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  1. study participants (subjects*, participants) — 978 views
    “The people included in a study” … (read more)
  2.   statistically significant — 768 views
    “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)
  3. non-randomized study (non-experimental study, observational study,) — 764 views
    “A category of studies that does not use random allocation to assign participants to treatment comparison groups” … (read more)
  4. research evidence (research findings, research results) — 652 views
    “The findings of studies, including systematic reviews” … (read more)
  5. benefit (desirable anticipated effect, desirable effect) — 648 views
    “Difference in outcomes that favours a treatment in a treatment comparison” … (read more)
  6. adverse event (or adverse experience) (adverse effects, undesirable treatment effects) — 639 views
    “Any untoward medical occurrence associated with the use of a drug in humans, whether or not considered drug related.” … (read more)
  7. cost-effectiveness (cost-utility) — 638 views
    “The cost of a treatment in relation to its effects” … (read more)
  8. treatment effect (clinical impact, estimate of effect, impact) — 622 views
    “Changes (increases or decreases) or differences in health outcomes as a result of treatments” … (read more)
  9. measurement bias (ascertainment bias, detection bias, observer bias) — 617 views
    “Bias resulting from systematic differences in how outcomes are measured in treatment comparison groups in a study.” … (read more)
  10. attrition bias (exclusion bias) — 610 views
    “Unequal loss of participants from study groups in a trial.” … (read more)