Study design choice (cross-sectional vs cohort vs case-control)

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Teaching point

To estimate how many people in a population currently have a condition (prevalence/burden at a point in time), use a cross-sectional study. Cohort/case-control answer different questions (incidence/risk, exposure-odds).

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