The pre-publication history for this paper can be accessed here: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2296/14/134/prepub The authors would like to acknowledge Debbie Gomez, RD, and Jessica Sweezie, BASc, RD, the dietitians on the Regional Eating Disorders Program at CHEO who were integral in gathering the growth curve data for the patients studied during the timeframe of this study.
Moreover, the 'past 7-day (i.e., the last week)' recall timeframe is not appropriate in case control study as the timeframe of the exposure (i.e., LTPA) does not precede the health outcome.
For this particular study both the timeframe and analytic horizon are similar with the implementation period of clinical specialist outreach project which covers the period from 1 April 2007 to 31 December 2008.
Two studies reported daily use [ 5, 44] and in one study the reporting timeframe was not stated [ 21].
In our study, the short timeframe in which the Hb concentration reduced considerably and the clear correlation with intravenous fluid administration, both point towards an iatrogenic component in the development of what is referred to as "sepsis-related anemia".
The objectives of the document, the clinical questions on the effectiveness and safety of the types of graft to be used for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, the inclusion and exclusion criteria for studies and the timeframe to be considered in the bibliographic search were defined by the panel during the first meeting at the Italian National Institute of Health (ISS).
However, to our knowledge, all recent studies limit the timeframe to either current or lifetime disorders.
During the study timeframe the range in the difference between average daily high and low humidex was 14.03 to 28.71 °C, with the difference increasing as average daily maximum humidex increased.
Over the study timeframe, the number of medical visits per person ranged from 1 to 8. Health data included measures of lung function, body mass index (BMI), cholesterol, cardiac function and blood pressure, hearing, and psychological measures such as sleepiness, anxiety and depression.
