PARTS OF EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES

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EXPERIMENTAL STUDY DESIGNS

Title of Article #1:

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Part I: Type of Experimental study

A. Individual or Community? Justify.
B. Preventive or Therapeutic? Justify.
C. Parallel or Cross-over? Justify.

Part II: Study population

A. Describe the Study Population
B. Inclusion and Exclusion criteria
C. Number of samples

Part III: Treatment

A. How was treatment assignment determined?
B. How was the treatment administered?
C. Describe the comparison / control group.

Part IV: Outcomes

A. How were the results analyzed? Cite the statistical tool use.
B. Outcomes of the study.
C. What is the impact of this study to epidemiology / medicine / public health in general?

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Part I: Type of Experimental study

A. Individual or Community? Justify.
B. Preventive or Therapeutic? Justify.
C. Parallel or Cross-over? Justify.

Part II: Study population

A. Describe the Study Population
B. Inclusion and Exclusion criteria
C. Number of samples

Part III: Treatment

 A. How was treatment assignment determined?
B. How was the treatment administered?
C. Describe the comparison / control group.

Part IV: Outcomes

A. How were the results analyzed? Cite the statistical tool use.
B. Outcomes of the study.
C. What is the impact of this study to epidemiology / medicine / public health in general?

Cohort Study Design

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Part I: General Study population

A. What is the cohort?
B. Inclusion and Exclusion criteria
C. Number of samples

Part III: Study proper

A. The type of cohort study.
B. What is the timing of the study?
C. Describe the exposed group
D. What is the source of the comparison group?
E. Describe the comparison group.
F. What is the source of the information?

Part IV: Outcomes

A. How were the results analyzed? Cite the statistical tool use.
B. Outcomes of the study.
C. What is the impact of this study to epidemiology / medicine / public health in general?

Title of Article #2:

Abstract:

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Part I: General Study population

A. What is the cohort?
B. Inclusion and Exclusion criteria
C. Number of samples

Part III: Study proper

A. The type of cohort study.
B. What is the timing of the study?
C. Describe the exposed group
D. What is the source of the comparison group?
E. Describe the comparison group.
F. What is the source of the information?

Part IV: Outcomes

A. How were the results analyzed? Cite the statistical tool use.
B. Outcomes of the study.
 C. What is the impact of this study to epidemiology / medicine / public health in general?

Case-control Study Design

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Part I: Case - Control

A. Define the cases
B. Define the control.
C. Number of samples

Part III: Study proper

A. What is the timing of the study?
B. What strategy is used to sample the controls?
C. Sources of Exposure Information

Part IV: Outcomes

A. How were the results analyzed? Cite the statistical tool use.
B. Outcomes of the study.
C. What is the impact of this study to epidemiology / medicine / public health in general?

Title of Article #2:

Abstract:

Link to full article:

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Part I: Case - Control

A. Define the cases
B. Define the control.
C. Number of samples

Part III: Study proper

A. What is the timing of the study?
B. What strategy is used to sample the controls?
C. Sources of Exposure Information

Part IV: Outcomes

A. How were the results analyzed? Cite the statistical tool use.
B. Outcomes of the study.
C. What is the impact of this study to epidemiology / medicine / public health in general?

Cross-sectional Study design

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 A. Study population
B. Independent and Dependent Variable
C. Construct a diagram of the study methodology
D. How were the results analyzed? Cite the statistical tool use.
E. Outcomes of the study.
F. What is the impact of this study to epidemiology / medicine / public health in general?

Ecological Study Design

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A. Unit of analysis
B. Construct a diagram of the study methodology
C. Factor Measurement
D. How were the results analyzed? Cite the statistical tool use.
E. Outcomes of the study.
F. What is the impact of this study to epidemiology / medicine / public health in general?