comparative effectiveness

collocation in English

meaningsofcomparativeandeffectiveness

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comparative
adjective
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/kəmˈpær.ə.tɪv/us
/kəmˈper.ə.t̬ɪv/
comparing ...
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effectiveness
noun[U]
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/ɪˈfek.tɪv.nəs/us
/əˈfek.tɪv.nəs/
the degree to which something ...
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(Definition ofcomparativeandeffectivenessfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Developing a center forcomparativeeffectivenessinformation.
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Comparativeeffectivenessof individual and group interventions to support family caregivers.
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Assessing thecomparativeeffectivenessof antidepressant therapies : a prospective clinical practice study.
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Economics alone argue for the need forcomparativeeffectivenessstudies of these products.
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Interrupting yield depression in monoculture corn:comparativeeffectivenessof grasses and dicots.
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Different transport measures were evaluated for theircomparativeeffectiveness.
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Ascomparativeeffectivenessand tolerability evidence is lacking, laxative choice should be based on patient preferences, symptoms, side effects and costs.
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Evaluation of safety andcomparativeeffectivenessalone is insufficient, except as a means of identifying and evaluating therapies that harm or have no value for patients.
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Furthermore, questions ofcomparativeeffectivenessand value are generally not addressed in regulatory trials, nor are the risks and benefits of combination therapy with existing technologies.
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There has been no research into thecomparativeeffectivenessof investment grants as against investment allowances.
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Comparativeeffectivenessresearch has shown that significant cost reductions are possible.
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Its leadership oncomparativeeffectivenessresearch of prescription medications is respected within the industry.
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This causes classes that are unable to utilize this method to decrease in theircomparativeeffectiveness.
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There is no complete measure ofcomparativeeffectivenesssince this depends on how well each school copes with the task which it happens to be set.
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For example, agricultural research frequently uses randomized experiments (e.g., to test thecomparativeeffectivenessof different fertilizers).
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The core question ofcomparativeeffectivenessresearch is which treatment works best, for whom, and under what circumstances.
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Such scenarios offer the opportunity to maintain or improve the quality of care, while significantly reducing costs, throughcomparativeeffectivenessresearch.
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Among the proposals was the establishment of an independentcomparativeeffectivenessentity that compares and evaluates the benefits, risks, and incremental costs of new drugs, devices, and biologics.
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The bill also places a burden on anycomparativeeffectivenessprogram to take into account factors contributing to differences in the treatment response, or the treatment preferences of patients.
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