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The following are examples of outstanding CAPs in each type of study:

Clinical Prediction Rule

New Standardized Risk Score Better Predicts 6 Month Mortality of Newly Admitted Nursing Home Patients with Advanced Dementia

Diagnosis

Screening for Alzheimer's Disease: The Memory Impaiment Screen (MIS) is more accurate than the 3-word memory test

Meta-Analysis

Vitamin D Supplements Reduce the Risk of Falls in the Elderly

Prognosis

Over the Years, Inactive Women May Lose Function

Disease Severity at Diagnosis is Associated with Decreased Survival in Individuals Diagnosed with Alzheimer's Dementia

Therapy

Statins Associated with Poorer than Expected Neuropsychological Test Performance in Hypercholesterolemic Adults

Therapy, Non-Inferiority Trial

In Patients with Atrial Fibrilation (AF), Ximelagatran Appears at Least as Effective as Coumadin in Preventing Stroke and Systemic Embolism