BackgroundThe vulnerability of clinical trials to volunteer bias is under-reported. Volunteer bias is systematic error due to differences between those who choose to participate...

Mortality rate of RTIs in Peru by region, 1993–2008 per 100,000 inhabitants.

Sample characteristics and the results of the instruments characterizing ADHD-symptoms in 57 patients with bulimia nervosa (BN) compared to 40 healthy controls (HC). HC:...

The mean and standard deviation for all 25 anthropometric dimensions based on gender and all participants.

ObjectiveTo assess the budgetary impact of switching from screen-film mammography to full-field digital mammography in a population-based breast cancer screening...

SPAN, Startle, Physiological Arousal, Anger & Numbness; TSQ, Trauma Screening Questionnaire; IES-R, Impact of Event Scale-Revised; PPV, positive predictive value; NPV, negative...

Outcome definitions for turn-around-times (TAT) and their respective sample.

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BDI-II: Beck Depression Inventory II [38]. STAI-T: trait scale of the State-Trait-Anxiety-Inventory [39]. LEC: Life Events Checklist [40]. Test for differences between groups:...

The patient-doctor relationship (PDR) as perceived by the patient is an important concept in primary care and psychotherapy. The PDR Questionnaire (PDRQ-9) provides a brief...

Note: In Uganda CHWs are called Village Health Teams (VHTs) and are referred to as VHTs in these questions.

Figures are median number of days and IQR in parentheses except for DST laboratory TAT >60 days, which is percentage and absolute value in parentheses.

Summary of Equity Findings.

*Note: The latest five-year period includes 6 years. All rates per 100,000 inhabitants.

*Note: The data for incidence rates by sex or age groups were standardized to the Peruvian population of 2008.

*Data source: Namibia National Data Base (NDB).

Square brackets represent interquartile range.

1Out of a possible rating of 9, where score of 9 is the least biased. WHO-JHU Synthesizing Intervention Effectiveness Project 9-point rigour scale.*In the authors' view the use...

Source: China Labour Statistical Yearbook 2009. UEBMI - Urban Employee Basic Medical Insurance; URBMI - Urban Resident Basic Medical Insurance.

Abbreviation: IL, Inward leakage; FFR, Filtering facepiece respirator; GSD, geometric standard deviation, SD, standard deviation.