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. 2005 Apr 16;330(7496):895-7.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7496.895.

Reader's guide to critical appraisal of cohort studies: 1. Role and design

Paula A Rochon  1 , Jerry H Gurwitz, Kathy Sykora, Muhammad Mamdani, David L Streiner, Susan Garfinkel, Sharon-Lise T Normand, Geoffrey M Anderson
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Reader's guide to critical appraisal of cohort studies: 1. Role and design

Paula A Rochon et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

Cohort studies can provide valuable information unavailable from randomised trials, but readers need to be alert to possible flaws

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Cohort studies can use diverse populations Credit: PHOTOALTO/PHOTONICA
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