Ant.: retrospective studyAnt.: prospective study. A study in which the investigators .... Related concept: cohort study(Related concept: Cochrane Library) A database composed of t....† A study to evaluate the effects of exposure to a given intervention or factor, in which the subjects are divided into groups that are exposed or not exposed to the intervention or factor of interest before the outcomes have occurred. Note: Randomized controlled trials are always prospective, but case-control studies never are. Cohort studies may be prospective or retrospective. † A cohort study(Related concept: Cochrane Library) A database composed of t... may be a prospective studyAnt.: retrospective study. Related concept: cohort study.†..., but a prospective studyAnt.: retrospective study. Related concept: cohort study.†... is not necessarily a cohort study(Related concept: Cochrane Library) A database composed of t... : a cohort study(Related concept: Cochrane Library) A database composed of t... involves a methodology, i.e. comparison, that is not necessarily common to all prospective studies. The qualifier “prospective,” without further details, indicates only the study’s temporal direction.
and • provides information on costs and financial impact. Note 2: The report may optionally discuss organisational considerations. Note 3: A “mini-HTA(Related concept: PubMed) An electronic database of medical ...” may be as rigorous as an HTA report but typically has a restricted scope and so is quicker to produce. Note 4: Related terms include health technologyAlternative spelling: gray literature The documents publishe...technology assessment(Related concept:health technology). "The application of sci..., HTA report, rapid reviewAlternate spelling: randomised controlled trial A study comp..., level of evidence(Related concept: equity) The principle of fairness that sta....»