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  1. study participants (subjects*, participants) — 685 views
    “The people included in a study” … (read more)
  2. non-randomized study (non-experimental study, observational study,) — 545 views
    “A category of studies that does not use random allocation to assign participants to treatment comparison groups” … (read more)
  3.   statistically significant — 535 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)
  4. benefit (desirable anticipated effect, desirable effect) — 471 views
    “Difference in outcomes that favours a treatment in a treatment comparison” … (read more)
  5. research evidence (research findings, research results) — 469 views
    “The findings of studies, including systematic reviews” … (read more)
  6. adverse event (or adverse experience) (adverse effects, undesirable treatment effects) — 467 views
    “Any untoward medical occurrence associated with the use of a drug in humans, whether or not considered drug related.” … (read more)
  7. type of study (research design) — 459 views
    “Key features of research methods used to categorize types of studies” … (read more)
  8. index test — 446 views
    “A diagnostic test that is being evaluated against a reference standard test in a study of test accuracy” … (read more)
  9. cost-effectiveness (cost-utility) — 442 views
    “The cost of a treatment in relation to its effects” … (read more)
  10. attrition bias (exclusion bias) — 437 views
    “Unequal loss of participants from study groups in a trial.” … (read more)