increased prevalence

collocation in English

meaningsofincreaseandprevalence

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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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prevalence
noun[U]
uk
/ˈprev.əl.əns/us
/ˈprev.əl.əns/
the fact that something is very common or ...
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(Definition ofincreaseandprevalencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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With theincreasedprevalenceof multiple birth babies comes increased need to document their developmental outcomes.
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Increasedprevalenceof depressive disorder has been observed in relatives of depressed youth.
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Anincreasedprevalenceof illness was observed in two age groups.
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Two prospective studies have shown anincreasedprevalenceof depression after cesarean birth (10;25).
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Then, approaches to conditions with anincreasedprevalencein the elderly will be considered.
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Increasedprevalenceof impaired glucose tolerance in patients with painful sensory neuropathy.
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These findings are generally in agreement with other reports ofincreasedprevalenceof affective disorders in females.
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Low information costs can be interpreted as representing theincreasedprevalenceof cheap, high-quality electronic information.
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Theincreasedprevalenceand severity of infectious diseases among this age group reflects dysfunction of the aged immune system.
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However, both incidence and management is complicated by theincreasedprevalenceof adjuvant therapies such as chemotherapy and by previous surgery.
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Older people have anincreasedprevalenceof sensory deficits, and physical and mental impairments, and are more often dependent on carers.
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All defects are now diagnosed by echocardiography, which has resulted in anincreasedprevalenceof this lesion as seen at birth, particularly of minor defects.
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It is also possible that the people handling the calves could be spreading oocysts between calves, enablingincreasedprevalencewithin a herd.
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The reasons for thisincreasedprevalenceare not clear and a better understanding of aetiology is necessary if interventions are to be effective.
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In both seasons, helminths were the most frequent parasites observed in the squares and lawns, withincreasedprevalencein winter (tables 1 and 2).
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With the exception of year 2001, a trend toward anincreasedprevalenceof economic evaluations next to clinical trials can be seen.
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All defects are now diagnosed by echocardiography, which has resulted in anincreasedprevalenceat birth of this lesion, particularly of pulmonary stenosis not requiring intervention.
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It will be of interest for longitudinal studies to investigate the role of binge eating in theincreasedprevalenceof obesity between adolescence and middle adulthood.
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In addition, theincreasedprevalenceof chronic systemic disorders causing neuropathy, as well as the use of neurotoxic drugs in older patients, contribute to the onset of neuropathy.
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Increasedprevalencepresents no difficulties for the difference view, however, since a cognitive style can at different times or under different conditions confer advantages to the individual.
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The most important criterion, and the one that has received the most research attention, is anincreasedprevalenceof the marker in the unaffected relatives of affected subjects.
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Neither the exact cause of asthma nor the precise reasons for thisincreasedprevalenceare known.
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However, there are new problems, withincreasedprevalenceof mental and emotional difficulties, asthma and obesity.
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Thisincreasedprevalenceof rickets is not entirely a local phenomenon.
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