Cohort study

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A study design that identifies and selects two groups of patients out of a population of interest and places them into one of two cohorts, one cohort who are exposed to an intervention and another cohort have not been exposed that intervention. They are then followed over time to see if they develop the outcome of interest at various time points.

Prospective and Retrospective Cohort Studies

Cohort Study vs. Case-Control Study

Cohort is an ancient Roman military unit of 300-600 men, a group of soldiers marching forward in bat

Shows the comparing factors in each study (cross-sectional, cohort, and case-control) regarding time.

The difference between a retrospective cohort study and a prospective cohort study.

The differences between a case control study and a cohort study.

An overview of a Cohort Study. Shows Prospective and Retrospective seen by the timelines provided.

The main difference between case control and cohort study is that case control studies are retrospective while cohort studies can be either prospective and..