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Mastering study designs for better health research

Understanding epidemiological and clinical study designs is key to producing reliable health evidence. From descriptive reports to randomized trials, each design has unique strengths and limitations.
Nature

Efficient design of clinical trials and epidemiological research: is it possible?

Randomized clinical trials and large-scale, cohort studies continue to have a critical role in generating evidence in cardiovascular medicine; however, the increasing concern is that ballooning costs ...
Nature

Constructing a contemporary gene–environmental cohort: study design of the Yamagata Molecular Epidemiological Cohort Study

Development of common disorders involves a complex interplay of multiple factors. We may assume that many genes and many environmental factors are involved. Future gene–environmental cohort studies ...
BMJ

Injury and illness definitions and data collection procedures for use in epidemiological studies in Athletics (track and field): Consensus statement

17 Department of Clinical and Exercise Physiology, Sports Medicine Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France 18 Laboratory of Exercise Physiology (LPE EA ...