Sentences with phrase «such retrospective studies»

«Although such retrospective studies can not identify specific chemicals used or quantify the exposure, our findings add another reason to advise mothers to limit their exposure to pesticides around the time of pregnancy,» said Nicolas Vidart d'Egurbide Bagazgoïtia, lead author of the study.

But breast cancer surgeon Jeanne Petrek of the Memorial Sloan - Kettering Cancer Center in New York City notes that there are inherent weaknesses in such a retrospective study, such as the fact that breast cancer treatments have changed over time.

Not exact matches

The aim of our study was to determine firstly, whether a retrospective linked data study was a viable alternative to such a design using routinely collected data in one Australian state and secondly, to report on the outcomes and interventions for women (and their babies) who planned to give birth in a hospital labour ward, birth centre or at home.

The study, in Nature Climate Change, is the first such retrospective analysis of the emissions impacts of rural electrification.

The study is the first such retrospective analysis of the emissions impacts of rural electrification (Nature Climate Change, doi.org/wf6).

This retrospective chart review, authored by physicians and researchers within the University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's Enlarged Vestibular Aqueduct (EVA) Research Project, is one of the first such studies to find a direct connection between the increasing width of the vestibular aqueduct and the degree of hearing loss a child experiences over time.

The retrospective study comprised all such procedures...

Although this study was a retrospective analysis of medical records, the results warrant attention because researchers controlled for 12 external causes of early death, such as asthma, coronary disease, obesity, hypertension, and diabetes.

And in retrospective studies, he says, it's harder to control for common risk factors — such as diet — that might contribute to both prostate cancer and heart problems.

It is important to note that this case study is of a patient (of PM's), and a clinician's job is to help the patient improve her health and fitness, and only secondarily would use the information in a scientific format such as this retrospective case report.

«This retrospective analysis of patients from a private clinic adhering to a high - fat, low carbohydrate, adequate protein diet [the Rosedale diet] demonstrated reductions in critical metabolic mediators including insulin, leptin, glucose, triglycerides, and free T3... Patients in this study demonstrated a similar directional impact on the measured parameters when compared to studies using more established models of longevity such as caloric restriction.»

Interpretation: They comment on the limitations of a retrospective study and the selection of cases and controls from a not just a referral hospital but only one such hospital.

Of all the rare, early - period Kline landscapes, cityscapes, interior studies and sketches in this condensed retrospective, that one small painting made me wonder whether it is possible to see locomotion as such.

Earlier this year the Energy Information Administration published a rather brave study: a retrospective on how well its forecasters have done predicting things like demand for energy, the cost of oil and such.

First, low SES in childhood is a recognized risk factor for age - related disease, such as cardiovascular disease.24 Childhood socioeconomic disadvantage predicts age - related - disease risks, such as elevated inflammation levels and the clustering of metabolic risk markers in adulthood.25 - 27 In contrast, the effect of low childhood SES on later depression risk is debated.28 Second, retrospective investigations and some prospective studies have shown that childhood maltreatment could contribute to age - related - disease risks.

Recent retrospective and prospective studies have identified strong associations between cumulative traumatic childhood events, such as child maltreatment and family dysfunction, and adult physical disease, such as adult heart disease, liver disease, autoimmune diseases and sexually transmitted infections.36 - 41 Mental health disease and the use of psychotropic medications are also greater in adults who had been maltreated as children.42 - 45

Until such methodological problems can be overcome, reliance will have to be placed on a variety of sources of information, including retrospective data, to study G × E. Third, we used a self - report measure of aggression, and the social desirability bias of some subjects might have affected their self - reporting of aggression.

This large, retrospective cohort study — constructed from linked, administrative data — will include an almost complete population of children born in the state of New South Wales, Australia; this will enable investigation of small population groups, such as Aboriginal children, and minimise selection bias.

Nevertheless, the mentioned studies have limitations such as small sample size (8 — 10), reliance on retrospective memory, low participation rate and attrition (7, 11), oversimplification in CHD severity grading (7, 11), use of self - reports, lack of clinical assessment of parental mental health problems (8, 11), and lack of data on possible confounding factors (11).