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It is only since the 1950s that most of the epidemiology studies on cancer have been conducted. The principal study designs for epidemiologic study of cancer etiology are case-control and cohort studies. These study designs have complimentary roles and distinct advantages and disadvantages. This chapter provides historical perspectives, description of the traditional and variant designs of case-control and cohort studies, and the relative advantages and disadvantages of these study designs.
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Singh, H., Mahmud, S.M. (2009). Different Study Designs in the Epidemiology of Cancer: Case-Control vs. Cohort Studies. In: Verma, M. (eds) Cancer Epidemiology. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 471. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-416-2_11
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