[HTML][HTML] A review of spline function procedures in R

…, W Sauerbrei, M Abrahamowicz, M Schmid - BMC medical research …, 2019 - Springer
Background With progress on both the theoretical and the computational fronts the use of
spline modelling has become an established tool in statistical regression analysis. An …

Predictors of functional decline in hospitalized elderly patients: a systematic review

…, R Kakuma, M Abrahamowicz - The Journals of …, 2002 - academic.oup.com
Background . This article will systematically review the methodological characteristics and
results of studies of variables and indices that predict functional decline in older hospitalized …

[HTML][HTML] State of the art in selection of variables and functional forms in multivariable analysis—outstanding issues

…, A Perperoglou, M Schmid, M Abrahamowicz… - … and prognostic research, 2020 - Springer
Background How to select variables and identify functional forms for continuous variables is
a key concern when creating a multivariable model. Ad hoc ‘traditional’ approaches to …

Traditional Framingham risk factors fail to fully account for accelerated atherosclerosis in systemic lupus erythematosus

JM Esdaile, M Abrahamowicz, T Grodzicky… - Arthritis & …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The frequency of coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke are increased in
systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), but the extent of the increase is uncertain. We sought to …

A new and improved population-based Canadian reference for birth weight for gestational age

…, SW Wen, KS Joseph, A Allen, M Abrahamowicz… - …, 2001 - publications.aap.org
Background. Existing fetal growth references all suffer from 1 or more major methodologic
problems, including errors in reported gestational age, biologically implausible birth weight for …

Delirium predicts 12-month mortality

J McCusker, M Cole, M Abrahamowicz… - Archives of internal …, 2002 - jamanetwork.com
… ; Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Drs McCusker and Abrahamowicz) and Psychiatry (Drs Cole
and … Dr Abrahamowicz is a Scientist of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Ottawa, …

Adverse events associated with prescription drug cost-sharing among poor and elderly persons

R Tamblyn, R Laprise, JA Hanley, M Abrahamowicz… - Jama, 2001 - jamanetwork.com
… Demers M. Cout des services médicaux durant la dernière année de vie au Québec en
1991. Québec, Direction générale de l'évaluation et du contrôle, Régie de l'assurance-maladie …

Autoantibodies and microvascular damage are independent predictive factors for the progression of Raynaud's phenomenon to systemic sclerosis: a twenty‐year …

…, A Roussin, M Abrahamowicz… - … : Official Journal of …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To identify in patients with Raynaud's phenomenon (RP) independent markers
that predict progression to definite systemic sclerosis (SSc) and to determine in patients with …

The Quebec back pain disability scale: measurement properties

JA Kopec, JM Esdaile, M Abrahamowicz, L Abenhaim… - Spine, 1995 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. The Quebec Back Pain Disability Scale is a 20-item self-administered instrument
designed to assess the level of functional disability in individuals with back pain. The …

Changing mortality in congenital heart disease

…, R Ionescu-Ittu, AS Mackie, M Abrahamowicz… - Journal of the American …, 2010 - jacc.org
Objectives : This study sought to characterize temporal trends in all-cause mortality in patients
with congenital heart disease (CHD). Background : Historically, most deaths in patients …