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Analytic Strategies in Hospital Epidemiology: Cross-Sectional Studies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2016

William B. Credè  and
Walter J. Hierholzer Jr.
William B. Credè*
Affiliation:
Departments of Quality Assurance and Epidemiology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
Walter J. Hierholzer Jr.
Affiliation:
Departments of Quality Assurance and Epidemiology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
*
Yale-New Haven Hospital, 20 York Street, New Haven, CT 06504
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The cross-sectional study, also called the prevalence survey, is one of the most popular epidemiologic methods. It has been employed in up to one-third of published studies. This survey method has two primary applications: describing population characteristics and analyzing potential etiologic agents or risk tactors for diseases or other population attributes. Studies of the prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis and the association between smoking and chronic bronchitis are two examples of the cross-sectional method applied at the population-based level.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 10 , Issue 7 , July 1989 , pp. 321 - 325
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1989

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