follow-up period

collocation in English

meaningsoffollow-upandperiod

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follow-up
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfɒl.əʊ.ʌp/
us
/ˈfɑː.loʊ.ʌp/
a further action connected with something that ...
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period
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpɪə.ri.əd/
us
/ˈpɪr.i.əd/
a length ...
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(Definition offollow-upandperiodfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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What is the optimalfollow-upperiod?
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There was no mortality in thefollow-upperiod.
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Finally, three caregivers (1.6 %) died during thefollow-upperiod.
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Thefollow-upperiodwas more than 20 years.
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Another 9% had died during the firstfollow-upperiod.
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Apart from two single later events, syringe sharing only occurred during the firstfollow-upperiod.
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In addition, the presence of environmental hazards positively related to falls during thefollow-upperiod.
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The antibody levels then rose to the end of thefollow-upperiod.
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He has been well during afollow-upperiodof 18 months.
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The meanfollow-upperiodwas 5-5 years (range 1 day to 22 years).
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The medianfollow-upperiodis 102 (range 50 - 164) months.
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The minimumfollow-upperiodrequired for this study was 2 years.
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During thefollow-upperiod, five subjects remained in remission whilst nine were continuously depressed.
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Each treatment lasted 6 months, followed by a 6-monthfollow-upperiod.
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Follow-upperiodranged from 2-172 mo (mean 67+54 mo).
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In this group, thefollow-upperiodwas 1 - 5 1 (median 19) months.
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The cumulativefollow-upperiodis 921 patientmonths, or 76.8 patient-years.
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A limitation of this study was that thefollow-upperiodpostdischarge was not long enough.
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However, at most, these studies had a three-yearfollow-upperiod.
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The outcome measure was days in hospital over thefollow-upperiod.
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There were no significant changes in the degree of aortic insufficiency during thefollow-upperiod.
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No complications occurred within thefollow-upperiodof 3 to 6 months.
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Meanfollow-upperiodwas 2.5 years, ranging up to 7 years.
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