Lymphosarcoma is extremely rare. Risk factors for the disease are largely unknown. What kind of study would be most appropriate for investigating risk factors of lymphosarcoma?
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Experimental study |
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Historical (retrospective) cohort study |
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Prospective cohort study |
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Case-control study |
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Double-blind randomized clinical trial |
Lymphosarcoma is extremely rare. Risk factors for the disease are largely unknown. What kind of study...
Epidemiology: 1. A researcher wants to know if there is an association between exposure to asbestos and mesothelioma (a type of cancer). Which of the following is/are the most appropriate epidemiological study/ies to analyze this association? a. randomized trial b. prospective cohort study c. case-control study d. retrospective cohort study e. either case-control or retrospective cohort study f. either randomized trial or case-control study - Provide an explanation for your choice for your previous scenario. 2. A researcher wants...
You are designing a study that follows a group of people over time. Participants have not yet developed a disease. We will follow-up with participants to collect data on the outcome longitudinally. What kind of study is this? Cross-sectional study Randomized control trial Prospective cohort study Retrospective cohort study Experimental design
9. When you desire to study the effects of a rare exposure on a disease using observational methods, you would optimally employ the type of study design. Remember you would likely need to conduct your study in a place where the exposure occurs. cohort b ase-control 10. Another name for a retrospective study is an) study b. cohort e experimental 11. You have completed a year long study of the effectiveness of a reading program among second graders. At the...
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Which of the following study designs is best suited for assessing an exposure-disease relationship when the disease is rare? [Choose the ONE best answer): A Cross-sectional B. Case-control C. Retrospective cohort D. Prospective cohort
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Identify which of the following six types of study designs most appropriately characterizes the situation described below. The physical examination records of the incoming freshmen class of 1935 at the University of Minnesota are examined in 1980 to see whether their recorded height and weight at the time of admission to the university are related to their chance of developing coronary heart disease by 1981. O Cross-sectional study 0 Case-control study O Prospective cohort study Historical prospective cohort study Clinical...
Question 13 A study is planned to investigate the relationship of factors associated with maternal hypertension and the risk of congenital birth defects in children born to these women. In this study, the researchers will start with women who have given birth to children with birth defects. They then research their charts to determine their hypertension levels during their pregnancy. What should be your measure of rate, odds or risk ratio? rate odds risk ratio What type of study is...
A retrospective study in which people affected by a disease are compared to people not affected would be a. an experimental design. b. an ex post facto study. c. a case-control study. d. a prospective study.
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