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clinical homogeneity

clinical homogeneity

A general term for a critical feature of trials included in a review or meta-analysis, that the participant interventions and outcome measures included are similar and comparable.
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The objective was to minimize the number of conditions per diagnostic category required for maximal clinical homogeneity while, at the same time, capturing enough episodes of care to allow for valid statistical analyses.
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