This is because the literature is fragmented across different fields, a greater proportion of reason-based bioethics literature appears in books, and the literature has been inadequately indexed.
As many patients had multiple reasons for their prescription, the total proportion of reasons for prescriptions published in this study exceeds 100%, as does prescribed activity types.
But you can make the case that the cost of that benefit has escalated out of all proportion to reason.
In our study, abnormal vital signs were the leading reason of call in stable, unstable and DNR patients, although the proportion of call reasons was different.
We also found that the proportion of other reasons for non-vaccination chosen by respondents was < 20.0%.
Among participants who reported no influenza vaccinations over the previous three seasons, the most commonly reported reason for non-vaccination was 'I don't think I am very likely to catch the flu' (49.3%), and the proportion of other reasons being chosen by respondents was < 20.0% (Table 4).
However, we consider it unlikely that this introduced a substantial bias in the evaluation of the drug effect, since the ITT and PP results were comparable, and the proportion of patients and reason for exclusion were very similar between the two treatment groups.
For the undocumented, any encounter with law enforcement is perilous — especially in Arizona, where a new law pushes the hunt for illegal immigrants beyond the limits of reason, proportion and the Constitution.
The proportion of random versus reasoned choices revealed that the respondents could not answer why and how they associated a particular figure with each of the characters.
The proportion of home deliveries, reasons for them, birth attendants, and hygiene practices were summarised with frequencies and percentages, using SPSS 15.0 (SPSS Inc, Chicago, Illinois, USA).
Similar proportions of affective reasons (e.g. emotions and confidence, 38%), compared with more pragmatic, instrumental consideration (e.g. convenience, 32%) were highlighted for this group.
