A type of eligibility criteria. These are the reasons that a person is allowed to participate in a clinical study. [ https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/about-studies/glossary ]
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an inclusion criterion (rule) is_a *eligibility criterion* which defines and states a condition which, if met, makes an entity suitable for a given task or participation in a given process. For instance, in a study protocol, inclusion criteria indicate the conditions that prospective subjects MUST meet to be eligible for participation in a study.
A type of eligibility criteria. These are the reasons that a person is allowed to participate in a clinical study.
PMID: 23979341-The major inclusion criterion was patients in whom severe cerebral embolism was diagnosed at age 75 or younger (more than 9 in the NIHSS score on day 7 after the onset of stroke) .