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The PICO process

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Ted Chauvin

PhD · Associate Professor

Anne Grossman

MD, FACP · Assistant Professor, Medical Education and Clinical Sciences

Patient or population
Intervention and treatment
Comparison of one intervention to another
Outcome you anticipate

Flow chart showing the PICO process

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