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 ...

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: ...

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 ...

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 ...