Life Years GainedLife years (LY) gained is a measure in health economics. It expresses the additional number of years of life that a person lives as a result of receiving a treatment.
LYLife years (LY) gained is a measure in health economics. It expresses the additional number of years of life that a person lives as a result of receiving a treatment.
LTPLifetime prevalence is the proportion of a population that, at some point in their life, has experienced a particular health event, risk factor or disease. For example, in a survey, you might be asked if you have ever smoked. Lifetime prevalence is calculated by comparing the number of people(...)
Lifetime prevalenceLifetime prevalence is the proportion of a population that, at some point in their life, has experienced a particular health event, risk factor or disease. For example, in a survey, you might be asked if you have ever smoked. Lifetime prevalence is calculated by comparing the number of people(...)
Live-attenuated vaccineLive-attenuated vaccines use a weakened (“attenuated”) form of the microbe that causes a disease.
Log-rank testA statistical test to compare the survival distributions of two (or more) groups.This test is used when one wants to test the null hypothesis: that there is no difference in the probability of an event (e.g. death) between the two groups at any time point. The analysis is based on the times of(...)
Low-intervention clinical trialA low-intervention clinical trial studies an authorised medicine. Its use according to the trial protocol follows the terms of the marketing authorisation, or published scientific evidence on safety and efficacy. Any additional procedures must not pose more than minimal additional risk or(...)
MalignantA tumour is malignant if it is able to invade tissue other than where it originally grew (the primary site). Malignant tumours may spread (metastasise) to nearby tissues, or via the blood stream to other parts of the body quite distant from the primary site. New tumours can then form at those(...)
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