To assess the efficacy of a specific intervention, which type of clinical category should the student investigate in appraising study results?
a. Therapy
b. Sensitivity and specificity
c. Prognosis
d. Harm
ANS: A
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A Therapy category articles attempt to determine whether a difference exists between two or more treatments.
B In sensitivity and specificity studies, investigators assess the ability of screening tools and techniques to detect a disease.
C In prognosis category articles, researchers try to determine the outcome of a particular disease or condition.
D Harm category articles assess whether an individual has been harmed by exposure to a particular event.
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