Difference between revisions of "Retrospective study"
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| − | A retrospective study identifies specific subjects for investigation, usually for disease, and looks backwards in time rather than forward in time. For example, a retrospective study might identify individuals who have developed cancer and then look backward in time at the their medical, family or occupational history to find potential causes for the disease. | + | A '''retrospective study''' identifies specific subjects for investigation, usually for [[disease]], and looks backwards in time rather than forward in time. For example, a retrospective study might identify individuals who have developed cancer and then look backward in time at the their medical, family or occupational history to find potential causes for the disease. |
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Revision as of 08:23, October 2, 2007
A retrospective study identifies specific subjects for investigation, usually for disease, and looks backwards in time rather than forward in time. For example, a retrospective study might identify individuals who have developed cancer and then look backward in time at the their medical, family or occupational history to find potential causes for the disease.