Cohort studies/Definition

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Cohort studies [r]: Studies in which subsets of a defined population are identified. These groups may or may not be exposed to factors hypothesized to influence the probability of the occurrence of a particular disease or other outcome. Cohorts are defined populations which, as a whole, are followed in an attempt to determine distinguishing subgroup characteristics.

This definition is at least in part based on: Anonymous (2023), Cohort studies (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.