Exposure assessment — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: _____ studies are observational studies that compares groups with a given exposure or risk factor to a group without such exposure

Answer: Cohort

Flashcard 2: _____ studies are useful for calculating relative risk (RR)

Answer: Cohort

Flashcard 3: Which type of observational study can be retro- or prospective? _____

Answer: Cohort study

Flashcard 4: _____ risk is defined as the difference in risk between exposed and unexposed groups

Answer: Attributable

Flashcard 5: If relative risk _____ 1, exposure is associated with decreased disease occurence

Answer: <

Flashcard 6: If relative risk _____ 1, there is no association between exposure and disease

Answer: =

Flashcard 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.

Answer: Cohort study

Flashcard 8: Explain how a cohort study works.

Answer: Compares a group with an exposure to another group without an exposure and looks for differences in disease outcomes between the two groups.

Flashcard 9: What is the primary measure of association used in a cohort study?

Answer: Relative Risk (RR)

Extra: Cohort studies compare the incidence of disease in an exposed group vs. a non-exposed group to determine the Relative Risk (RR). In contrast: - Case-control studies use the Odds Ratio (OR). - Cross-sectional studies use Prevalence.

Flashcard 10: Lung cancer risk is directly related to the duration and the amount of smoking, which is measured in '_____'

Answer: pack-years

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