Which type of observational study can be retro- or prospective? _____
#2
_____ risk is defined as the difference in risk between exposed and unexposed groups
#3
Are cohort studies useful for measuring incidence and/or prevalence? _____
#4
A survival cohort describes the past history of _____, and thus introduces bias into the results (this is seen in Retrospective Case Series)
#5
Cumulative incidence = (# of new cases over a specific period) / (number of people at risk at the _____ of the period)
#6
If relative risk _____ 1, exposure is associated with decreased disease occurence
#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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Flashcard 1: Which type of observational study can be retro- or prospective? _____
Answer: Cohort study
Flashcard 2: _____ risk is defined as the difference in risk between exposed and unexposed groups
Answer: Attributable
Flashcard 3: Are cohort studies useful for measuring incidence and/or prevalence? _____
Answer: Incidence
Flashcard 4: A survival cohort describes the past history of _____, and thus introduces bias into the results (this is seen in Retrospective Case Series)
Answer: prevalent cases
Flashcard 5: Cumulative incidence = (# of new cases over a specific period) / (number of people at risk at the _____ of the period)
Answer: beginning
Flashcard 6: If relative risk _____ 1, exposure is associated with decreased disease occurence
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 unit for measuring outcomes in a cohort study?
Answer: relative risk (RR)
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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