increased mortality
collocation in Englishmeaningsofincreaseandmortality
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increase
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈɪn.kriːs/us/ˈɪn.kriːs/
a rise in the amount or size ...
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mortality
noun[U]
uk/mɔːˈtæl.ə.ti/us/mɔːrˈtæl.ə.t̬i/
the way that people do not live ...
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(Definition ofincreaseandmortalityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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However, the excess juvenile females do not appear to sufferincreasedmortalitynor are they protected from a fatal host response.
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There was preliminary evidence to suggest that infantile coccidiosis in badgers may be associated with impaired growth andincreasedmortality.
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Loneliness may be regarded as a 'geriatric giant', leading to impaired quality of life, greater need for institutional care andincreasedmortality.
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However,increasedmortalityrates need not always be direct.
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Dietary supplements of betacarotine may carry the risk forincreasedmortalityin smokers.
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Obesity is a serious, chronic condition associated withincreasedmortality(25) and increased morbidity, such as diabetes, hypertension, and coronary heart disease (22;24;31).
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Pressure ulcers have been associated withincreasedmortalityrates in both acute and longterm care settings.
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Increasedmortalityfor drug addicts compared to the general population as seen in this study, was not an unexpected finding.
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In conclusion, the one stage repair in complex coarctation was not associated withincreasedmortalityand is the current technique now performed.
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Depression is common and associated with decreased health-related quality of life andincreasedmortalityin hemodialysis patients.
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Indeed,increasedmortalitywould be maladaptive for the tapeworms, because only live copepods are ingested by the subsequent host.
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Increasedmortalitywas associated with use of oral corticosteroids, poor physical performance and female gender.
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Reprovision into small, autonomous, poorly supervised units in the community can lead to negative outcomes such asincreasedmortalityand decreased quality of life.
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In this latter model, having no formal education and being married were associated withincreasedmortality.
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These statistical arguments nevertheless leave intact the overall pattern ofincreasedmortalityassociated with unusual age combinations in marriage.
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Finally, it is unlikely that the lower rate of somatoform disorders in later life is explained byincreasedmortalityat younger ages.
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However, in both phytoseiids, thrips prey extended developmental times andincreasedmortalityas compared to spider mite prey.
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Increasedmortalityof acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a case- controlled, multiyear study of 53 consecutive patients.
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A diagnosis of depression was associated withincreasedmortalityand refusal rate during the 15-year follow-up.
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