with previous history of cariodvascular disease was associated with significantly higher risk of cardiovascular events. Also‚ the relative risk of cardiovascular events with clarithromycin use increased with age (>60 years for COPD cohort‚ and >70 years for CAP cohort). 2.2.B Strengths The study data was collected from routine care from hospital admission throughout 12 UK 12 hospitals‚ which strengthens its generalisability. Also‚ this study considered clinically important outcomes. The follow
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Longitudinal studies can also be used to study change in the lives of organisations and institutions as well as individual people. Longitudinal studies include: • cohort study - made up of subjects with something in common‚ such as where they live or when they were born • multi-cohort study - when various subgroups within a cohort are investigated • panel study - involves a cross-section of subjects with differing backgrounds A longitudinal study is a correlation research study that involves
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New light on literacy and numeracy SUMMARY REPORT John Bynner and Samantha Parsons Published by the National Research and Extracts from this publication may be Development Centre for Adult Literacy and used or reproduced for non-commercial‚ Numeracy research‚ teaching or training purposes on condition that the source is This document is also available in pdf and acknowledged. text only format from the NRDC’s website‚ www.nrdc.org.uk. It is the summary version NRDC
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Sport England: Segmenting the British Sports Market Introduction Sport England is the government agency responsible for building the foundations of sporting success‚ by creating a world-leading community sport environment of clubs‚ coaches‚ facilities and volunteers. They want to create a vibrant sporting culture working in partnership with national governing bodies‚ national partners‚ the HE/FE sector‚ local government‚ county sport partnerships and community organizations. Their focus is around
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Market Segmentation Of Pepsi At An International Level The history of Pepsi-Cola starts in 1896 in the town of New Bern in North Carolina‚ USA in a drugstore owned by the pharmacist Caleb Bradham. He came up with many recipes of new drinks to be served at the soda fountain of his drugstore. Brad ham aim was to create a drink both delicious‚ healthy‚ aiding digestion and boosting energy. It would be free of impurities and it should not contain any strong narcotics. Eventually one of his drinks became
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Northern Hospital found an important reduction in fall-related injuries after the 6-PACK fall prevention program was implemented. Low-low beds are a key component of the 6-PACK that aims to decrease fall-related injuries. Design: A retrospective cohort study. Methods: Retrospective audit of The Northern Hospital inpatients admitted between 1999–2009. Changes in serious
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Running Head: BUSINESS RESEARCH METHODS‚ PART II Business Research Methods‚ Part II University of Phoenix QNT/HC561: Applied Business in Research & Statistics in Health Care Group ID: MBAY0ZATZ9 Erik Kirk‚ PhD August 22‚ 2011 Introduction Recently‚ Learning Team “A” was tasked with developing a research question arising from an organizational dilemma faced by the Physical Therapy Clinic. As a result of preliminary research analysis‚ the team determined constraints in clinical practice
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001A Why your DNA isn’t your Destiny This article supports the question; which has more impact‚ nature or nurture? Neither is more than the other to me‚ both seems to be intertwined extensively. I was also reading on the Dutch Famine Birth Cohort Study‚ pregnant mothers during the famine experienced high stress levels throughout the pregnancy resulting with offspring now in adulthood‚ with lower life expectancy and higher incidences of chronic diseases compared to offspring before or after
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Chapter 2 Market segmentation Schiffman‚ Bednall‚ O’Cass‚ Paladino‚ Ward & Kanuk: Consumer Behaviour 4e © 2007 Pearson Education Australia Chapter Objectives To define market segmentation To review the uses of segmentation To outline the nine main bases of segmentation To understand the main segmentation approaches To outline the criteria for effective market segments To distinguish between concentrated and differentiated marketing Schiffman‚ Bednall‚ O’Cass‚ Paladino‚ Ward &
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rising for women. The researchers measured trends in mortality during three time periods – 1959–1965‚ 1982–1988‚ and 2000–2010 — after analyzing data from two historical cohort studies and in five pooled contemporary cohort studies‚ among participants who became 55 years of age or older during follow-up. After analyzing cohort data‚ the researchers found the relative risk of female to male smokers versus nonsmokers. Relative risk expresses a ratio of the probability of the event occurring in the
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