Non–Interventional Studies – Epidemiology:

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Study Designs

After completing this lesson, you will be able to describe the purpose, benefits, and drawbacks of nine types of epidemiology study designs:

•        Ecological

•        Case series

•        Registry

•        Cross-sectional

•        Cohort

•        Case-control

•        Comparative effectiveness

•        Randomized observational

•        Database

Lesson 2 of 5: Study Designs