2010
Trajectories of Disability in the Last Year of Life
Gill TM, Gahbauer EA, Han L, Allore HG. Trajectories of Disability in the Last Year of Life. New England Journal Of Medicine 2010, 362: 1173-1180. PMID: 20357280, PMCID: PMC2877372, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa0909087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCourse of disabilityDisability trajectoriesOrgan failureAdvanced dementiaSudden deathOlder personsSevere disabilityCommunity-dwelling older personsTrajectories of disabilityLevel of disabilityCatastrophic disabilityEnd of lifeProgressive disabilityFunctional statusDeath certificatesCommon conditionBaseline assessmentPredominant trajectoriesMonthly interviewsDeathDisabilityLongitudinal studyDementiaFrailtyDecedents
1995
Evaluating the efficacy of cancer screening: Clinical distinctions and case-control studies
Gill T, Horwitz R. Evaluating the efficacy of cancer screening: Clinical distinctions and case-control studies. Journal Of Clinical Epidemiology 1995, 48: 281-292. PMID: 7869074, DOI: 10.1016/0895-4356(94)00129-e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCase-control studyBaseline risk factorsCancer screeningRisk factorsClinical distinctionAttribution of deathImportant clinical distinctionDeath of patientsCase-control approachSufficient followPatient managementHealth policyConfidence intervalsEfficacyPatientsEfficient alternative designsDeathScreeningInvestigatorsFollowCancerStudyCliniciansDiseaseTrials