Critical Appraisal Definitions Flashcards
1
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Endpoint
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Outcome
2
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Surrogate endpoint
A
Measure of effect of tx that may correlate with real clinical endpoint, but doesn’t have guaranteed relationship
3
Q
Clinical endpoint
A
Occurrence of disease, symptom or sign that constitutes one of the target outcomes of the trial
4
Q
Placebo
A
5
Q
Placebo effect
A
6
Q
Confounding
A
7
Q
Generalisability
A
8
Q
Study power
A
9
Q
Number needed to treat
A
10
Q
Relative risk
A
11
Q
Absolute risk
A
12
Q
Bias
A
13
Q
RCT
A
