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Cohort study

Cohort study

a study using epidemiological methods, such as a clinical trial, in which a cohort with a particular attribute (e.g., smokers, recipients of a drug) is followed prospectively and compared for some outcome (e.g., disease, cure) with another cohort not possessing the attribute.


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FINDINGS GROW THAT ALCOHOL HARMS FETUS

A month or two ago there was a fairly large cohort study of humans that found exactly the opposite...

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by Darby
Wed Sep 12, 2012 2:10 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: FINDINGS GROW THAT ALCOHOL HARMS FETUS
Replies: 3
Views: 1827

Re: Human Reproduction

... (PFOA), in 1,240 women from the Danish National Birth Cohort, which includes nearly 100,000 women and their children. The chemicals ... as well as industrial surfactants and emulsifiers, according to the study released Wednesday night in Human Reproduction. Thank you.

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by sanjidcapa
Mon May 04, 2009 7:48 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Human Reproduction
Replies: 3
Views: 3364

Brain size=IQ level theory (Blacks vs Whites & Asians)

... A. (1990). Sources of human psychological differences: The Minnesota study of twins reared apart. Science, 250, 223-228. Brigham, C. C. (1923). ... Genetic influences in criminal convictions: Evidence from an adoption cohort. Science, 224, 891-894. Michael, J. S. (1988). A new look at Morton's ...

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by TJJ
Fri May 16, 2008 12:14 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Brain size=IQ level theory (Blacks vs Whites & Asians)
Replies: 45
Views: 171827

Sugar Allergy

... of pantothenic and ascorbic acid in wound healing processes: in vitro study on fibroblasts. Intl J Vit Nutr Res 1988;58:507-13. 23. Lewis DA, Shaw ... Endotoxin and immune activation in chronic heart failure: a prospective cohort study. Lancet 1999;353(9167):1838-42. 108. Knoke M, Bernhardt H. ...

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by DrDahlman
Sat Jan 12, 2008 4:20 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Sugar Allergy
Replies: 76
Views: 230029

The Fiber Disease

... workers, large numbers of self-reported health complaints in this cohort appear to justify study of more subtle health consequences. A number of recently published studies reported acute ...

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by London
Sat Sep 09, 2006 8:38 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
Replies: 7403
Views: 4469828


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