Kruskal-Wallis test was performed for a three-group analysis for variables with single assessment, and multiple comparison using the Mann–Whitney U test was performed (employing two-tailed Bonferroni-corrected p-value of <0.017 to minimize type I error).
No differences by aspirin use were detected for the dietary variables nor for the single assessment of exposure to second-hand smoke in 1982 (ie number of adult years spent living with someone who smoked regularly, and hours per week exposed to cigarette smoke from people at home or work) (data not shown).
The National Service Framework for older people within the UK highlighted the need for a single assessment process to determine the most appropriate setting for ongoing care [ 1].
The lack of consistent support for a single hormone receptor, or for a single assessment method, precludes focused application in clinical practice.
Some of the items in the tool, such as methods for randomisation, require only a single assessment for each trial included in the review.
The pain drawings have been subjected to more than 30 years of interest as a screening tool, and have been used in various contexts, with various objectives, for instance as a single assessment method for measuring the proportion of the body surface affected by pain [ 4- 6].
DXA measurement was confined to a single assessment for each tibia, and therefore, inter- and intra-rater reproducibility was not assessed introducing a potential bias.
On the other hand, it is sometimes possible to use a single assessment for a range of purposes; although an assessment designed to serve a range of purposes is likely to serve each individual purpose correspondingly less well.
DCR geometric mean maintenance dose conversion ratio, Hb hemoglobin When multiple assessments were available for a patient, the single assessment closest to center of the interval was used.
The 2008 version did not categorise biases by the six domains (selection bias, performance bias, etc); had a single assessment for blinding; and expressed risk of bias in the format ' yes," "no," or "unclear" (referring to lack of a risk) rather than as low, high, or unclear risk.
A simpler system is promised with the introduction of a single assessment process, for all levels of special need, which would result in an integrated Education, Health and Care Plan.
