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study participants
(subjects*, participants)
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“The people included in a study” … (read more) -
non-randomized study
(non-experimental study, observational study,)
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“A category of studies that does not use random allocation to assign participants to treatment comparison groups” … (read more) -
statistically significant
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“A result that is unlikely to have happened by chance. The usual threshold for this judgement is a likelihood of less than 5%” … (read more) -
research evidence
(research findings, research results)
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“The findings of studies, including systematic reviews” … (read more) -
fair comparisons of treatments
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“Studies designed, conducted, reported and interpreted to minimize bias and the play of chance in measuring treatment effects” … (read more) -
cost-effectiveness
(cost-utility)
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“The cost of a treatment in relation to its effects” … (read more) -
dramatic treatment effect
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“Treatment effect that is so large that it is unlikely to be explained away by bias, even without having been tested in a study designed to minimize bias” … (read more) -
type of study
(research design)
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“Key features of research methods used to categorize types of studies” … (read more) -
measurement bias
(ascertainment bias, detection bias, observer bias)
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“Bias resulting from systematic differences in how outcomes are measured in treatment comparison groups in a study.” … (read more) -
adverse event
(adverse effects, undesirable treatment effects)
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“Unwanted symptoms or other experiences in participants in a study, which may or may not be caused by treatments.” … (read more)