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Cohort studies are observational analytical studies and are placed just below randomized controlled trials in the hierarchy of scientific evidence. They are also called longitudinal studies and can be prospective, retrospective or ambidirectional.
Pankajakshan Vijayanthi Indu +1 more
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Dietary Phytoestrogen Intake and The Risk of Endometriosis in Iranian Women: A Case-Control Study [PDF]
Background Endometriosis is an important gynecologic disease affecting reproductive-age women. Based on the effect of phytoestrogens on inflammatory, immunological and hormonal factors, limited studies have suggested that phytoestrogen consumption ...
Samaneh Youseflu +3 more
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Clinical research is about asking and answering questions. Before solutions relevant to clinical problems can be sought, clinicians must frame questions in ways that are answerable using the methods of clinical research.
Sonia Rodríguez-Ramírez +4 more
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Pre-illness isoflavone consumption and disease risk of ulcerative colitis: a multicenter case-control study in Japan. [PDF]
Previous studies have suggested that estrogens play a role in the development of ulcerative colitis (UC). Because isoflavones have a similar structure to 17β-estradiol, dietary consumption of isoflavones may have similar influences on the development of ...
Satoko Ohfuji +8 more
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Association of Maternal Hyperhomocysteinemia with Preeclampsia: A Hospital Based Case-Control Study
Introduction: Preeclampsia is among the leading causes of feto-maternal morbidity and mortality throughout the world, especially in developing countries like Pakistan.
Zoofishan Qureshi +4 more
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Objective: To provide a scientific basis for identifying the causes of an outbreak and providing preventive and control measures to prevent the recurrence of similar outbreaks. Study design: A case-control study.
Tian Ren +6 more
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Background: Metabolic syndrome (MS) has been associated with skin diseases such as psoriasis. They share a common inflammatory pathway and therefore have an impact on each other.
Akshay Samagani +2 more
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Case-control study of stroke and the quality of hypertension control in north west England [PDF]
Objective: To examine the risk of stroke in relation to quality of hypertension control in routine general practice across an entire health district. Design: Population based matched case-control study.
Cruickshank, K +8 more
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Anal signs of child sexual abuse: a case–control study [PDF]
Background: There is uncertainty about the nature and specificity of physical signs following anal child sexual abuse. The study investigates the extent to which physical findings discriminate between children with and without a history of anal abuse ...
Hobbs, Christopher J +1 more
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Study designs: Part 3 - Analytical observational studies
In analytical observational studies, researchers try to establish an association between exposure(s) and outcome(s). Depending on the direction of enquiry, these studies can be directed forwards (cohort studies) or backwards (case–control studies).
Priya Ranganathan, Rakesh Aggarwal
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