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Appraising Prognostic Study Validity by Thalia Karampasi is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document provides guidance on critically appraising prognostic studies. It discusses 4 key aspects of internal validity: 1) whether patients were enrolled at a common early point in their disease, 2) whether patient follow-up was sufficiently long and complete, 3) whether outcome criteria were objective or applied blindly, and 4) whether important prognostic factors were adjusted for. For each aspect, it provides details on what constitutes best practice and where in a study to find the relevant inform
- Author
- Thalia Karampasi
- Language
- EN