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Retrospective Studies  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Retrospective Study

Note

  • IM general only; coordinate NIM with specific disease (IM); specify geographic location if pertinent

Scope note

  • Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons.

History note

  • 67(65)

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