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Business Definition for: Cohort

  • a group of individuals in a statistical study that have a common characteristic

Wiktionary Definition for: Cohort

  • a group of people
  • a demographic grouping of people, especially those in a defined age group
  • any division of a Roman legion; normally of about 500 men

Additional Resources

CollaGenex Pharmaceuticals Discontinues 40 mg Cohort of Phase II Dose-Finding Study of Incyclinide for the Treatment of Acne
NEWTOWN, Pa. -- CollaGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:CGPI) today announced that it has discontinued treatment of all enrolled patients participating in the 40 mg cohort of its Phase II dose-finding study of incyclinide for the treatment of acne. On May 2, 2007, CollaGenex announced that it had suspended enrollment of new...
Tags: cohort, patient
Research articles 2007-05-07
Applied Biosystems Announces Joint Research Protocol with the NCI Cohort Consortium in Study of Breast and Prostate Cancer
FOSTER CITY, Calif. & ANAHEIM, Calif. -- NCI Cohort Consortium Employs Applied Biosystems TaqManR SNP Genotyping Assays and 7900HT Real-Time PCR System in 10-Center Study
Tags: Network Computer Inc.
Research articles 2005-04-18
Vintage Organization Capital
This article studies 114 years of U.S. stock market data and finds that there are large cohort effects in stock prices, effects that is labeled 'organization capital'. It also finds that cohort effects grew at a rate of 1.75% per year and that the debt-equity ratio of all vintages declined....
Tags: Stock, National Bureau Of Economic Research, Stock Market, Investment, Finance
White papers 2001-03-01
Knee Disorders in Primary Care: Design and Patient Selection of the HONEUR Knee Cohort
Knee complaints are a frequent reason for consultation in general practice. These patients constitute a specific population compared to secondary care patients. However, information to base treatment decisions on is generally derived from specialistic settings. This cohort study is aimed at collecting knowledge about prognosis and prognostic factors of knee...
Tags: Patient, BioMed Central
White papers 2005-08-23
In August, Affymetrix introduced the Affymetrix Control Program to provide free, public access to control cohort data for whole genome association studies using GeneChip genotyping arrays.(Microarrays: Company Announcements)
In August, Affymetrix introduced the Affymetrix Control Program to provide free, public access to control cohort data for whole genome association ... In August, Affymetrix introduced the Affymetrix Control Program to provide free, public access to control cohort data for whole genome association studies using...
Research articles 2006-10-31
Cardiovascular Comorbidities Among Public Health Clinic Patients With Diabetes: The Urban Diabetics Study
The paper involves determining the frequency and distribution of cardiovascular comorbidities in a large cohort of low-income patients with diabetes who had received primary care for diabetes at municipal health clinics. It further reveals that cardiovascular comorbidities were common both before and after diabetes diagnosis in this low-income cohort, but...
Tags: Cohort, Healthcare, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, BioMed Central, Public Health
White papers 2005-02-08
StemCells, Inc. Announces Important Milestone in Batten Disease Clinical Trial
PALO ALTO, Calif. -- StemCells, Inc. (NASDAQ: STEM) today announced that the Phase I clinical trial of its proprietary HuCNS-SC[TM] product candidate purified human neural stem cells has successfully completed enrollment of the low-dose cohort and will proceed to the high-dose cohort. This trial is designed to evaluate the safety...
Tags: clinical trial
Research articles 2007-06-18
Measurement and Estimation of Credit Migration Matrices
Credit migration matrices are cardinal inputs to many risk management applications. Their accurate estimation is therefore critical. One explores three approaches, cohort and two variants of duration - time homogeneous and non-homogeneous - and the resulting differences, both statistically through matrix norms and economically through credit portfolio and credit derivative...
Tags: Estimation, Social Science Electronic Publishing Inc., Migration, Difference, Productivity, Financial Planning, Financial Services, Strategy, Security, Finance, Management
White papers 2003-04-08
New messages.(EDITOR'S NOTE)
Quality is Job 1. That was the message delivered by Ford Motor Co. back in the 1980s. It was a clear statement at a time when the automaker and its North American cohort badly needed to cut through a lot of complicated information about their industr ...
Tags: Ford Motor Co., Quality
Research articles 2005-10-01
[0] The Internet Will Force Brand Management to Evolve to Cohort Management by 2005, According to Forrester Research and Information Resources, Inc
Business Editors
Tags: brand, brand management, Forrester Research Inc., Internet
Research articles 2000-09-07
The Internet Will Force Brand Management to Evolve to Cohort Management by 2005, According to Forrester Research and Information Resources, Inc
Business/Technology Editors
Tags: brand, brand management, Forrester Research Inc., Internet
Research articles 2000-09-07
Curis, Inc. Announces Initiation of Expansion Cohort in Collaborator Genentech's Phase I Clinical Trial of a Systemically Administered Hedgehog Antagonist
Curis to receive $3 million payment
Tags: Genentech Inc.
Research articles 2007-10-16
Study Protocol: The Improving Care of Acute Lung Injury Patients (ICAP) Study
The short-term mortality benefit of Lower Tidal Volume Ventilation LTVV for patients with Acute Lung Injury/Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ALI/ARDS) has been demonstrated in a large, multi-center randomized trial. The Improving Care of ALI Patients ICAP study is a multi-site, prospective cohort study that aims to evaluate the longer-term outcomes...
Tags: Cohort, BioMed Central, Patient
White papers 2005-12-16
Roche Renews Its Commitment to the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study; Provides Latest AMPLICOR PCR Assays for the Study of HIV, HCV and HBV
Business Editors & Health/Medical Writers
Tags: Roche Holding AG
Research articles 2002-07-08
Management: P&G vs. Martha ; Simple strides seen online for bundled brands.(Brief Article)
"Cohort management,'' or the idea of bundling many brands into online marketing efforts aimed at a common consumer group, not only survived dot-com doom but is producing surprising results for package-goods marketers. Procter & Gamble Co.'s "Cohort management,'' or the idea of bundling many ...
Tags: brand, Procter & Gamble Co.
Research articles 2002-04-08
MBA scholarships.(Cranfield School of Management offers financial aid)(Brief article)
Cranfield University School of Management is offering CIMA members scholarships towards their MBA programme fees. "Studying for an MBA is not cheap and, in view of the value we place on broadening the student cohort, we are offering any CIMA can Cranfield University School of Management...
Tags: Cranfield University, financial, MBA
Research articles 2005-09-01
Medtronic Releases Five-Year Clinical Data for AneuRx® Stent Graft System
Largest Clinical Cohort of Any Approved Endograft for Treatment of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Includes More Than 600 Patients with Five Years of Follow Up
Tags: Medtronic Inc.
Research articles 2007-10-02
Mastering the Art of Public Leadership: The Brookings Institution's Center for Public Policy Education has initiated an innovative training program that may sow the seeds for a change in federal government culture through its first cohort of emerging lead
The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new lands, but in seeing with new eyes.
Tags: Brookings Institution, leadership, training
Research articles 2003-09-22
Urban chic begs question: is fashion back at Kmart? - Apparel & Accessories - discount chain plans new fashion clothing lines
Do Kmart's apparel brands address America's diverse range of consumers? Apparently, the answer is yes. As long as customers visit stores and purchase Kmart's clothing, there really is something for every cohort, in every category.
Tags: K Mart
Research articles 2003-03-10
eFoodSafety.com Inc. Reports Completion of Clinical Trials on Talsyn-CI/bid Scar Cream
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Overwhelmingly Favorable Results in a Comparative Analysis-Cohort Study with Talsyn-CI/bid Scar Cream vs. Silicone-Based Scar Cream Products
Tags: clinical trial
Research articles 2006-08-24
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