Of the patients with verified RA diagnoses, 73 out of 85 (86%) also fulfilled our register-based base-case definition of 'incident' disease and did not develop any alternative explanation for their disease during the two years after first fulfillment of the RA diagnosis.
In addition to this base-case definition of incident RA, a strict definition of the register-based definition of incident RA was also explored.
Two sensitivity analyses that evaluated the robustness of the base-case definition of the chronic dialysis population were performed; one used a different index date and a second used a different set of patient selection criteria.
The diagnosis of RRD is based on a case definition of "a full thickness break in the neurosensory retina with a surrounding area of sub-retinal fluid extending greater than 2 disc diameters" [ 7, 8, 14, 24].
How many children and adolescents meet the ICD-10 criteria according to the clinical definition of common mental health problems in a large population-based sample? 2. Do these results differ from analyses based on the statistical case definition of the same sample?
The definition of "dengue without warning signs" was largely based on the dengue case definition of the previous WHO dengue guidelines from 1997 [ 2].
Dengue diagnosis is based on standard clinical case definition of WHO for identifying outbreak and initiating an early response as well as reducing dengue mortality.
‡Classification of diarrheal disease severity in travelers was based on the study case definition of travelers' diarrhea with an associated gastrointestinal symptom rated as mild, moderate, or severe (5 ).
The diagnosis of AIDS was based on the 1993 revised case definition of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDCC) [19].
Based on modified WHO standard case definition of ARIs [ 7], eligible participants were defined as a child 0 16 years of age presenting within 3 days of onset of illness with at least two of the following: fever, sore throat, cough, rhinorrhea, nasal congestion, and hoarseness of voice.
