Multiple Choice
There are two primary reasons you should define patients as specifically as possible. The first reason is that you want to search for research that applies as closely to your patients as possible. What is the second reason?
A) You want to define your patients when you begin searching your literature to narrow it to a manageable size.
B) You want to ensure the intervention, treatment, or diagnostic test is appropriate for the particular patients you have defined.
C) You want to ensure the outcomes apply to the particular patients you have defined.
D) You want to ensure the patients you have defined can be compared to a control group.
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