Reader's guide to critical appraisal of cohort studies: 1. Role and design
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Reader's guide to critical appraisal of cohort studies: 1. Role and design
Abstract
Cohort studies can provide valuable information unavailable from randomised trials, but readers need to be alert to possible flaws
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