The phrase "a previous study assessing" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to an earlier research work that evaluates or examines a particular subject or phenomenon.
Example: "A previous study assessing the impact of climate change on biodiversity revealed significant findings."
Alternatives: "an earlier study evaluating" or "a prior study analyzing".
It has also been tested in a previous study assessing videos covering surface anatomy [ 14].
The same statements had been used in a previous study assessing criterion validity of the evaluation tool [ 5].
This is consistent with a previous study assessing the effectiveness of EPCs in the little auk (Wojczulanis-Jakubas et al. 2009a).
A single item in a previous study assessing staff participation with children in active play yielded a percent agreement of 70% and a Kappa of 0.59 [ 23].
Much of our study's method was modelled upon a previous study assessing the quality of reporting of RCTs in general endocrinology literature [ 3].
The questionnaire in this study was a slightly modified form of the questionnaire used in a previous study assessing dispensing practices in Cyprus [ 17].
However, a previous study assessed the incidence rates of localised, regional and metastatic breast cancer after implementation of screening in the United States.
A previous study assessed thromboprophylaxis with unfractionated heparin in 116 parturients with varicose veins who delivered vaginally or by CS, and showed that unfractionated heparin significantly reduced the incidence of postpartum venous thrombosis [ 21].
As a previous study assesses [ 10], despite intensive multidrug treatment with high-dose inhaled corticosteroids, oral corticosteroids, and LABA, many patients with severe asthma remain uncontrolled and an urgent need exists for new, more effective medications.
The uniquely large sample allowed us to detect and quantify socio-demographic differences in cancer awareness and barriers with much higher statistical power and precision than any previous study, assess a broader scope of socio-demographic factors, control for potential confounders and conduct comprehensive sensitivity analyses.
Further, a few previous studies assessing stroke or TIA patients' knowledge about stroke risk factors have indicated poor knowledge about stroke, including knowledge about risk factors some months after stroke [ 7, 15], in rehabilitation patients [ 16, 17] or in an Indian context [ 18].
