EPID600 (Spring 2013) module
X. Case-control studies


Instructions:
  1. Click here to see the objectives for this module.

  2. Read: Aschengrau and Seage, ch. 9 - Case-control studies

  3. Attend the lecture in Rosenau Auditorium.

  4. Read Silke Kropp, Jenny Chang-Claude. Active and Passive Smoking and Risk of Breast Cancer by Age 50 Years among German Women, Am J Epidemiol 2002; 156:616-626. (abstract) (full text)

  5. Answer the case study questions (before your small group discussion). Write succinct answers that include a brief explanation or statement of support.

  6. Discuss the case study questions with your small group. Reach a consensus on the answers, including the brief explanations or statements of support, to the questions assigned by your TA (the facilitator will submit these answers to your TA).

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