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Sensitive dataUnder General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR),
health data are considered sensitive data and are therefore subject to specific
processing conditions | |
Sensitivity analyses | |
ShelvedA drug for which development has been halted,
sometimes because tests are not successful, but often because pursuing them simply does not present a tangible business opportunity | |
SponsorIn the conduct of a clinical trial, the sponsor
is an individual or organisation that takes responsibility to initiate, manage
or finance the clinical trial, but does not actually conduct the investigation | |
StatureA person's natural height | |
SynthesisThe preparation of a drug/compound from its
chemical components | |
Systematic reviewSystematic reviews aim to bring together the results of all studies addressing a particular research question that have been carried out around the world. They provide a comprehensive and unbiased summary of the research. For example, one clinical trial may not give a clear answer about the effectiveness of a treatment. This might be because the difference between the treatments being tested was very small, or because only a small number of people took part in the trial. So systematic reviews are used to bring the results of a number of similar trials together, to piece together and assess the quality of all the evidence. Combining the results from a number of trials may give a clearer picture. | |
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