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adherence
adverse event
allocation
allocation schedule
allocation schedule concealment
non-random allocation
exploratory analysis
intention-to-treat analysis
interim analysis
subgroup analysis
applicability
association
average
average difference
bias
allocation bias
attrition bias
confirmation bias
disease progression bias
spin
lead-time bias
length-time bias
measurement bias
performance bias
risk of bias
sponsor bias
blinding
double blinding
single blinding
triple blinding
burden
case report
case series
causal association
certainty of the evidence
high certainty of the evidence
low certainty of the evidence
moderate certainty of the evidence
very low certainty of the evidence
play of chance
cluster
comparing like with like
confidence region
conflicts of interests
confounders
contamination
cost
change in cost
cost-effectiveness
incremental cost-effectiveness ratio
critical assessment
cut-off value
research data
data collection
data fishing
diagnosis
diagnostic algorithm
direct comparison
disease stage
disease status
drug
treatment effect
difference
adverse effect
benefit
dramatic treatment effect
nocebo effect
relative effect
treatment effect
undesirable effect
effect estimate
effectiveness
efficiency
eligibility criteria
enrolment
unit of analysis error
estimate
evidence
evidence profile
evidence to decision framework
level of evidence
research evidence
extrapolated evidence
fair comparisons of treatments
follow-up
forest plot
GRADE
guideline
imprecision
incidence
inconsistency
indeterminate diagnostic test result
index test
indicator
indirect comparison
indirectness
unfairness
informed consent
likelihood
likelihood ratio
loss to follow-up
meta-analysis
smallest important difference
minimization
modified intention-to-treat analysis
monitoring
multiple statistical comparisons
natural course of health problems
single participant trial
number needed to harm
number needed to screen
number needed to treat
odds
odds ratio
diagnostic odds ratio
outcome
outcome measured on a scale
yes/no outcomes
primary outcome
secondary outcome
surrogate outcome
objective outcome
overdiagnosis
overtreatment
paired study design for diagnostic tests
study participants
peer review
perspective
PICO
placebo
double dummy
placebo effect
planned analysis
study population
precision
negative predictive value
positive predictive value
pre-test probability
prevalence
prognosis
prognostic variable
protocol or study plan
p-value
quality-adjusted life years
random
stratified randomization
reference standard test
reliability
reproducibility
research
research methods
research priorities
regulation of research
resource use
risk ratio
sample
sample size
scale
screening
selection criteria
sensitivity
shared decision making
important
statistically significant
specificity
statistical power
strength of recommendation
study
before-after study
case-control study
cluster randomized study
cohort study
comparative study
controlled study
controlled before-after study
crossover study
cross-sectional study
factorial study
interrupted time series study
multicentre study
non-randomized study
parallel group study
qualitative study
quantitative study
randomized study
repeated measures study
type of study
subgroup
systematic review
target condition
diagnostic test
screening test
true negative test result
true positive test result
theory
time horizon
treatment
treatment comparison
treatment comparison group
trial phases
explanatory trial
pragmatic trail
phase 1 trial
phase 2 trial
phase 3 trial
phase 4 trial
false positive test result
false negative test result
uncertainty
under-reporting
utility value
low risk of bias
value
variables
summary of findings
baseline characteristics
reporting bias
diagnostic test accuracy
random allocation
acceptability
false negative test result (duplicate)
false positive test result (duplicate)
confidence interval
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