Public Health + Research Flashcards
1
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where a group of individuals who differ with respect to one or more factors are followed, to determine how these factors affect outcomes.
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Prospective cohort study
2
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finds individuals with a given outcome along with a suitable control group and looks back retrospectively at how many individuals from both groups had the exposure(s) of interest.
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Case control study
3
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measures prevalence in a population at a given point in time.
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Cross-sectional study
4
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tests the effects of a specific intervention or interventions against a control group.
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Randomised clinical trial
5
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begins after the outcome has occurred and looks back at the exposure of interest.
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Retrospective cohort
