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clin·i·cal  (kln-kl)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or connected with a clinic.
2. Involving or based on direct observation of the patient: a clinical diagnosis.
3. Very objective and devoid of emotion; analytical: "He spoke in the clipped, clinical monotones typical of police testimony in court" Connie Paige.
4. Suggestive of a medical clinic; austere and antiseptic: a clinical style of decor.

clini·cal·ly adv.

clinical
Adjective
1. of or relating to the observation and treatment of patients directly: clinical trials of a new drug
2. of or relating to a clinic
3. logical and unemotional: they have a somewhat clinical attitude to their children's upbringing
4. (of a room or buildings) plain, simple, and usually unattractive
clinically adv
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Adj.1.clinical - relating to a clinic or conducted in or as if in a clinic and depending on direct observation of patients; "clinical observation"; "clinical case study"
2.clinical - scientifically detached; unemotional; "he spoke in the clipped clinical monotones typical of police testimony"
nonsubjective, objective - undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena; "an objective appraisal"; "objective evidence"

clinical
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clinical [ˈklɪnɪkl] adjclínico;
(fig) → frío, impasible
clinical [ˈklɪnɪkl] adjclinique (fig); froid(e)
clinical [ˈklɪnɪkl] clinic adjklinisch (fig); nüchtern, kühl: (building, room) → steril
clinical [ˈklɪnɪkəl] adjclinico/a;
(fig) → freddo/a, distaccato/a

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The book consists of 14 chapters that have three themes: diagnostic testing and clinical decision analysis (3 chapters), day-to-day variability and the interpretation and application of clinical data (7 chapters), and the interpretation and application of epidemiological investigations (4 chapters).
As the field of outcomes measurement and clinical decision analysis matures, health care organizations will become more adept at creating and using critical pathways and decision trees in combination with analyses of risk-adjusted outcomes to improve practice patterns.
Clinical decision analysis is a systematic method for making wise choices under just such circumstances.
 
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