Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Observational Studies as Topic

Works about clinical studies in which participants may receive diagnostic, therapeutic, or other types of interventions, but the investigator does not assign participants to specific interventions (as in an interventional study).

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Abstract

Works about clinical studies in which participants may receive diagnostic, therapeutic, or other types of interventions, but the investigator does not assign participants to specific interventions (as in an interventional study).

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Observational Study as Topic
  • Natural Experiment as Topic
  • Natural Experiments as Topic
  • Naturalistic Observation Studies as Topic
  • Naturalistic Observation Study as Topic

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Aspects Covered

10 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, psychology, standards, statistics & numerical data.

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Indexing Annotation

for general design, methodology, economics, etc. of observational studies; a different heading OBSERVATIONAL STUDY is used for reports of a specific observational study

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History Note

2014

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  1. E05.318w.372.250.500w
  2. N05.715w.360.330.250.500w
  3. N06.850w.520w.450.250.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Observational Studies as Topic. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D064887. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D064887
  2. Observational Studies as Topic. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Observational_study
  3. Observational Studies as Topic. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q818574