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How to read critically a prognostic cohort study
Author(s) -
PALMER SUETONIA C,
STRIPPOLI GIOVANNI FM
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1440-1797
pISSN - 1320-5358
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2010.01408.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cohort , nephrology , cohort study , critically ill , etiology , intensive care medicine
In nephrology, cohort studies are an abundant source of information. They are the ideal study design to answer clinical questions about prevalence, prognosis and aetiology. In this study, the evaluation of a cohort study to guide decisions about prognosis in clinical nephrology is discussed.