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Study Designs

This table compares the advantages and disadvantages of different study designs that can be used to evaluate risk factors for diseases. It outlines criteria like whether the study design can measure disease incidence, follow exposure over time, evaluate multiple exposures or outcomes, and considerations for sample size, costs, and data collection. The table provides a format to assess these designs and determine the best approach for a given research question and available resources.

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Study Designs

This table compares the advantages and disadvantages of different study designs that can be used to evaluate risk factors for diseases. It outlines criteria like whether the study design can measure disease incidence, follow exposure over time, evaluate multiple exposures or outcomes, and considerations for sample size, costs, and data collection. The table provides a format to assess these designs and determine the best approach for a given research question and available resources.

Uploaded by

Kranthi Konduru
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quick comparison of the advantages and disadvantages of these different study designs.

Experi- Prospective Retro- Case- Cross- Descriptive


mental cohort spective control sectional (non-
study study cohort study study analytic)
study study
Can measure disease
incidence

Can evaluate more than


one outcome from the
same risk factor
Can evaluate several
different risk factors for the
same disease
Follows the natural time
sequence of exposure and
disease
Useful for rare exposures
or risk factors

Useful for rare diseases

Useful for diseases with


long latency periods

Logistics? (eg. keeping


track of study groups?
Quality control in method?)
Number of subjects
needed

Cost

Results available quickly

Uses existing data

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