retrospective study
collocation in Englishmeaningsofretrospectiveandstudy
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retrospective
adjective
uk/ˌret.rəˈspek.tɪv/us/ˌret.rəˈspek.tɪv/
relating to or thinking about ...
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study
noun
uk/ˈstʌd.i/us/ˈstʌd.i/
the activity of examining a subject in detail in order to discover ...
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(Definition ofretrospectiveandstudyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The author presents her findings of aretrospectivestudyinto the most effective field arrangements for irradiation of the prostate with avoidance of the prosthesis.
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In thisretrospectivestudy, cardiac catheterization appeared to contribute only minor additional information which would not have significantly influenced the surgical procedure.
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In thisretrospectivestudy, we included two additional patients who had undergone this procedure in other centres.
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Aretrospectivestudywith regard to the planned mode of delivery.
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During the interviews aretrospectivestudywas attempted of the occurrence and severity of mental disturbances during childhood and adolescence.
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Informed consent and the approval of our institutional review board were not obtained because this was aretrospectivestudyusing clinical practice data.
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We have conducted aretrospectivestudyto obtain data on the practice, efficiency, and cost of staging cancer in these patients (6).
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Evidence based general practice: aretrospectivestudyof interventions in one training practice.
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Aretrospectivestudyimmediately following failed to turn up any clues.
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In theretrospectivestudy, significantly fewer patients who received chemotherapy after enucleation developed metastases compared with the enucleation alone.
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We were unable to address these questions in thisretrospectivestudybecause comprehensive clinical data were not available.
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Thisretrospectivestudyused highly specific methods to estimate a population-based incidence of intussusception among children who would be likely to receive second-generation rotavirus vaccines.
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No information is available in thisretrospectivestudyabout cases refused by general practitioners.
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Aretrospectivestudybased on postoperative perception of 245 women.
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