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A study is designed to evaluate the feasibility ofacupuncture in children with chronic headaches.Sixty children with chronic headaches arerecruited for the study. In addition to their usualtherapy, all children are treated with acupuncturethree times a week for 2 months. Which of thefollowing best describes this study design?(A) Case-control(B) Case series(C) Crossover(D) Cross-sectional(E) Historical cohort(F) Randomized clinical trial
47. B This is a (prospective) case series. There is no control (and certainly no blinding).*
A study is designed to evaluate the feasibility of acupuncture in children with chronic headaches. Sixty children with chronicheadaches are recruited for the study. In addition to their usual therapy, all children are treated with acupuncture three times aweek for 2 months. Which of the following best describes this study design?(A) Case-control(B) Case series(C) Crossover(D) Cross-sectional(E) Historical cohort(F) Randomized clinical trial81. B This is a (prospective) case series. There is no control group (and certainly no blinding).