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Cross-sectional study
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Cross-sectional study
Examines the prevalence of a particular condition at one point in time
Otherwise known as a prevalence study
Advantages:
- Cheap and quick
- Fairly simple to execute & analyse
- Useful for healthcare planning & investigating over time
- Useful when routine data isn't available
Disadvantages
- Not useful for conditions which have a short duration
- Not the first choice for investigating causality
- Sampling & data collection need great care
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- Mind Map on Cross-sectional study, created by Cassandra Barrow on 12/12/2016.
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