Although in Table 1 we present HY according to diagnosis (based on participants' assertions in 93.5% of cases that HY was typical of their diagnosed most bothersome headache), because of the diagnostic uncertainty we did not go beyond this to attribute burden to each headache type.
The strongest point of agreement among all workshop participants was that assertions supported by multiple evidence lines are more reliable than assertions supported by a single line of evidence.
The moderators checked repeatedly with participants to ascertain assertions and meanings.
Participants randomized to the assertion video showed larger increases in assertion and decreases in aggression compared to controls, indicating that a video dramatizing the use of assertion can be a practical and effective means of improving assertion skills, with decreased aggression a potential added benefit.
(Participant 7) For another participant, her doctor's assertion that " once I got pregnant … my symptoms would clear up a lot" made a "huge" difference to her because "I just wanted to have some pain-free days".
The presence of additional participants contradicted Trump Jr's assertion this week to the Fox News host Sean Hannity that all of the information about the meeting had been publicly disclosed.
The new findings don't deviate much from what's been previously reported about the meeting, including the assertion that participants discussed the Magnitsky Act, a U.S. law placing sanctions on senior Russian officials.
Round et al (2013) conclude that 'early diagnosis is the result of the best interaction between patients and their GP' our participants' views echo this assertion, albeit from a different standpoint.
However, the relatively high level of practice participation and the large and heterogeneous participant sample support our assertion that any effect on the external validity of the trial is likely to be minor.
