate cancer in Nigeria. We examined and integrated diverse trends in the age-specific incidence of prostate cancer into a comprehensive trend for Nigeria, and examined how best the existing data could generate a countr...

journal_title：Clinical epidemiology

authors： Ifere GO,Abebe F,Ananaba GA

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Prenatal exposures may contribute to male infertility in adult life, but large-scale epidemiological evidence is still lacking. The Fetal Programming of Semen quality (FEPOS) cohort was founded to provide means to examine if fetal exposures can interfere with fetal reproductive development and ultimately lea...

journal_title：Clinical epidemiology

authors： Keglberg Hærvig K,Bonde JP,Ramlau-Hansen CH,Toft G,Hougaard KS,Specht IO,Giwercman A,Nybo Andersen AM,Olsen J,Lindh C,Bjerre Høyer B,Tøttenborg SS

更新日期：2020-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Individuals with a family history of Parkinson's disease (PD) appear to have a higher risk of developing PD and other neuropsychiatric diseases. However, estimates of the relative risks (RRs) of PD and the roles of genetic and environmental factors in PD susceptibility are unclear. The aim of this study was ...

journal_title：Clinical epidemiology

authors： Liu FC,Lin HT,Kuo CF,Hsieh MY,See LC,Yu HP

更新日期：2018-05-30 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：Purpose:This paper aims to compare the clinical effectiveness of oral anti-osteoporosis drugs based on the observed risk of fracture while on treatment in primary care actual practice. Materials and methods:We investigated two primary care records databases covering UK National Health Service (Clinical Practice Resear...

journal_title：Clinical epidemiology

authors： Khalid S,Calderon-Larrañaga S,Hawley S,Ali MS,Judge A,Arden N,van Staa T,Cooper C,Javaid MK,Prieto-Alhambra D

更新日期：2018-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Apolipoproteins C-I, C-II, C-III and E have been associated with risk of arterial thrombotic diseases. We investigated whether these apolipoproteins have prothrombotic properties and are associated with risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE). Patients and methods:A total of 127 VTE patients and 299 controls were...

journal_title：Clinical epidemiology

authors： Orsi FA,Lijfering WM,Van der Laarse A,Ruhaak LR,Rosendaal FR,Cannegieter SC,Cobbaert C

更新日期：2019-07-22 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