A case-control study is a type of medical research investigation often used to help determine the cause of a disease, particularly when investigating a disease outbreak or rare condition. If public ...

Whereas cardiovascular disease-related mortality has declined in most developed countries, its known prevalence is increasing worldwide, although few data on the causes of heart disease in the ...

Length of stay outliers are associated with hospital-acquired infections, complications, and discharge to facility, as opposed to nonmodifiable risk factors like age and comorbidities. Objectives: ...

In this case-control study, incomplete pertussis vaccination was a significant risk factor for developing pertussis among school children. Receiving the fifth dose at 4 years of age was associated ...

The probability of disease development in a defined time period is described by a logistic regression model. A model for the regression variable, given disease status, is induced and is applied to ...