Jämförelsealternativ

English translation: comparator alternative

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Swedish term or phrase:Jämförelsealternativ
English translation:comparator alternative
Entered by: Ann-Caroline

14:23 May 22, 2010
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Pharmaceuticals / Pharmaceutical
Swedish term or phrase: Jämförelsealternativ
This expression is in a table of study outcomes and in a cost effectiveness analysis for a drug. I think the usual Swedish abbreviation is JA.
Ann-Caroline
Local time: 23:39
comparator alternative
Explanation:
When talking about alternative drug treatment, the term "comparator" is used (much as I deplore it).

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e2efour
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Summary of answers provided
4comparison alternative
Sven Petersson
4comparator alternative
e2efour
2treatment options
Ingemar Kinnmark


  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
treatment options


Explanation:
See references below.



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Note added at 15 mins (2010-05-22 14:38:46 GMT)
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Reference including both Swedish and English:

English:
Diff Options

Current Swedish:
Jämförelsealternativ

Link: https://translations.launchpad.net/backintime/trunk/ pots/ba...


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Note added at 23 mins (2010-05-22 14:46:51 GMT)
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In a document from Socialstyrelsen in Sweden:

I denna Markovsimulering beräknades kostnadseffektiviteten av att behandla orupturerade cerebrala aneurysm med klippning eller embolisering [741]. Jämförelsealternativet bestod av att inte behandla alls.

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From a heading in a table in the same document:

Behandling/jämförelsealternativ

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From one of the bibliographical references in the same document:

...Treatment options for large hemispheric stroke...

Link: http://www.socialstyrelsen.se/Lists/Artikelkatalog/Attachmen...


Ingemar Kinnmark
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comparison alternative


Explanation:
www.banverket.se/pages/23270/Slutrapport.pdf

Sven Petersson
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comparator alternative


Explanation:
When talking about alternative drug treatment, the term "comparator" is used (much as I deplore it).



Example sentence(s):
  • "Although longer follow-up is needed, this study suggests that efficacy of single-agent pixantrone is higher than comparator alternative agents".

    Reference: http://web.educationalconcepts.net/Newsletter/NHL008AE1/NHL0...
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