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Ralph B. D'Agostino

Researcher at Wake Forest University

Publications -  1336
Citations -  250792

Ralph B. D'Agostino is an academic researcher from Wake Forest University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Framingham Heart Study & Framingham Risk Score. The author has an hindex of 226, co-authored 1287 publications receiving 229636 citations. Previous affiliations of Ralph B. D'Agostino include VA Boston Healthcare System & University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.

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Cardiovascular Risk Factors Are Associated With Increased Arterial Stiffness in Youth With Type 1 Diabetes: The SEARCH CVD study

Dana Dabelea, +8 more
- 01 Dec 2013 - 
TL;DR: Presence, clustering, and worsening of CV risk factors are associated with increased arterial stiffness over time in youth with type 1 diabetes, and whether improvement inCV risk factors early in life will slow the progression of arterials stiffness and reduce the burden of CV disease in this population requires further study.
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Robustness of the t Test Applied to Data Distorted from Normality by Floor Effects

Lisa M. Sullivan, +1 more
- 01 Dec 1992 - 
TL;DR: Robustness of these t tests, in the presence of distributions "distorted" from normality as described, was investigated by computer simulation, and in general, both t tests produced actual significance levels which were close to nominal significance levels.
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Predictors of mortality for lower respiratory infections in nursing home residents with dementia were validated transnationally

Jenny T. van der Steen, +8 more
- 01 Sep 2006 - 
TL;DR: A set of credible clinical predictors that are easily assessed and demonstrated validity in identifying residents at low risk of dying from LRI across different nursing home populations are identified and should inform decision-making for families and doctors.
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Relations of inflammation and novel risk factors to valvular calcification.

Caroline S. Fox, +10 more
- 15 May 2006 - 
TL;DR: In conclusion, inflammatory markers were elevated in patients with valvular calcium, and much of the observed association between systemic inflammatory markers and valvULAR calcium may be due to shared risk factors.
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Effects of Weather on Coronavirus Pandemic.

Qasim Bukhari, +3 more
- 27 Jul 2020 - 
TL;DR: It is found that cases in warm and humid countries have consistently increased, accounting for approximately 500,000 cases in regions with absolute humidity >9 g/m3, therefore effective public health interventions must be implemented to stop the spread of COVID-19.