Course EPIB 681: Data Analysis II

Applications

( EPIB-681   Data Analysis II )

Updated: Sunday 04 04 04


applications...

  • A tool to reduce unnecessary antibiotic use in patients with sore throat

    [ excerpts from article ] [ data items:age, plus the variables shown in Table 1 ]

    [
    Stata .dta file ] [ Stata .do file ]

    [ full article ] [ second article, on validity of score ]

    [ third article, McIsaac WJ, Kellner JD, Aufricht P, Vanjaka A, Low DE. Empirical validation of guidelines for the management of pharyngitis in children and adults. JAMA. 2004 Apr 7;291(13):1587-95. ]

    Evaluation of Diagnostic Imaging Tests: Diagnostic Probability Estimation
    with application to data from Prospective Investigation of Pulmonary
    Embolism Diagnosis [ Pioped ] Study [
    article ] by Miettinen, et al

  • Impact of Folic Acid Fortification of the US Food Supply on the Occurrence of Neural Tube Defects

    [ excerpts from article ] [ full article, in course 626 ]

    [
    raw data in c626 ] [ SAS programs ]

    [
    Link to Nova Scotia and Ontario data in c626 ]

    DATA ITEMS

    latecare
    /* 1 if 3rd trimester only or no prenatal care */
    /* 0 if 1st or 2nd trimester care */
    /* . if information not available */

    conc_mo conc_yr
    /* estimated month and year of conception */
    /* (adjusted for 38w gest) */

    birth_mo birth_yr
    /* month and year of birth */

    sb_no
    /* number of cases of spina bifida */

    ane_no
    /* number of cases of anencephaly */

    n_births
    /* number of live births */

  • The role of stimulation in the delay of onset of crying in the newborn infant

    [ entire article ] [ data items: in table in article ]

    [ data and Stata programs] [ data and SAS programs ]