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Pharmacy
1) The science and practice of the preparation and dispensing of medicinal drugs. 2) A store where medicinal drugs are dispensed and sold.
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age adjustment
Health care; Pharmacy
A procedure used to calculate summary rates for different populations in which underlying differences in the age distributions are removed. (See also Age standardization. )
confounding variable
Health care; Pharmacy
A variable more likely to be present in one group of subjects than another that is related to the outcome of interest and thus potentially confuses, or "confounds," the results.
assertive community treatment
Health care; Pharmacy
A treatment program for the care of individuals with schizophrenia in which teams provide comprehensive wraparound services for the patient, including going to the home to provide support for daily ...
cholesterol
Health care; Pharmacy
A steroid that is abundant in animal tissues and is necessary for normal function; elevated levels of total cholesterol circulating in the blood of a host are associated with increased risks of ...
cox proportional hazard model
Health care; Pharmacy
A regression method used when the outcome is censored. The regression coefficients are interpreted as adjusted relative risk or odds ratios.
corrected chi-square test
Health care; Pharmacy
A chi-square test for a 2 x 2 table that uses Yates' correction, making it more conservative.
