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(Definition ofcasefrom theCambridge English Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofcase ascertainment
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.Thecaseascertainmentrate was 71.0, 57.3 and 53.7 % for children <1 year, >1 to 2 years and >2 years of age, respectively.From theCambridge English CorpusTwo sources ofcaseascertainmentwere used : school sickness absence records and a questionnaire to parents.From theCambridge English CorpusSubjects were outpatients obtained by consecutive newcaseascertainment.From theCambridge English CorpusThis gradual ' dropout ' over increasing age would thus bias towards a higher rate ofcaseascertainmentfor younger subjects.From theCambridge English CorpusOverall these studies are larger and possibly have bettercaseascertainmentthan the studies investigating all clefts grouped together.From theCambridge English CorpusLimitations of the study include completeness ofcaseascertainmentand the absence of data collected from a patient or community perspective.From theCambridge English CorpusSince the age group-specificcaseascertainmentrates were known, the crude data could be corrected accordingly for incidence calculations.From theCambridge English CorpusDifferences in study design,caseascertainmentand survival are possible confounding factors.From theCambridge English CorpusIn the consecutive newcaseascertainmentschema, all new patients at the participating facilities were assessed.From theCambridge English CorpusThe increasedcaseascertainmentduring implementation may have masked a reduction of cases achieved by the vaccination programme.From theCambridge English CorpusSecondly there is a problem ofcaseascertainment.From theCambridge English CorpusThese findings may reflect differences incaseascertainmentbetween studies.From theCambridge English CorpusFigure 2a illustrates how scenarios combining lowcaseascertainmentwith selective breeding can match both the outbreak duration and annual incidence estimates obtained from the postal-survey data.From theCambridge English CorpusCaseascertainmentalso requires an accurate case-finding method.From theCambridge English CorpusThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.Want to learn more?Go to the definition ofcaseSee other collocations withcase#https://dictionary.cambridge.org/example/english/case-ascertainment##
