Purpose The Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS®) is a US National Institutes of Health initiative that has produced self-report outcome measures, using a framework of ...

We consider classification of functional data when the training curves are not observed on the same interval. Different types of classifier are suggested, one of which involves a new curve extension ...

Background: Conceptualisation and classification of functional disorders appear highly inconsistent in the health-care system, particularly in primary care. Numerous terms and overlapping diagnostic ...

The International Classification of Diseases, or ICD, is a classification system for all physical and mental diseases produced by the World Health Organization (WHO). It’s used for diagnosis, research ...

Poly (ADP-Ribose) Polymerase Inhibitor Activity in Prostate Cancers Harboring Mutations in DNA Repair Genes: Who Benefits? Functional RNA studies often involve reverse transcription polymerase chain ...

Correspondence to: R van Deursen School of Healthcare Studies, Ty Dewi Sant, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, Wales, UK; vandeursenr{at}cardiff.ac.uk Methods: A longitudinal study was ...

Numerous terms have been used for symptoms and disorders without a medical diagnosis, e.g. medically unexplained symptoms (MUS), functional symptoms, functional somatic syndromes, central sensitivity ...