Figure 4. Selecting Study Designs

Assessing the Evidence for Context-Sensitive Effectiveness and Safety

Figure 4, Selecting study designs, shows a framework of study designs linked to evaluation questions and contexts. Arrows go from left to right to show the progression from candidate study designs in box 1, to linked study designs, evaluation questions and contexts in box 2, to final linked study designs, evaluation questions and contexts in box 3.

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Internet Citation: Figure 4. Selecting Study Designs: Assessing the Evidence for Context-Sensitive Effectiveness and Safety . December 2010. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/contextsensitive/contextfig4.html