Epidemiology and Evidence-Based Medicine Quiz

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The study of gathering evidence to answer questions about disease causes and treatments (correct)
The study of animals
The study of the environment
The study of plants

They need to be representative of the population (B) Signup and view all the answers

By having or not having a disease (C) Signup and view all the answers

All of the above (B) Signup and view all the answers

Observational and intervention studies (A) Signup and view all the answers

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Evidence-based medicine involves systematically reviewing and using clinical research findings to aid clinical care.
Gathering evidence requires reliable and relevant evidence.
Epidemiology is the science of gathering evidence to answer questions about disease causes and treatments.
Samples need to be representative of the population to be valid.
Epidemiological studies classify people as having or not having a disease.
Cases can be defined statistically, clinically, or operationally.
Study designs in epidemiology include observational and intervention studies.
Cross-sectional studies look at health at a specific moment in time.
Cross-sectional studies are suited to study prevalence and find associations between risk factors and disease.
Cross-sectional studies cannot prove causation or address temporal relationships.