Standard of care
Treatment usually given to patients for an illness.
How to say: Standard of care
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USE IN A SENTENCE
Some research studies compare the study treatment to the standard of care for a given condition.
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The standard of care is an accepted or approved treatment for a health problem.
Some health problems have many different treatments that are used as the standard of care. For example, there are many different medications used to treat high blood pressure.
WORDS RELATED TO STANDARD OF CARE
standard therapy
standard treatment
usual care
WORDS OPPOSITE TO STANDARD OF CARE
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