The aim of this study is to quantify the burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD)–incidence, prevalence, and mortality–and identify trends in Australia, Canada …

Background: The incidence and prevalence of multiple sclerosis (MS) varies considerably
around the world. No previous study has performed a comprehensive review examining the …

Abstract Background The Swedish National Inpatient Register (IPR), also called the Hospital
Discharge Register, is a principal source of data for numerous research projects. The IPR is …

OBJECTIVE—The purpose of this study was to compare the incidence of vascular lower-
limb amputation (LLA) in the diabetic and nondiabetic general population. RESEARCH …

Background Incidence rates and prevalence proportions are commonly used to express the
populations health status. Since there are several methods used to calculate these …

Abstract Purpose Potentially inappropriate prescriptions (PIPs) criteria are widely used for
evaluating the quality of prescribing in elderly. However, there is limited evidence on their …

Background There is limited knowledge on the prevalence of disease in total populations.
Such studies have historically been difficult to conduct but the development of health data …

Background Real-world data of disease prevalence represents an important but
underutilised source of evidence for health economic modelling. Aims The aim of this study …

Background Although studies have shown associations between neighbourhood quality and
chronic disease outcomes, such associations are potentially confounded by the selection of …

Childhood maltreatment is considered a risk factor for substance use disorders (SUD), but
this is largely based on retrospective self-reports that are subject to recall bias, designs that …