How to read critically a prognostic cohort study

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SUETONIA C PALMER

Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA;

Dr Suetonia Palmer, Renal Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 4 Blackfan Circle, Room 550, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author

GIOVANNI FM STRIPPOLI,

GIOVANNI FM STRIPPOLI

Mario Negri Sud Consortium, Italy;

School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; and

Medical Scientific Office, Diaverum, Lund, Sweden

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SUETONIA C PALMER,

Corresponding Author

SUETONIA C PALMER

Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA;

GIOVANNI FM STRIPPOLI,

GIOVANNI FM STRIPPOLI

Mario Negri Sud Consortium, Italy;

School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; and

Medical Scientific Office, Diaverum, Lund, Sweden

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First published: 30 September 2010

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1797.2010.01408.x

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In nephrology, cohort studies are an abundant source of information. They are the ideal study design to answer clinical questions about prevalence, prognosis and aetiology. In this study, the evaluation of a cohort study to guide decisions about prognosis in clinical nephrology is discussed.

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