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Pharmacy

1) The science and practice of the preparation and dispensing of medicinal drugs. 2) A store where medicinal drugs are dispensed and sold.

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Chi-square test

Health care; Pharmacy

The statistical test used to test the null hypothesis that proportions are equal or, equivalently, that factors or characteristics are independent or not associated.

Coefficient of variation (CV)

Health care; Pharmacy

The standard deviation divided by the mean (generally multiplied by 100). It is used to obtain a measure of relative variation.

Akathisia

Health care; Pharmacy

The sensation of inner restlessness resulting in the need to make movements such as pacing or moving the legs. Akathisia has subjective and objective components.

Corpus luteum

Health care; Pharmacy

The small yellow endocrine structure that develops within a ruptured ovarian follicle and secretes progesterone and estrogen.

Construct validity

Health care; Pharmacy

The strength of the relationship between measures purporting to measure or reflect the same underlying theoretical construct.

Epidemiology

Health care; Pharmacy

The study of the distribution and determinants of disease within human populations.

Biometrics

Health care; Pharmacy

The study of measurement and statistical analysis in medicine and biology.

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