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analysis/measurement > epidemiology > retrospective cohort

Preferred term

retrospective cohort  

Definition

  • A retrospective cohort study, also called a historic cohort study, is a longitudinal cohort study used in medical and psychological research. A cohort of individuals that share a common exposure factor is compared with another group of equivalent individuals not exposed to that factor, to determine the factor's influence on the incidence of a condition such as disease or death.

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Entry terms

  • historic cohort study
  • retrospective cohort study

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/INS-Z7W38BW7-1

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