Browsing Clinical Medicine (Scholarly Publications) by Subject "Age related diseases"
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Analysis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis as a multistep process: a population-based modelling study
(2014)Background Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis shares characteristics with some cancers, such as onset being more common in later life, progression usually being rapid, the disease affecting a particular cell type, and showing ... -
Physical Activity and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A European Population-Based Case Control Study
(2014)OBJECTIVE: To assess whether physical activity is a risk factor for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). METHODS: From February 2008 to April 2012, 652 patients with ALS from European population-based registries ... -
The relationship between syncope, depression and anti-depressant use in older adults
(2014)The authors aim to examine the rates of depression in older patients reporting syncope and the effect of anti–depressants (ADs) on the rates of syncope. This study demonstrates an increased risk of syncope in patients with ... -
Survival Analysis of Irish Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Patients Diagnosed from 1995 2010
(2013)Introduction: The Irish ALS register is a valuable resource for examining survival factors in Irish ALS patients. Cox regression has become the default tool for survival analysis, but recently new classes of flexible ...