compare treatment modalities

/kəmˈpeər ˈtriːtmənt məˈdælətiz/

verb phrase

  1. to examine two or more methods of treating a disease or medical condition in order to identify their differences, advantages, and disadvantages

    C1

    transitive; compare A with B or compare A and Bformal

    • "The study compares treatment modalities for patients with severe asthma."B2
    • "Researchers compared surgery with radiotherapy to determine which treatment modality produced better long-term outcomes."C1
    • "The review compares treatment modalities according to their effectiveness, safety, cost, and impact on quality of life."C2

Collocations

compare treatment modalitiesalternative treatment modalitieseffective treatment modalitystandard treatment modality

Word family

comparecomparisoncomparativetreattreatmentmodalitymodalities