observational study

collocation in English

meaningsofobservationalandstudy

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observational
adjective
uk
/ˌɒb.zəˈveɪ.ʃən.əl/
us
/ˌɑːb.zɚˈveɪ.ʃən.əl/
involving watching someone or something carefully and closely, in order to ...
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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 ofobservationalandstudyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thisobservationalstudyincluded patient-rated and clinicianrated scales administered twice at 4-week intervals.
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Anobservationalstudyof delivered and received aggression, gender, and social - psychological adjustment.
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We asked 73 patients to participate in thisobservationalstudy.
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It is a 3-year, prospective,observationalstudyof the outcomes of antipsychotic treatment for schizophrenia in the outpatient setting.
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Data to estimate model parameters were obtained from an 18-monthobservationalstudyin three commercial dairy herds.
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Anobservationalstudyof children's attempts to monitor their expressive behavior.
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Results of nationalobservationalstudybased on retrospective analysis of 12 months' incident reporting.
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The study was anobservationalstudyof a case ii.
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Because indirect comparisons essentially constitute anobservationalstudy, residual confounding can always be present.
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Based on thisobservationalstudy, in vitro drug sensitivity appears to be an important explanatory variable relating to patient remission and survival.
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Thisobservationalstudyfollowed 1117 depressed patients over a 12-month period in the primary care setting of six different international sites.
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In theobservationalstudy, patients referred for x-ray had higher costs both in the short and long term.
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Anobservationalstudyof young adults drinking groups.
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Limitations on the available resources meant that a cohortobservationalstudywas the most practical option.
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For a more detailed description of the patient population and theobservationalstudy, see previous publication (27).
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They developed likelihood models for a variety of experimental andobservationalstudydesigns, incorporating corrections for various potential biases.
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While we observe improvements in functioning and disability following initiation of depression treatment, thisobservationalstudycannot establish a causal relationship.
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The proposed epoch analysis is possible as theobservationalstudyis a "window" in the patients' treatment pathway.
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Finally, this was anobservationalstudy, and data on all clinical parameters were obtained by retrospective review of medical records.
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Carefulobservationalstudyis in some cases (but not all) perfectly capable of distinguishing between social learning, individual learning, and genetic determination.
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