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UNIT ALLOCATION [1 record]

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Record 1 2014-02-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Research
  • General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
DEF

In a trial, the unit assigned to one of the interventions of interest.

OBS

The unit chosen may be a person, but, in some trials, a group may be chosen to reduce the risk of contamination or for convenience; a unit may also be a hospital or community. In other trials, different parts of a person (such as the left or right eye) may be assigned to receive different interventions.

OBS

unit of allocation: term and definition standardized by the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Glossary English Editorial Board and the Translation Bureau.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Recherche scientifique
  • Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
DEF

Dans un essai, unité affectée à l’une ou l’autre intervention étudiée.

OBS

On peut choisir pour unité une personne mais, dans certains essais, on peut choisir un groupe (une «grappe») pour diminuer le risque de contamination ou pour des raisons pratiques; une unité peut aussi être un hôpital ou une localité. Dans d’autres essais, différentes parties d’une personne (comme l’œil droit ou l’œil gauche) peuvent être affectées à différentes interventions.

OBS

unité d'affectation : terme et définition normalisés par l'Institut national d'excellence en santé et en services sociaux (INESSS) et le Bureau de la traduction.

Spanish

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