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Twenty studies were retrospective cohorts and 4 were cross-sectional.
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Methods: Two retrospective cohorts are as follows: A, patients with heart failure presenting to our hospitals and B, the US National Inpatient Sample.
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This amount of excess weight loss occurred in 31% of gastric band studies (9 prospective cohorts, 5 retrospective cohorts).
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Biomarker discovery and verification phases were done through comprehensive serum miRNA profiling and multivariant analysis of 578 miRNA candidates in retrospective cohorts of 682 subjects.
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Design: Retrospective cohorts from an ongoing study of care transition from hospital to home.