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Interpretation of observational studies

American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, 2014
Ideally, the objective of a clinical trial is to determine with a high degree of certainty whether the intervention of interest is truly effective. In high-quality randomized trials, if the results indicate that the intervention is different compared with the comparator, the results are likely to be due to real treatment differences.
Polychronopoulou, A., Pandis, N.
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Undertaking the surgical count: An observational study

, 2021
Objective To systematically measure and describe perioperative nurses’ surgical count practices using the Surgical Count Observational Tool, to measure conformity with standardised processes and identify barriers and enablers influencing nurses ...
Karen G Clark-Burg, Victoria Ruth Warwick, Brigid M Gillespie, Anne McMurray, Clark-Burg, KG, Gillespie, BM, Warwick, VR, McMurray, A   +7 more
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Safety belt and mobile phone usage in vehicles in Barcelona (Spain)

Gaceta Sanitaria, 2014
Objectives: To describe the prevalence and correlates of safety belt and mobile phone usage in vehicles in the city of Barcelona (Spain). Methods: We performed a study using direct observation with a cross-sectional design. We selected 2,442 private cars,
Jose M Martínez-Sánchez, Ariadna Curto, Marcela Fu, Cristina Martínez, Xisca Sureda, Montse Ballbè, Esteve Fernández   +6 more
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Analysis of the effectiveness of long distance passes in 2014 Brazil FIFA World Cup

Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano, 2017
The aim of this study was to analyze the effectiveness of long distance passes performed during the 2014 Brazil FIFA World Cup. All 64 matches were analyzed, however, actions performed during overtime were not included in the sample.
Marcos Antônio Mattos dos Reis, Fabrício Vieira do Amaral Vasconcellos, Marcos Bezerra de Almeida   +2 more
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RESEARCH METHODOLOGY SERIES Study design: the soul of the recipe for clinical research

Indian Journal of Kidney Diseases, 2022
A good research study begins with a good hypothesis. From the hypothesis arise the objectives of the study. The study design is the instrument to carry out the objective in the best possible manner.
Nivedita Kamath, PS Priyamvada, Arpana Iyengar   +2 more
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Managing polyuria during lithium treatment: a preliminary prospective observational study [PDF]

, 2019
Objectives:Lithium-treated patients with polyuria are at increased risk of lithium toxicity. We aimed to describe the clinical benefits and risks of different management strategies for polyuria in community lithium-treated patients.Methods:This is a ...
Kinahan, James C., Cunningham, Sean K., Ní Chorcoráin, Aoife, Kelly, Brendan, Barry, Siobhan   +4 more
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A Retrospective Study of the Efficacy of Albendazole and Diethylcarbamazine for the Treatment of Human Toxocariasis

Pathogens, 2022
In the Department of Parasitology and Mycology of Toulouse University Hospitals, patients presenting with common/covert toxocariasis were treated either with albendazole (39 cases) or with diethylcarbamazine (32 cases).
Jean-François Magnaval, Judith Fillaux, Antoine Berry   +2 more
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Status of dental caries and associated factors in Tibetan adults: findings from the fourth China National Oral Health Survey

BMC Oral Health, 2020
Background Tibet, a region where average elevation is above 3500 m and socio-economic development is relatively lower, was not included in National Oral Health Survey over decades.
Lingxia Guan, Jing Guo, Jinghao Ban, Gang Li, Juan Tong, Aiyun Chuan, Tian Tian, Bing Han, Kun Xuan, Shengchao Wang   +9 more
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Changing Incidence and Risk Factors for Kaposi Sarcoma by Time Since Starting Antiretroviral Therapy: Collaborative Analysis of 21 European Cohort Studies

, 2016
Kaposi sarcoma (KS) remains a frequent cancer in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients starting combination antiretroviral therapy (cART).
Cancer Project Working Group for the Collaboration of Observational HIV Epidemiological Research Europe study in E.u.r.o.C.o.o.r.d., QUIROS ROLDAN, Maria Eugenia   +1 more
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Overview of clinical study designs [PDF]

Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine
The goal of a clinical study is to determine the factors associated with a disease and to assess the efficacy and safety of an investigational drug, procedure, or device. Since clinical study designs vary due to unique requirements of individual studies,
Seonwoo Kim
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