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Introduction to Health Services Research : A Self-Study Course

Module 6: Basic Components of a Study (Page 4 of 11)

Key Takeaway Terms in Alphabetical Order

These terms are used in this module. To go to the section of the module where the term is used, select the link. Note: Definitions may not be available. Think of this page as a mini-index to the module.

Use the glossaries and Enrichment Section for more information.

A-LM-Z
Cancer screening
Cases
Cohort Studies
Controlled clinical trials
Controls
Case-Control Studies
Demographics
Disease registries
Exposure
Health status
Incidence
Indemnity insurance
Intervention
Interviews
Mammography
Masking
Misclassify
Multiple exposures
Observational studies
Outcomes
Placebo
Prevalence
Random assignment
Randomize/Randomization
Randomized Clinical Trials
Relative risk
Risk
Sampling
Surveys
Unbiased measurements
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