In Order to Answer the Given Question, Which of the Following

question 43

Multiple Choice

In order to answer the given question, which of the following types of study would be the most appropriate: anexperiment without blinding, an experiment with single blinding, an experiment with double blinding, an observationalstudy, or a case-control study?
-Can acupuncture relieve anxiety? [The level of anxiety at any given time will be determined by interviewing the patient. The interviewer will be a person other than the acupuncturist.]

• A)Case-control study
• B)Experiment without blinding
• C)Observational study
• D)Experiment with single blinding
• E)Experiment with double blinding

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