DUMC Library: EBM Glossary - I - L

  • Inception cohort
    A group of patients who are assembled near the onset of the target disorder.

  • Incidence
    The proportion of new cases of the target disorder in the population at risk during a specified time interval.

  • Intention to treat analysis
    A method of analysis for randomized trials in which all patients randomly assigned to one of the treatment groups is analyzed with that assigned group, regardless of whether or not they completed or received the treatment.

  • Likelihood ratio
    The likelihood that a given test result would be expected in a patient with the target disorder compared with the likelihood that this same result would be expected in a patient without the target disorder.

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