The phrase "abbreviated method" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a method that has been shortened or simplified for efficiency or clarity.
Example: "The researcher employed an abbreviated method to streamline the data collection process, making it more efficient."
Alternatives: "condensed approach" or "simplified technique".
Fortunately for those who are not familiar with this abbreviated method of communication, the squares that contain them are circled.
Transitioning to an abbreviated method returned significantly more diaries than using a traditional detailed method (P=0.04).
Participants were randomly assigned to self-monitoring eating and physical activity behaviors using a traditional detailed method or transitioning to an abbreviated method.
Participants completing the study showed no significant difference in weight loss between the traditional detailed method (−7.5±5.3 kg) and the abbreviated method (−7.6±5.5 kg), with similar results for intention-to-treat analysis (detailed method −3.9±5.3 kg vs abbreviated method −4.3±5.8 kg).
The stability parameters predicted by the abbreviated method were compared to the same parameters predicted using the 8 weeks isothermal stability.
This study is an analysis of data collected as part of a randomized controlled trial comparing an abbreviated method of HCT to traditional full length HCT, and, among those with HIV, comparing an enhanced protocol for linkage to HIV care to standard linkage to care.
The abbreviated methods and techniques used "which would give MTA reasonable assurance that certifications and disclosures signed by contractors are accurate" are being strengthened.
A detailed description of all methods is provided in the " Supplemental Methods" section, while here we provide an abbreviated methods section for the major new approaches.
Detailed descriptions of methods and data collection instruments used in this study are available and have been previously published [ 31, 32, 37, 38]; thus, abbreviated methods follow.
A subset of the conventional stability data (time 0 to week 4) was selected for evaluation as an abbreviated isothermal method that could be an alternative method for accelerated stability.
Estimated glomerular filtration rate was calculated using the abbreviated MDRD method (eGFR), and baseline values were 39.1 ± 9.1 mL/min.
