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hierarchy of evidence, n the sequence of scientific evidence; a means of judging evidence presented in medical literature. Criteria for judging include how the clinical subjects were selected, the nature of the control group, the means by which the data were collected, and how the statistics were analyzed. See also medicine, evidence-based. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Courts plainly feel that the hierarchy of evidence on causation starts with epidemiology," says Michael D. Systematic reviews rank high on the hierarchy of evidence proposed by Sackett and colleagues. First, EBM posits a hierarchy of evidence, with randomized, controlled, double-blinded studies at the top and observational studies at the bottom in terms of their predictive value. |
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