Exposure assessment — Flashcards

Exposure assessment — Flashcards

Exposure assessment — Flashcards
#1

_____ studies are observational studies that compares groups with a given exposure or risk factor to a group without such exposure

#2

_____ studies are useful for calculating relative risk (RR)

#3

Which type of observational study can be retro- or prospective? _____

#4

_____ risk is defined as the difference in risk between exposed and unexposed groups

#5

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

#6

If relative risk _____ 1, there is no association between exposure and disease

#7

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.

#8

Explain how a cohort study works.

#9

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

#10

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

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