Question 23 (part 2) · LDEK · Characteristics of scientific studies
A study was conducted to analyze the effect of past bacterial infections of the respiratory system in infancy on the risk of developing bronchial asthma. The research protocol included the current recruitment of 7-year-old children diagnosed with asthma and the recruitment of healthy children of the same age without an asthma diagnosis, as well as an analysis of medical records of these children to identify episodes of bacterial infections of the respiratory system in infancy. Which type of epidemiological study does it represent?
- A. descriptive study.
- B. cross-sectional test.
- C. prospective cohort study.
- D. retrospective cohort study
- E. case-control study.
Hint
Note how participants were recruited — by outcome status or by exposure status — and in which direction exposure was assessed.
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