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Non-inferiority clinical trial
A clinical trial that shows that a new treatment is equivalent to standard treatment. Also called a non-inferior trial. See: Clinical trials. See also: Inconclusive clinical trial; Negative clinical trial; Positive clinical trial
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- C peptide See: C-peptide
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- Pediatric arthritis See: Arthritis, systemic-onset juvenile rheumatoid
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- Nucleosome Structure responsible in part for the compactness of a chromosome. Each nucleosome consists of a sequence of…
- Transvaginal ultrasound A technique in which sound waves are sent out by an ultrasound probe that has been inserted in the vagina…
- Flu, avian See: Avian influenza
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