title: How to read critically a prognostic cohort study.
authors.affiliation: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. suetoniapalmer@clear.net.nz
authors.forename: Suetonia C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Palmer
authors.forename: Giovanni F M
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Strippoli
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015982:Bias; D015331:Cohort Studies; D032882:Comprehension; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D009398:Nephrology; D018579:Patient Selection; D011932:Reading; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000401:mortality; D012107:Research Design; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome