Sentence examples for using a validated composite from inspiring English sources

The present study sought to describe gender differences in overall HIV risk behaviors among individuals recently released from prison using a validated, composite measure of drug- and sex-related risk behaviors.

Maternal morbidity was measured using a validated composite indicator of adverse outcomes [ 12].

Similarly to the first study, primary efficacy was evaluated using a validated composite key symptom score.

The severity and localization of the type and sites of autonomic dysfunction were graded and compared using a validated composite autonomic scoring scale (CASS) [ 27, 28].

We described individual-level SES using education as a proxy, and area-level SES using a validated composite index linking geocoded addresses to U.S. Census data.

We determined health professional shortage areas, number of state-level rheumatologists, and county-level SES using a validated composite of US Census variables.

Symptoms of autonomic dysfunction were assessed using a validated instrument, the Composite Autonomic Symptom Scale (COMPASS).

HRQOL of 528 prostate cancer patients was analysed using a validated questionnaire (Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite) before a curative treatment.

Formal assessments of body composition were assessed by DEXA using a validated in-house protocol71.

Diet was assessed in gestational week 11 14 and 36 37 using a validated 360-item Food Frequency Questionnaire.

Body surface area was calculated using a validated weight–height formula (Haycock et al., 1978).