adverse event
collocation in Englishmeaningsofadverseandevent
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adverse
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈæd.vɜːs/us/ædˈvɝːs/
having a negative or harmful effect ...
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event
noun[C]
uk/ɪˈvent/us/ɪˈvent/
anything that happens, especially something important ...
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(Definition ofadverseandeventfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The rate of discontinuation due to anadverseeventwas greater in the olanzapine group (7.6%) relative to the placebo group (0%).
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Nausea as anadverseeventwas infrequent and transient (affecting two subjects on placebo and one on sertraline).
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Safety of the vaccine will be determined from data provided by clinical assessment, laboratory measurement and case report if anadverseeventoccurs.
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The completion rate for the extension study was 78% with a favorableadverseeventprofile.
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Appendix 2 shows the estimated risk of fataladverseeventand the five confidence intervals for each scenario used in the analysis.
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However, the baseline characteristics might bear little relationship to theadverseeventor likelihood of adverse neuropsychological effect, especially in a rather homogenous sample.
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A structured approach to analysis of anadverseeventfacilitates in-depth systematic analysis, ensuring nothing is missed out.
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Both patients had received prior radiotherapy and this was implicated as the cause of thisadverseevent.
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The parents are concerned about a serious, albeit unlikely,adverseevent.
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Fourth, clearly the great majority of these many biological defects will be the downstream result of that initial triggeringadverseevent.
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The most commonadverseeventobserved was an increase in dyskinesias.
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The type ofadverseeventand the quantity of resources used to manage eachadverseeventwere recorded.
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This conclusion has important implications for sustainability, since highadverseeventfrequencies would be highly demotivating.
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Labelled states and their respective capitals (in italic) indicate the occurrence of a fataladverseevent.
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The most common treatment-emergentadverseeventoccurring during the study was headache and the incidence was similar across all three treatment groups.
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There were two instances within this group of patients where medical mishaps occurred that caused a significantadverseevent.
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