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observational study

observational study An observational study is research that looks at measured characteristics or outcomes to see whether they are related.

An observational study is research that looks at measured characteristics or outcomes to see whether they are related. In this packet, it refers to an exploratory design used to gather preliminary evidence about possible associations among variables.

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Drafting source: Almuklass Awad M.; Al Mutlaq Omar M.; Alharbi Muhannad; Alojaymi Ibrahim; AlSharif Abdullah; Alhazmi Qusai. The nerve conduction variables in relation to academic performance among male medical students at King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences: an exploratory observational study. 2026; DOI 10.3389/fnhum.2026.1855183; article XML SHA-256 d547d7a641a4555ba4f1c3fb7c92a268f501db22f9bec49431e3f4093b2a8cf9. “The nerve conduction variables in relation to academic performance among male medical students at King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences: an exploratory observational study” (10.3389/fnhum.2026.1855183).
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