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study subject
stud·y sub·ject [ stuhd-ee suhb-jikt, -jekt ]
Definitions related to study subject:
  • A matter or an individual that is observed, analyzed, examined, investigated, experimented upon, or/and treated in the course of a particular study.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A physical entity which is the primary unit of operational and/or administrative interest in a study. Example(s): A person who is registered in a study as a recipient of an investigational product or as a control. Individuals who are being screened for studies. Individuals participating in observational or other studies. A pacemaker, a fuse that can be used in medical devices, a cow, a pen of pigs, or a tissue sample from a tissue bank.
    BRIDG Model Dictionary
    Biomedical Research Integrated Domain Group, 2019
  • An individual who is observed, analyzed, examined, investigated, experimented upon, or/and treated in the course of a particular study.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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