What factors must be considered when comparing two treatments for a disease?

Thread Starter What factors must be considered when comparing two treatments for a disease? Follow 2 hours ago 2h ago Quote: Originally Posted by 2026_helia Hello thank you very much for this, I have a few questions for you; what do you mean by QoL? for preventing disease progression - this is a noncommunicable disease therefore it cannot spread, and there is no current way of prevention of Parkinsons, only symptomatic treatments - there is no current cure for parkinsons. So if this is what you mean by how much it prevents disease, I think we can agree I can safely cross that factor out? Also, how can I be aware if I've included all the necessary factors I need to evaluate? QoL= Quality of Life I am also well aware that it is a noncommunicable disease. By disease progression I mean mild, moderate or advanced stages and how quickly or slowly patients 'progress' through these stages If yo...
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