| prospective study |
A study designed to follow participants forward in time, rather than retrospectively.
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| prospective study |
A study in which participants are initially enrolled, examined or tested for risk factors (eg, nutrient intake), and then followed up at subsequent times to determine their status with respect to the disease or condition of interest.
Ãâó: www.nutrabio.com/Definitions/definitions_p.htm
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| prospective study |
a study that looks forward in time. Participants are selected and their progression is followed over time.
Ãâó: www.aegis.com/pubs/beta/1999/be990414.html
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| prospective study |
A study that utilizes carefully defined protocols to determine an outcome that is unknown beforehand.
Ãâó: www.iffgd.org/GIDisorders/glossary.html
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| prospective study |
An epidemiologic study in which a group of individuals (a cohort), all free of a particular disease and varying in their exposure to a possible risk factor, is followed over a specific amount of time to determine the incidence rates of the diseases in the exposed and unexposed groups.
Ãâó: www.surgassoc.com/bariatric_glossary.html
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