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In this chapter we introduce additional aspects of appraisal of studies that have specific design structures. We have divided studies into two main types, descriptive or observational studies (ecological, cross-sectional, case-control, and cohort study designs) and experimental studies (clinical trials and field trials).
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Marchevsky, D. (2000). Critical Appraisal of Different Study Designs. In: Critical Appraisal of Medical Literature. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4205-6_15
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