Comparative Effectiveness Research
"Comparative Effectiveness Research" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Conduct and synthesis of systematic research comparing interventions and strategies to prevent, diagnose, treat, and monitor health conditions. The purpose of this research is to inform patients, providers, and decision-makers, responding to their expressed needs, about which interventions are most effective for which patients under specific circumstances. (hhs.gov/recovery/programs/cer/draftdefinition.html accessed 6/12/2009)
| Descriptor ID |
D057186
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H01.770.644.145.360.500 N05.425.157
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2013 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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