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Journal of Andrology, Vol 22, Issue 3 358-359, Copyright © 2001 by The American Society of Andrology

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Interpreting positive studies

S. D. Simon
Office of Medical Research, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri 64108, USA. ssimon@cmh.edu

When examining the results of a positive research study, one needs to consider two issues of clinical relevance. First, is the outcome measure of direct interest to patients, or is it clearly linked to a measure of direct interest to patients? Second, is the difference large enough to lie outside the range of clinical indifference? Don't accept the findings of a positive research study without a careful consideration of clinical relevance.




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