One Group of Patients Is Treated with Medication in a Hospital

question 121

Multiple Choice

One group of patients is treated with medication in a hospital. Another group is treated with the same medication on an outpatient basis. The diagnoses of the two groups of patients are equally serious. The BEST example of a confound in this study is the:

• A) characteristics of the hospital.
• B) type of medication given.
• C) seriousness of the diagnoses.
• D) level of improvement.

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