Difference between case-control study and cohort study

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1. What is the fundamental difference between a case-control study and a cohort study?

2. What are the advantages and the disadvantages of a cross-sectional study?

3. What are the characteristics of a correlational study?

4. You read about a new protocol (HTN T) that was used successfully to improve blood pressure control in an urban clinic population.

A major feature of HTN T is the use of technology (such as text messaging) to communicate with patients. You work in a rural clinic and currently use protocol HTN 1. You wonder if HTN T would improve blood pressure control in your clinic population. Explain how you could use a randomized clinical trial to evaluate whether HTN T improves blood pressure control in your clinic population.

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