Cross-Sectional Studies: Strengths, Weaknesses, and Recommendations.
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Summary
The essential characteristics, describes strengths and weaknesses, discusses methodological issues, and gives recommendations on design and statistical analysis for cross-sectional studies in pulmonary and critical care medicine are reviewed.
- Type
- review
- Published
- 2020-07-01
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- 2,026
- References
- 24
- Access
- Open access
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- https://openalex.org/W3039445169
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Keywords
Observational study, Cross-sectional study, Medicine, Strengths and weaknesses, Population
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