METHODS OF RESEARCH
PRACTICAL RESEARCH
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Longitudinal
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Experimental
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Cohort
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Descriptive
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Detailed explanation-1: -A cohort study is a particular form of longitudinal study that samples a cohort (a group of people who share a defining characteristic, typically those who experienced a common event in a selected period, such as birth or graduation), performing a cross-section at intervals through time.
Detailed explanation-2: -The characteristic feature of a cohort study is that the investigator identifies subjects at a point in time when they do not have the outcome of interest and compares the incidence of the outcome of interest among groups of exposed and unexposed (or less exposed) subjects.
Detailed explanation-3: -Retrospective cohort studies, also known as historical cohort studies, are carried out at the present time and look to the past to examine medical events or outcomes.