Regional: SR-AHEC residents: Evidence-Based Medicine: Cohort and case-control studies

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The citation #2 is Sleep and physical activity in relation to all-cause, cardiovascular disease and cancer mortality risk from the British Journal of Sports Medicine. The article is available from the publisher when you click the BMJ full-text icon.

The citation #4 is Accelerometer-Derived "Weekend Warrior" Physical Activity and Incident Cardiovascular Disease from JAMA, which is available for free through the AHEC Digital Library when you click the Find in ADL icon.

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Explanatory articles

Cohort Studies: Design, Analysis, and Reporting
Cohort studies are types of observational studies in which a cohort, or a group of individuals sharing some characteristic, are followed up over time, and outcomes are measured at one or more time points. Cohort studies can be classified as prospective or retrospective studies, and they have several advantages and disadvantages. This article reviews the essential characteristics of cohort studies and includes recommendations on the design, statistical analysis, and reporting of cohort studies in respiratory and critical care medicine. Tools are provided for researchers and reviewers.
A Practical Overview of Case-Control Studies in Clinical Practice
Case-control studies are one of the major observational study designs for performing clinical research. The advantages of these study designs over other study designs are that they are relatively quick to perform, economical, and easy to design and implement. Case-control studies are particularly appropriate for studying disease outbreaks, rare diseases, or outcomes of interest. This article describes several types of case-control designs, with simple graphical displays to help understand their differences. Study design considerations are reviewed, including sample size, power, and measures associated with risk factors for clinical outcomes. Finally, we discuss the advantages and disadvantages of case-control studies and provide a checklist for authors and a framework of considerations to guide reviewers’ comments.

Sample Cohort and Case-control Studies

Cardiology

Dermatology

The risk of venous thromboembolism in atopic dermatitis: a matched cohort analysis in UK primary care

Endocrinology & metabolic syndrome

Gastroenterology

Infectious Disease

Miscellaneous and uncategorized

Nephrology

Post–Acute Kidney Injury Proteinuria and Subsequent Kidney Disease Progression

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