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A collection of activities that are intended to occur or start for the same study subject or experimental unit at a specific point in the context of a particular study. EXAMPLE(S):Clinic visit during which a physical exam, a blood test, and a substance administration occur, Telephone contact during which temperature, blood pressure and adverse events are reported, Recording multiple observation results in a diary, A treatment strategy that consists of drug administrations with rules for modifying doses. OTHER NAME(S):visit, time point, study segment, course, treatment strategy, period, cycle.
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