Because of this problem using incidence rate, case counts were examined instead as a possible data source for determining the classes.
Our study showed similar results; blepharoptosis was the most common postoperative problem, and its incidence rate was 10.5%.
To minimize the instability problem of the incidence rate calculated for small areas, we used the local empirical Bayesian approach [ 23, 24].
Extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL producing Enterobacteriaceae pose a major health problem because the incidence rate of infection is particularly high (1 – 3 ), and delays in the prescription of appropriate antimicrobial drug therapy for these infections are a risk factor for poor prognosis and death (4 ).
Tuberculosis (TB) is a public health problem with an annual incidence rate of about 8.6 million cases and an estimated 1.3 million deaths every year [ 1].
Melanoma, with a steadily increasing incidence rate for the past 30 years, has become a serious public health problem worldwide [ 1, 2].
It is important to distinguish between two types of parameters related to the problem of current interest, namely, age-specific tumor incidence rate and lifetime tumor rate.
Unlike for chronic lifelong conditions, the reported frequency of acute health problems tended to be higher than the estimated incidence rate.
When interpreting epidemiological studies that report incidence rates of many cancers, one must consider the possibility of finding an extreme cancer incidence rate by chance simply because incidence rates in many cancers were examined – the "multiple comparisons problem".
This potentially presents a significant problem in patients who need heparin for regular haemodialysis therapy, although the incidence rate for this population is currently not well researched.
In this study, the researchers aimed to estimate the incidence rate of hypothermia and identify some of the most important risk factors of this health problem.
