Background Immune-mediated processes leading to childhood type 1 diabetes may begin in fetal life. We hypothesised that a ...

Ruth Link-Gelles, PhD, MPH, of the CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, who has been leading the ...

Research studies in cardiovascular epidemiology assessing the relationship between a primary exposure and a health outcome must account for the presence of what are often called third variables, ...

Questionnaires are frequently used in the exposure assessment of occupational and environmental epidemiological studies. Questionnaires may be the method of choice for assessing exposure because no ...

Epidemiology is the study and analysis of the distribution, patterns and determinants of health and disease conditions within populations; and is a cornerstone of clinical and public health. Academics ...

Objectives To evaluate the association of study design features and treatment effects in randomised controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating therapies for individuals with chronic medical conditions.

Introduction Choosing a research design can be difficult, as it must align with the posed research question. The first decision is to select a research paradigm—either the quantitative paradigm, which ...

Mostaghimi focuses on the progress made in understanding the epidemiology of alopecia areata and the development of new treatments but acknowledges the current obstacles that remain.

Epidemiological studies as a discipline has undergone a quiet but substantial evolution in recent years. Researchers are increasingly interested in estimating disease distribution in geographical ...