Seminar 1 Questions

EPIDEMIOLOGY AND BIOSTATISTICS 1 (HSH205)

SEMINAR 1: DESCRIPTIVE STUDIES (1)

Read
• Chapter 1 of the Carneiro et al (2011) textbook Principles of epidemiology (pp. 5 - 10).

1. Complete the following Activities in Carneiro et al (2011).

• 1.2 on page 11
• 1.3 on page 11
• 1.4 on page 12
• 1.5 on page 13

2. Discuss the key features of the following descriptive epidemiological study designs:
a) Cross-sectional studies

b) Repeat cross-sectional studies

c) Longitudinal studies