Sentence examples for comparability of studies from inspiring English sources
Recent work has highlighted the nearly universal nature of the problem in other countries but demonstrated the lack of comparability of studies because of the variations in definitions and measures used.
Different approaches used for estimating direct and indirect costs have, however, limited the comparability of studies.
Another key problem is the lack of a standardized diagnostic definition of which gene or which extent of expression changes is sufficient to determine EMT; in many reports, expression changes of one or two genes are already referred to as EMT or "partial EMT", thus impairing the comparability of studies [4, 131].
This change in definition impacted directly the number of cases included in studies and affected the comparability of studies conducted before and after 2013.
Quantification of the relative performance of different diagnostic PCRs is essential to ensure comparability of studies.
Thus, comparability of studies has been a challenge.
Various definition of healthcare use can be identified ranging from specific interventions such as "suturing" to unspecific terms such as "medical treatment" or "urgent physician visits"and this exacerbates problems in comparing comparability of study outcomes.
Our system judges a study based on three broad characteristics: the selection of study groups, the comparability of study groups and the ascertainment of the exposure or outcome of interest for case-control and cohort studies, respectively.
The urgency to rapidly develop an efficacious malaria vaccine has increased demand for efficacy studies that include CHMI and the need for comparability of study results among the different centres conducting CHMI.
The correction model provides a simple approach to improving the comparability of study results over time and across countries and makes the complex information from international comparisons more accessible.
The presence of variation in field methods is routine in meta-analytical studies, and thus the choice of effect size calculation and variance weighting is integral to the comparability of study results [48].
