Studies

Question 1

Describe cohort studies

Answer 1

Large group of people over a long period of time
sees who develops the disease and who doesn’t
Works out common variables between those who have the disease

Question 2

Describe case-control studies

Answer 2

A group with the disease and a control

info about exposed risk factors are collected allowing factors of the disease to be identified

Question 3

Describe control group

Answer 3

Representative of group the case was drawn from

sometimes individually matched ie age