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PICO

— Commonly used acronym for the key components of a research question: Patient (or population), Intervention (treatment, test or exposure), Comparison, and Outcome


Synonyms:

PICOT

Full explanation:

PICO is commonly used to plan studies and systematic reviews of treatment effects, to assess them, and for recommendations in guidelines. ”Time” (the timeframe or length of follow-up) is sometimes added - hence the alternative acronym PICOT.

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