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TL;DR: It is shown that the value of a given construct lies in its ability to explain a particular phenomenon of interest within the domains of clinical care, epidemiology, or health services planning and financing.

TL;DR: Evaluating the impact of doctor-nurse substitution in primary care on patient outcomes, process of care, and resource utilisation suggested that appropriately trained nurses can produce as high quality care as primary care doctors and achieve as good health outcomes for patients.

TL;DR: Symptoms of atopic eczema exhibit wide variations in prevalence both within and between countries inhabited by similar ethnic groups, suggesting that environmental factors may be critical in determining disease expression.

TL;DR: Randomised controlled trials are the most rigorous way of determining whether a cause-effect relation exists between treatment and outcome and for assessing the cost effectiveness of a treatment.

TL;DR: Against a background of increases in the quality of care before the pay-for-performance scheme was introduced, the scheme accelerated improvements in quality for two of three chronic conditions in the short term, however, once targets were reached, the improvement in theQuality of care for patients with these conditions slowed, and thequality of care declined for two conditions that had not been linked to incentives.