Observational Studies: Cohort and Case-Control Studies
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Cohort and Case-control Studies
Cohort and case-control methodologies are the main tools for analytical epidemiological research. Other important types of epidemiological studies mainly for generating hypotheses include cross-sectional and ecological, or correlation studies. The conclusions that can be drawn from findings of these types of studies are, however, much weaker compared to those of cohort and case-control studies....
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0032-1052
DOI: 10.1097/prs.0b013e3181f44abc