The phrase "a prior study assessing" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to an earlier research study that evaluates or examines a particular subject or issue.
Example: "A prior study assessing the effects of sleep on cognitive performance revealed significant findings."
Alternatives: "an earlier study evaluating" or "a previous study analyzing".
Although a prior study assessed the management of individual CRFs, to our knowledge, no other studies performed such a thorough assessment of the management of multiple CRFs in RA [ 15].
A prior study assessed the ability of preoperative Oxford Hip Scores to predict patient satisfaction at 6 months postoperatively [ 26] but did not address the effect of preoperative mental and emotional health on patient satisfaction.
The authors carried out similar modifications as in their prior study, assessing the validity of the HSCL-37A.
There is only one prior study assessing the effect of CCBs on aortic growth in Marfan patients (Rossi-Foulkes et al., 1999).
A summary of prior studies assessing prenatal exposure to β-HCH, p,p´-DDE, p,p´-DDT, HCB, and PCBs in relation to body weight or BMI is presented in Supplemental Material, Table S7.
Our findings from this large survey show an inaccurate awareness and training of radiographers and confirm prior studies assessing awareness of radiation protection issues and knowledge of radiation doses in different groups of specialists [8, 9, 10, 11].
Prior studies assessing Triad knowledge among coaches/athletic trainers reported surprisingly low awareness results.
Prior studies assessing PF sensitivity have performed individual perturbation of alignment parameters.
Prior studies assessing the correlation of Gleason score (GS) at needle biopsy and corresponding radical prostatectomy (RP) predated the use of the modified Gleason scoring system and did not factor in tertiary grade patterns.
These findings come in line with prior studies assessing the global production of SRs.
