Sentences with phrase «one's inclusion criteria»

As inclusion criteria, only small breeds were selected for this study.

The same has been observed with more expanded tumor inclusion criteria.

When comparing outcomes across birth settings, the use of consistent definitions and inclusion criteria across cohorts, and reliable outcome measures, is imperative.

Program is based on recognised theoretical principles, has sound program logic and meets the programs guide inclusion criteria.

To maximize our ability to use a common framework for variable definition, we also requested original data from all studies published prior to 2008 that met inclusion criteria.

To narrow the scope of the review, a number of inclusion criteria were applied to select the relevant literature:

Inclusion criteria required complete medical records, with neurologic and clinical signs compatible with DLSS, and a diagnosis of DLSS confirmed via 1.5 T MRI.

Though there are several practical issues such as funding (discussed recently by Public Library Online's own Troy Lambert), this article is concerned with inclusion criteria for those libraries that choose to bring self - published materials into their space.

Study inclusion criteria included use of randomized or matched control groups, a study duration of at least 12 weeks, valid achievement measures independent of the experimental treatments, and a final assessment at the end of grade 1 or later.

A second limitation is that only one author decided which studies fulfilled inclusion criteria for the review.

Study Selection Inclusion criteria consisted of clinical trials using oral isotretinoin, doses of 40 mg / d or more, duration of at least 4 weeks, patients aged 9 to 35 years with acne vulgaris, and 10 or more participants.

Our participant inclusion criteria included: (1) age > 15 years; (2) all forms of amblyopia, e.g. strabismic, anisometropic, refractive, deprivative, and meridional amblyopia; and (3) interocular visual acuity difference of at least 0.1 LogMAR.

Our application of strict inclusion criteria with respect to the structured and repeatable nature of the parenting programme interventions included in this review aimed to ensure that included interventions were similar enough in nature to be pooled in a meta - analysis.

Other inclusion criteria include a normal serum cobalamin level, and absence of any other concurrent diseases.

Though there are several practical issues such as funding (discussed recently by Public Library Online's own Troy Lambert), this article is concerned with inclusion criteria -LSB-...]

Subpopulation analyses were conducted for parents meeting customary SafeCare ® inclusion criteria.

The methodological inclusion criteria were as follows.

Difficulty acquiring private fund performance data and strict inclusion criteria limited our ability to amass a large dataset, which presented data analysis limitations that are unavoidable at this stage.

Dr. Salim Yusuf, executive director of PHRI, McMaster professor of medicine and chief scientist at HHS, said the large size of the study, broad inclusion criteria and consistent results in all regions of the world means the results are widely applicable around the world.

«Researchers use varied inclusion criteria, definitions, baseline assessments, and outcome measures, which impede comparisons and consensus,» according to the Task Force report.

The S&P 500 Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index provides a view of the performance of corporate bonds issued by the blue chip companies in the iconic S&P 500 Index, other index inclusion criteria including par amount minimums are the same as the broader corporate bond index.

The primary inclusion criteria for breeders to be listed on this site is affiliation with the Weimaraner Club of America or the Weimaraner Association of Canada.

Homeless dogs of all ages and backgrounds are eligible for the program, as long as they are physically healthy and meet our behavioral inclusion criteria.

After excluding studies that did not meet a priori inclusion criteria designed to increase the accuracy of our analysis, we developed probability distributions of predation rates on birds and mammals.

The central inclusion criterion was the DSM - IV diagnosis of nicotine dependence, while any history of an Axis I psychiatric or substance abuse / dependence diagnosis other than nicotine dependence was exclusionary.

All participants in this sample fulfilled the same inclusion criteria and consent procedures as the discovery sample.

To assist us with the selection process, a reference group comprising of experts in children's mental health established a list of explicit inclusion criteria that align with the KidsMatter Early Childhood children's mental health framework.

In this connection it is worth noting that 56 % of 683 patients who satisfied inclusion criteria refused to consent to randomisation and of those who did participate, a significant minority (25 — 30 %) dropped out of therapy before any helpful learning could take place.

The full text of all references appearing to meet initial inclusion criteria was then retrieved and a final assessment made.

Articles published in a language other than English, which could not be excluded or included on the basis of their English titles or abstracts (n = 5), were rated by native speakers of the publication language who were informed of the review inclusion criteria.