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Top Ten terms

1. study participants (subjects*, participants) — 374 views
   “The people included in a study” … (read more)
2.   statistically significant — 319 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,) — 318 views
   “A category of studies that does not use random allocation to assign participants to treatment comparison groups” … (read more)
4. treatment effect (clinical impact, estimate of effect, impact) — 290 views
   “Changes (increases or decreases) or differences in health outcomes as a result of treatments” … (read more)
5. evidence to decision framework (evidence to recommendation framework, EtD framework) — 289 views
   “A structured format for going from evidence to a decision that includes key background information, assessment criteria for making a decision and conclusions” … (read more)
6. cost-effectiveness (cost-utility) — 275 views
   “The cost of a treatment in relation to its effects” … (read more)
7. research evidence (research findings, research results) — 272 views
   “The findings of studies, including systematic reviews” … (read more)
8. utility value — 265 views
   “In health economic evaluations, a measure of the strength of preference for a specific health outcome” … (read more)
9. fair comparisons of treatments — 258 views
   “Studies designed, conducted, reported and interpreted to minimize bias and the play of chance in measuring treatment effects” … (read more)
10. primary outcome (main outcome, primary end point,) — 255 views
    “Outcomes measured in treatment comparisons, which have been pre-specified as the most important in looking for potential benefits or harms of the treatments being compared” … (read more)