surrogate outcome
Intermediate marker (e.g. GFR, cholesterol), not the event that matters to the patient.
- Source
- GRADE Handbook
GRADE Working Group
https://gdt.gradepro.org/app/handbook/handbook.html - Where, in the source
- §3.4 — Surrogate (substitute) outcomes
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- 2026-06-13
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