Each national system necessarily involves trade-offs; thus while the U.S. system needs reform, it also embodies important strengths that should be preserved.
Our study has important strengths that should be considered when interpreting its results.
Nonetheless, our study has important strengths that contribute to the literature.
Nonetheless, our study has important strengths that increased our likelihood of finding associations among genetic and clinical determinants of the postexercise BP response (Cardon and Palmer 2003; Arnett et al 2007).
A further important strength is that we applied a sample design that was fully factorial with respect to the two treatment condition factors, price of medication and frequency of GP visits, which meant that the impact of the two types of costs could be studied independently.
One important strength is that we included a large sample of men and women and that participants were recruited from 54 gyms across the country.
An important strength is that we were able to study a homogeneous, low risk population and to control for a number of maternal characteristics that might confound the relationship between immersion in water and the outcomes studied.
Another important strength is that we used splines instead of categorization.
