Case-Control Study

1. Detectives in the Classroom Name: __________________________________ Understanding 3 Quiz Answer Key Date: _____/_____/_____ Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in specified populations and the application of this study to the control of health problems. Prevent Disease Descriptive Epidemiology Belmont Report Explanations for Associations Strength of Association? If the associ- ation is causal, the exposure can be avoided and Looks at dis- trib- ution Describes ethical guidelines for performing these human studies Person, Place, and Time X-Sectional Study Cause Dose / Response? If there is an association, consideration must be given to various Or a Helps to Which include Formulate Hypotheses Case-Control Study Chance Consistency? Which can be tested with Or a Analytical Epidemiology Cohort Study Bias Biological Sense? Using a Test Hypotheses Natural Experiments Association Confounding Exposure / Disease Time Order? The following criteria must be consid- ered Determine if there is an Of Looking at Exposures Observational Studies Relative Risk Reversed Time Order Coherence? Data from these studies is placed in a In order to make a And by calculating a and Or in Outcomes Randomized Trial 2x2 Table Selection Bias Causal Judgment Questions In either a