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systematic reviews (meta analysis) |
-comprehensive review of medical literature using explicit methods to summarize all literature -meta analysis uses stats to estimate the effect size of the results of several RCT's to minimize the problem of small sample sizes bc they are pooled together |
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RCT |
-experimental research used to assess the effectiveness of an intervention compared to a control group -groups are randomized & relatively equal |
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cohort studies |
-longitudinal observational study where people are followed over time to assess occurrence in the "exposed" group compared to non exposed -can be prospective or retrospective using historical records -takes a long time |
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case control |
-retrospective study that compares those that have the disease to those that don't |
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cross sectional |
=observational study that's made at only one point in time & all subjects are tested at relatively the same time -purpose is to describe relationships btwn a disease & condition in a population at a certain time |
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case series |
collections of observations of similar cases |
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case report |
-in depth description of an individuals response to tx -no cause & effect can be established |
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single blind study |
only the subject is unaware of the tx group to which they were assigned |
