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Epidemiological Study:

Studies designed to examine associations, commonly, hypothesized causal relations. They are usually concerned with identifying or measuring the effects of risk factors or exposures. The common types of analytic study are CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; and CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES.

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Epidemiologic Study Characteristic
Types and formulations of studies used in epidemiological and clinical research.
Seroepidemiological Study
EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES based on the detection through serological testing of characteristic change in the serum level of specific ANTIBODIES. Latent subclinical infections and carrier states ...
Epidemiological Research Design
The form and structure of analytic studies in epidemiologic and clinical research.
Fatal Outcome
Death resulting from the presence of a disease in an individual, as shown by a single case report or a limited number of patients. This ...
Molecular Epidemiology
The application of molecular biology to the answering of epidemiological questions. The examination of patterns of changes in DNA to implicate particular carcinogens and the ...
Retrospective Study
Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons ...
Multicenter Study [Publication Type]
A controlled study executed by several cooperating institutions.

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