BNET Business Dictionary
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...
- Research articles 2007-05-07
- US DEPT OF HHS: NIAID renews funding for multicenter AIDS cohort study.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-21 April 1999-US DEPT OF HHS: NIAID renews funding for multicenter AIDS cohort study C1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:200499 The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases NIAID has awarded five-year grants to continue the work of the Multicenter AIDS...
- Research articles 1999-04-21
- Whitman Education Group, Inc. Reports Significant Reduction in Preliminary Cohort Default Rates
- Business/Education Editors MIAMI--BUSINESS WIRE--March 22, 2001 Whitman Education Group, Inc. (AMEX:WIX) today reported that it has received preliminary 1999 cohort default rates from the United States Department of Education ("DOE"). The preliminary 1999 rates for Whitman Education Group averaged 6.5% and compare favorably to the Company's 1998...
- Research articles 2001-03-22
- 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...
- White papers 2005-08-23
- 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
- Research articles 2005-04-18
- N.C. Lender and Guaranty Agency Have Among Lowest Student Loan Cohort Default Rates in U.S. Four Years in a Row
- To: EDUCATION EDITORSContact: Ben Kittner, Market Research and P.R. Manager of College Foundation, Inc., +1-919-835-2336, bkittner@cfi.org RALEIGH, N.C., Sept. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Borrowers with College Foundation, Inc. CFI and the N.C. State Education Assistance Authority NCSEAA have among the lowest default rates in the U.S., according to a recent announcement...
- Research articles 2007-09-19
- Dosing and Enrollment Complete for First Cohort of Patients in Phase I/II Cervical Cancer Vaccine Trial by Advaxis.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-14 November 2006-StockProfiler.US: Dosing and Enrollment Complete for First Cohort of Patients in Phase I/II Cervical Cancer Vaccine Trial by AdvaxisC1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:14112006 New York, NY - Advanced Technetix, Inc. (Pink Sheets: AVXN); Advanced Viral Research Corp. (OTCBB:...
- Research articles 2006-11-14
- Applied Biosystems announced a joint, research protocol with the Cohort Consortium of the National Cancer Institute for the study of breast and prostate cancer
- Applied Biosystems announced a joint, research protocol with the Cohort Consortium of the National Cancer Institute for the study of breast and prostate cancer. The Consortium will use the company's TaqMan SNP Genotyping Assays and 7900 Real-Time PCR Systems to identify novel inherited gene variants.
- Research articles 2005-05-15
- Cytokinetics Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions. Your first question comes from Michael Aberman with Credit Suisse. Robert Blum Hey, Michael. Michael Aberman - Credit Suisse I guess the first the comment that you expect is about this Phase IIa data in 2008, some of us were expecting it earlier 2008. Can...
- Earnings calls 2007-10-31
- InterMune Inc. Q4 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions And your next question comes from Brian Abrahams with Oppenheimer. Brian Abrahams - Oppenheimer Hi. Thanks for taking my question and congratulations on the progress this year. Dan Welch Thanks, Brian. Brian Abrahams - Oppenheimer So, just a question on the 191 data. Can you...
- Earnings calls 2008-02-10
- Allos Therapeutics Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions And our first question comes from the line of Mark Monane from Needham & Company. Please go ahead. Mark Monane - Needham & Company Thank you. Good morning and thanks for taking my question. David Clark Good morning, Mark. Pablo Cagnoni Good morning. Mark Monane...
- Earnings calls 2007-11-05
- Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Q1 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Adam Walsh with Jefferies & Co. Adam Walsh, M.D. - Jefferies & Co. My first question is do you happen to know which day you will be presenting data at ASCO? David S. Barlow June 2. It’s a poster...
- Earnings calls 2008-05-14
- Corinthian Colleges, Inc. F4Q09 (Qtr End 06/30/09) Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions The first question comes from the line of Sara Gubins – Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Sara Gubins – Bank of America Merrill Lynch I am wondering what persistence levels you are contemplating in your guidance. Do you expect those will...
- Earnings calls 2009-08-25
- Medical Problems, In Confidence
- Medical Problems, In ConfidenceMedical problems in the workplaceDifferent laws exist depending on where you live and employers must familiarize themselves with the rights and obligations of accommodating a medical condition in the workplace. In my province employers must reasonably accommodate the needs of an employee whenever possible (i.e. create an...
- Discussion threads 2007-06-11
- Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Q3 2008 Earning Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator instructions. And our first question comes from the Rodman & Renshaw Location. Please state your name followed by your question or comment. Navdeep Jaikaria Yeah, hi good morning. This is Navdeep Jaikaria. Paul Lytle Good morning Navdeep. Navdeep Jaikaria...
- Earnings calls 2008-03-11
- Medivation, Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator instructions. We will go first to Kim Lee [ph] with Wedbush Morgan. Kim Lee – Wedbush Morgan Good afternoon. Thanks for taking my questions. I have a couple of questions here. The first is what are the trial designs for the two additional Phase 3 Dimebon...
- Earnings calls 2009-03-16
- 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...
- White papers 2003-04-08
- 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...
- White papers 2005-02-08
- 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....
- White papers 2001-03-01
- 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...
- White papers 2005-12-16
