The phrase
"exclusion criteria" refers to the specific factors or characteristics that are used to determine who should not be included in a particular study, experiment, or group. It helps decide who is not suitable or unfit to be part of the research or analysis.
Full definition
When the explanation was missing, we were concerned the study may be including all women who were removed from the water for
exclusion criteria in the control group.
The research team developed inclusion and
exclusion criteria in order to determine the articles that would be reviewed.
Even if applying
exclusion criteria for contentious project types, such as coal power and other non-additional projects, the supply would still be sufficient for eight years.
That's what happens in a system where the midwives are highly educated, homebirth care is integrated into the larger obstetrical system, and the list
of exclusion criteria long and detailed.
The main part of this page covers research into the biomechanics of the loaded barbell squat and excluded studies using the
following exclusion criteria:
A total of 1,788 children were randomly selected from 7,433 children who were eligible for sampling
after exclusion criteria were applied (i.e., likely to have significant developmental delays, based on birth record information; deceased; adopted; or the sibling of a child who was already sampled).
314 outpatients (aged 18 — 65 years) with borderline personality disorder (DSM - IV) and scoring 9 on the Zanarini Rating Scale for Borderline Personality Disorder (ZAN - BPD) score at randomisation (see online notes for
main exclusion criteria).
The HSE currently does not recognize informed choice for homebirth for women who fall outside
strict exclusion criteria in site of a European Court of Human Rights ruling recognizing a woman's right to decide how and where she births.
• Prior treatment with platinum based doublet and checkpoint inhibitor • Adequate bone marrow and organ
function Exclusion Criteria: • Uncontrolled tumor in the brain • Unacceptable toxicity with prior checkpoint inhibitor • Impaired heart function
Examination of these records against
exclusion criteria yielded 11 studies that focused on the associations between attachment orientation and perpetration of sexual coercion (n = 3), sexual coercion victimization (n = 3), or both perpetration and victimization (n = 5).
Allocation was concealed and performed after application of the
prebirth exclusion criteria, stratified by socioeconomic status with use of the New Zealand Deprivation Index 2006.
To find out how these inclusion and
exclusion criteria affect patient selection for ARTs, the researchers analyzed more than 4,000 patients from the Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression (STAR * D) study.
«This suggests a possible expansion of the therapeutic window traditionally considered for DBS candidates, or at least the removal of age as a
rigid exclusion criterion,» researchers note.
Inclusion Criteria: • Diagnosed with Stage II / III carcinoma of the esophagus or gastroesophageal junction • Completed pre-operative chemo radiotherapy followed by surgery • Diagnosed with residual pathologic disease after being surgically rendered free of disease with negative margins following complete
resection Exclusion Criteria: • Diagnosed with cervical esophageal carcinoma • Diagnosed with Stage IV resectable disease • Did not receive concurrent chemoradiotherapy prior to surgery
Additional exclusion criteria that would preclude successful participation in the intervention program included (diagnosed) lactose intolerance and / or dairy protein allergy, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and / or orthopedic limitations.
If grammar schools want to make a real difference to life chances, they should abolish their
arbitrary exclusion criteria and make their excellent education open to all, not just the lucky few.»
Main areas of concern included
exclusion criteria preventing access to care, fragmentation between services and stigmatisation of people experiencing HP dual diagnosis.
How your inclusion -
exclusion criteria lead to relationship expectations that exert a powerful influence over your experience;
To be included in the study, participants had to (1) have experienced a traumatic event that occurred at least one month prior to treatment and that met the criteria specified in the DSM - IV [24], (2) be 18 years or older, (3) not exceed the cutoff scores for dissociation and psychosis (
see exclusion criteria), (4) not abuse alcohol or other drugs, (5) not consume neuroleptics, (6) be fluent in written German, and (7) not be receiving treatment elsewhere.
This included a search strategy based on inclusion and
exclusion criteria according to population, exposure, comparator and outcomes (PECO), followed by Quality Assessment (QA) according to the type of study (case — control, cross sectional, randomised control trial or longitudinal).