Prospective cohort study design
THE PRESENT
THE FUTURE
Risk factor
present
Risk factor
absent
Population
Sample
Disease
No
disease
Disease
No
disease
Steps:
1. Select a sample from the population
2. Measure predictor variables (risk factor present or absent)
3. Follow-up the cohort
4. Measure outcome variables (disease present or absent)
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