Epidemiological Studies That Sometimes Identify the Index Case Are Known

question 22

Multiple Choice

Epidemiological studies that sometimes identify the index case are known as _____ studies.

• A)Common-source
• B)Retrospective
• C)Prospective
• D)Analytical
• E)Descriptive

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Definitions:

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A large band of neural fibers connecting the two brain hemispheres and carrying messages between them.

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