risk indicators for esophageal cancer: some medical conditions and tobacco-related indicators

Indicators for Disaster Risk and Risk Management

The Inter-American Development BankkTechnical Notes encompass a wide range of best practices, project evaluations, lessons learned, case studies, methodological notes, and other documents of a technical nature. The information and opinions presented in these publications are entirely those of the author(s), and no endorsement by the Inter-American Development Bank, its Board of Executive Direct...

Quality indicators for colonoscopy and the risk of interval cancer.

BACKGROUND Although rates of detection of adenomatous lesions (tumors or polyps) and cecal intubation are recommended for use as quality indicators for screening colonoscopy, these measurements have not been validated, and their importance remains uncertain. METHODS We used a multivariate Cox proportional-hazards regression model to evaluate the influence of quality indicators for colonoscopy...

Event-related potentials (ERPs) as indicators of risk for schizophrenia.

Evidence is reviewed concerning the viability of cognitive event-related potential (ERP) indices to serve as psychophysiological markers for liability to schizophrenia and schizophrenia-related disorders. Methodologic problems that hinder the establishment of ERPs as such markers are also detailed. The ERP data from prospective high-risk and family-transmission paradigms were subjected to crite...

Quality indicators for high acuity pediatric conditions.

OBJECTIVE Identifying gaps in care and improving outcomes for severely ill children requires the development of evidence-based performance measures. We used a systematic process involving multiple stakeholders to identify and develop evidence-based quality indicators for high acuity pediatric conditions relevant to any emergency department (ED) setting where children are seen. METHODS A prior...

Disaster Resilience Indicators for Benchmarking Baseline Conditions

There is considerable federal interest in disaster resilience as a mechanism for mitigating the impacts to local communities, yet the identification of metrics and standards for measuring resilience remain a challenge. This paper provides a methodology and a set of indicators for measuring baseline characteristics of communities that foster resilience. By establishing baseline conditions, it be...

Outcome Indicators for Breast Cancer