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Study Designs in the Health Sciences
An introduction to the main features and uses of study designs popular and unique to medicine and the health sciences.
Introduction
Case-Control
Clinical Trials
Cohort Studies
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Prospective Cohort Studies
Retrospective Cohort Studies
Longitudinal Studies
Cross-Sectional Studies
Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT)
Reviews
Narrative Reviews (aka "Literature Review")
Scoping Reviews
Systematic Reviews/Meta-Analysis
Reviews
This section will describe a few of the most common types of reviews in the bio-medical literature.
Systematic Review/Meta-Analysis
Scoping Reviews
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