Case-cohort studies — Flashcards

Case-cohort studies — Flashcards

Case-cohort studies — Flashcards
#1

_____ studies are useful for calculating relative risk (RR)

#2

Are cohort studies useful for measuring incidence and/or prevalence? _____

#3

A survival cohort describes the past history of _____, and thus introduces bias into the results (this is seen in Retrospective Case Series)

#4

Cumulative incidence = (# of new cases over a specific period) / (number of people at risk at the _____ of the period)

#5

If relative risk _____ 1, exposure is associated with decreased disease occurence

#6

What kind of study compares a group with an exposure to another group without an exposure and looks for differences in disease outcomes between the two groups.

#7

Explain how a cohort study works.

#8

What is the unit for measuring outcomes in a cohort study?

#9

Lung cancer risk is directly related to the duration and the amount of smoking, which is measured in '_____'

#10

The Case Fatality Rate = (_____) / (# of individuals with disease at t0)

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