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loosilu or nubby or others who did research: Interpret this

Posted by James Bond (aka Igor) (aka Igor) Jun 8 '10, 18:49

"At this point it is a QA project that will need data collection to later be published as a study."

What do you think QA means in the clinical research world? I don't think it means quality assurance (but maybe it does?). It is a clinical study on kids with appendicitis.

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my wife (who worked in clinical research as a QA) says quality assurance -- nm - Roger More Jun 8, 19:05 4
- huh. I don't doubt Coolio for sure. -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 19:07 1
  - Yeah, she comes through with the goods occasionally -- nm - Roger More Jun 8, 19:10
- It's basically checking the paperwork and the data to make sure the study has been conducted correctly -- nm - Roger More Jun 8, 19:07 1
  - Ok, cool! thanks. :) -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jun 8, 19:07
I would interpret that as Quantitative Analysis. (but it could be Qualitative, which is the opposite). - loosilu Jun 8, 18:59
Qualitative/Quantitative Assessment? -- nm - zork Jun 8, 18:51 5
- Hmm.. you might be right. We do need to recruit more patients for the study. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jun 8, 18:53 4
  - do you know what kind of data is being collected? -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 19:00 3
    - We are seeing if MRI can be used to evaluate potential appendicitis in peds if ultrasound results are inconclusive. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jun 8, 19:07 2
      - ok, but you didn't actually answer the quesiton. :) is the data quantitative or qualitative? -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 19:08 1
        
        I will assume qualitative. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jun 8, 19:14

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