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Real-Time EBM Program
Types of Studies
 Pictures of our campuses

Primary
Original Research

Experimental
(an intervention is made or variables are manipulated)

  1. randomized controlled trials (RCT)

  2. controlled trials

Observational
(no intervention or variables manipulated)

  1. cohort studies

  2. case-control studies

  3. case reports
 Secondary
Reviews of Original Research
  • Meta-analysis
  • Systematic reviews
  • Practice guidelines
  • Decision analysis
  • Consensus reports
  • Editorial, commentary

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