It is a relatively common cause of illness in newborns, occurring four times more often in males than in females and more frequently in whites than in blacks.
The chapter explains the retrospective cohort studies that are commonly used for investigating rare outcomes in relatively common diseases or in illnesses that are uncommon or rare.
Nonadherence or partial adherence to drug treatment is relatively common in many chronic illnesses, including schizophrenia [ 2– 6], and the average rate of nonadherence to antipsychotics is approximately 50%% [ 7].
NTI (or sick euthyroid syndrome) is a relatively common finding following any acute or chronic illness, and is defined by the absence of an intrinsic abnormality of HPT function – rather it is considered a secondary adaptive change.
Clearly, it implies that hypomanic experience is relatively common, probably a developmental stage for many young people rather than an illness.
Although relatively common in animal CDAD, toxinotype V is currently an uncommon cause of human illness, which may occur more frequently among persons without traditional risk factors associated with CDAD, such as recent exposure to a healthcare setting.
Language impairment is relatively common in c9FTD/ALS but is rarely the predominant phenotype; aphasia typically evolves as the illness progresses.
In patients with rheumatologic illness, the presence of depression and a history of abuse are relatively common and have been associated with alterations in the stress-response and immune systems [ 2, 3].
It is a relatively common syndrome, affecting about 70% of hospitalized patients [ 2] and may occur with virtually any illness [ 3].
Milkborne infections were relatively common before the advent of pasteurization in the late 19th century (2 ), and in the United States today, illness related to consumption of nonpasteurized dairy products remains a public health problem.
