The Cross-Sectional Study

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The Cross-Sectional Study :Investigating Prevalence and AssociationRonald A. ThistedDepartments of health Studies and StatisticsThe University of ChicagoCRTP Track I Seminar, Autumn, 2006Lecture the structure of the Cross-Sectional Study design, the advantages and disadvantages of this design, the kinds of questions that can be addressed usingcross- sectional Clinical Scenario: Are Kidney Stones and HypertensionConnected?The Cross-Sectional StudyThe LogicThe StructurePros and ConsConducting a Cross-Sectional StudySteps in building a Cross-Sectional studyPractical IssuesDiscussion of clinical exampleThe data setThe questionsConfounding and interactionData analysis issuesSuggested ReadingOutlineA Clinical Scenario: Are Kidney Stones and HypertensionConnected?The Cross-Sectional StudyThe LogicThe StructurePros and ConsConducting a Cross-Sectional StudySteps in building a Cross-Sectional studyPractical IssuesDiscussion of clinical exampleThe data setThe questionsConfounding and interactionData analysis issuesSuggested ReadingAre Kidney Stones and Hypertension Connected?

The Cross-Sectional Study: Investigating Prevalence and Association Ronald A. Thisted Departments of Health Studies and Statistics The University of Chicago

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