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Our study has several strengths like all our control subjects were under Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium minimizing population stratification, all our cases were histopathologically confirmed minimizing misclassification of outcome and cases and controls were matched for age and gender.
Pathologic specimens were obtained and reviewed by a single neuropathologist in each series [ 13, 14], thereby minimizing misclassification of diagnosis.
A phenotype-based definition that reliably identifies CP-CRE while minimizing misclassification of non CP-CRE could help prevenon CP-CRErts.
Third, linking MIs to hourly and daily air pollution fluctuations requires minimizing misclassification of the estimate of MI onset time, so as to minimize bias.
60 A further reason for using "resistant" (or hyporesponsive) controls is that minimizing misclassification of controls increases the power of the study to detect significant effects or associations, 61 particularly as the contribution of "protective" (hyporesponsive) genes may be as relevant as the susceptibility genes 31, 32, 44, 58.
In addition, studies with questionable DM ascertainment were excluded in order to minimize misclassification of patients.
This approach minimizes misclassification of controls (ie men with undiagnosed prostate cancer or at increased risk of prostate cancer).
Frequent testing would also have made it easier to more accurately estimate the approximate period between infection and HIV diagnosis, and thereby would have minimized misclassification of in-prison versus pre-incarceration HIV acquisition.
The use of ultrasound among controls also minimized misclassification of gallstones.
By requiring two prescriptions within a 6-month period, we have minimized misclassification of unexposed patients as exposed.
Careful data collection from the original PET/CT exams minimized misclassification of lesions and improved selection of lesions with the maximum FDG measurements of interest.
