Sentence examples for use in the preceding from inspiring English sources

Factors found to be significantly associated with MRSA colonization were age (76.6 years, P = 0.008), presence of wound/ulcer (P = 0.012), hospital admission in the past year (P = 0.017), past history of MRSA (P < 0.001), and antibiotic use in the preceding six months (P = 0.016).

Asked about their tobacco use in the preceding month, 89% among hookah users said they had used flavored tobacco, compared with 85% of e-cigarette users, 72% of  users of any cigar type, and 60% of cigarette smokers.

Young teens who experienced such depression were far more likely to have abused prescription drugs in the past month than those who were not depressed (19.2% vs. 6.6%), to smoke cigarettes daily (3.6% vs. 1.9%), and to report heavy alcohol use in the preceding month (4.2% vs. 1.9%).

Asymptomatic men and women who were living in the Amsterdam area and who reported intravenous drug use in the preceding 6 months were enrolled in a prospective study on the prevalence and incidence of HIV-1 infection and risk factors for AIDS.

A window of 6 months (to exclude repeat consultations with the same READ code relating to the initial diagnosis) was used to examine possible re-challenges which were defined as new recorded code for myopathy associated with statin use in the preceding 12 weeks.

Furthermore, card allocation was not associated with healthcare service use in the preceding six months.

The survey also assessed whether prescribed medications for certain chronic health conditions had been used in the preceding two weeks, allowing us to further confirm some self-reported diagnoses.

"Our forces penetrated a number of neighbourhoods of Khan Younis and the surrounding villages in order to destroy arms caches used to attack our soldiers and rocket stockpiles used in the preceding days to fire at Israel.

Read today, they provide a history of the Guardian from the inside, noting particular achievements and challenges, bidding farewell to longstanding members of the company and welcoming their successors, even detailing the amount of ink, tons of newsprint and number of cups of tea used in the preceding year.

Remark 2 Note that the continuity of φ is not used in the preceding proposition.

Participants were then asked to identify any medications used in the preceding 4 weeks and to record the number of days of use for each medication.