Case-Series Study Flashcards
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What are the 2 designs of case-series studies?
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Clinical case-series (like definition)
Population case-series (data is complete for a defined geographical area for which population is known)
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What is a case-series study?
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Observational, descriptive study that uses data derived from practice of individual physicians or health care organizations
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Limitations of a case-series study state that most indicators of social, economic, and physical environment of the population…
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are NOT calculable at an individual level
do NOT exhibit individual variation in geographical area
are NOT available in required accuracy in large data sets
