population-based sample

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sample
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsɑːm.pəl/
us
/ˈsæm.pəl/
a small amount of something that shows you what the rest is or should ...
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In apopulation-basedsample, depressive symptoms predicted greater medical care utilization, independent of a number of medical severity measures.
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The present report had three broad goals that addressed the definition and heterogeneity of chronic fatigue in a large,population-basedsampleof twins.
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In addition, we used apopulation-basedsampleand achieved a good overall response rate.
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Apopulation-basedsampleof the children of twins circumvents many important limitations associated with other family designs.
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The cohort was derived from apopulation-basedsampleof mid-aged women.
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This study's strengths derive from itspopulation-basedsample, high response and retention rates and prospective data on pre-existing symptoms.
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Longitudinal studies in apopulation-basedsampleare needed to identify those factors specifically associated with chronicity of depression.
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This twin sample was selected from a largepopulation-basedsampleof twin pairs with and without dyslexia.
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This trial evaluated the effectiveness of a multi-component care management program in apopulation-basedsampleof people with bipolar disorder.
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Apopulation-basedsampleof 8,602 men and women ages 1739 years participated.
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This possibility is likely according to several cross-sectional studies using population-based samples.
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This was accomplished by comparing population-based samples of adults with a depression diagnosis with healthy controls across a number of cognitive tasks.
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The aims of this study were to examine cognitive functioning in population-based samples and to determine whether cognitive performance varies as a function of depression subgroup.
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Airaksinen et al. (pp. 83-91) report differing patterns of cognitive task impairments in population-based samples with depression in different diagnostic subgroups, across a range of ages.
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