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Retrospective cohort study

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…

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OutcomeLung cancerRelative riskConfounding
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Cohort studyRare diseases
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Selection biasInformation bias
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