Sentences with phrase «used epidemiological data»

A 2014 study used epidemiological data to show egg - based mutations are associated with low vaccine effectiveness in human populations.

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We chose to model the effects on body weight because good evidence (from both trials and epidemiological studies) links regular consumption of sugar sweetened drinks to weight gain.8 10 12 Moreover, data from longitudinal studies support the idea that changes in the price of sugar sweetened drinks are linked to changes in body weight.20 Other groups have used this form of modelling to estimate the effects of a sugar sweetened drink tax on obesity.18 21 22

He pointed out that the estrogen fiasco was a foreseeable result of using weak epidemiological data to make sweeping pronouncements.

«Greater effort to track concussions using large - scale epidemiological data are needed to identify high - risk subpopulations and monitor prevention efforts,» the researchers wrote.

For the study, Dorevitch and colleagues estimated the number of recreational waterborne illnesses using data from two large epidemiological studies as well as reports of water - borne disease outbreaks from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC.

«We used a combination of methods, including epidemiological data and phylogenetic data, to understand the changes in incident diagnoses in a population,» Dr. Mehta said.

While the possibilities are endless, a few practical examples of use for the 5D colorimetric technique could include tracking gas prices per county, analyzing foreclosure rates in different states or tracking epidemiological data for a virus.

For this reason, WHO also uses clinical and epidemiological data when making risk assessments.

For their study, published in Science, the scientists used a mathematical model that analyzed genome sequencing and epidemiological data for 32 types of cancer.

The 26 % excess of breast cancer is consistent with estimates from pooled epidemiological data, which reported a 15 % increase for estrogen plus progestin use for less than 5 years and a 53 % increase for use for more than 5 years.32 It is also consistent with the (nonsignificant) 27 % increase found after 6.8 years of follow - up in HERS.33

Kp isolated from screening swabs and clinical diagnostic samples were characterized using whole genome sequencing and combined with epidemiological data to identify likely transmission events.

For the analysis, data were made use of to examine associations between dietary magnesium and various conditions from 40 epidemiological studies over a time period from 1999 to 2016.

Minger's analysis tore apart many of the most important statistical claims of the China Study using data from the original monograph of Campbell's massive epidemiological study bearing that name, and brought to light a critical piece of information refuting once and for all Campbell's claims that plant proteins act differently than animal proteins.

However, the reanalysis of inconvenient results by obtaining the raw data is a known tool in the arsenal of vested interests: Michaels (2008) shows how epidemiological data have been subjected to industry - sponsored re-analysis because of their regulatory implications, such as the link between tobacco and lung cancer or the link between bladder cancer and chemicals used in dye production.

The data produced are an integral part of health information management, and are used by local and national governments, private healthcare organizations and international agencies for various purposes, including medical and health services research, epidemiological studies, health resource allocation, case mix management, public health programming, medical billing, and public education.

Epidemiological Perspectives on Maltreatment Prevention (PDF - 416 KB) Wulczyn The Future of Children, 19 (2), 2009 Describes and differentiates among the three primary sources of national data on child maltreatment and explores how the data is used to plan and implement maltreatment programs.

Although we know of no previous attempt to estimate the lifetime prevalence of DSM - IV oppositional - defiant disorder, conduct disorder, or attention - deficit / hyperactivity disorder in a nationally representative sample of adults, the NCS - R estimates are in the range reported in epidemiological surveys of adolescents.26, 27 The NCS - R prevalence estimate for intermittent explosive disorder is also consistent with the scant data on the prevalence of that disorder.28 Given that previous epidemiological surveys excluded these impulse - control disorders, it is striking that their combined lifetime prevalence is higher than that for either mood disorders or substance use disorders.

Using data from an epidemiological sample of 1,116 5 - year - old twin pairs and their parents, this study found that the less time fathers lived with their children, the more conduct problems their children had, but only if the fathers engaged in low levels of antisocial behavior.

While epidemiological data support that Latino youth are at no greater risk for substance use than the general youth population, some data indicate that they might be at greater risk for the co-morbid effects and consequences of substance use (e.g., school failure, incarceration, poor health).

To investigate this, we used data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children, a UK - based prospective epidemiological birth cohort.