Critically Assessed Study Article Form

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Feb 20, 2024

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Critical Assessment of Study Article Student Reviewer: Title: Authors: Journal: Publication Date: Purpose of study : Study design : Data source and/or Sample: Primary measure : Test used – Odds Ratio/Risk Ratio? : Complete the below 2x2 table with the appropriate data from the study article that produced the results : Epidemiology 2x2 Table Disease/Condition Status Yes No Total Exposure Status Yes No Total Calculation used with the above numbers that produced the resulting OR or RR : Explain how the above measure of association is interpreted for this (case-control or cohort) study ? Advantages of using a case-control/cohort study :

Limitations of using a case-control/cohort study : There are two general categories of bias discussed in Chapter 6 of your textbook: information bias (which includes recall bias, interviewer/abstractor bias, and prevarication bias) and selection bias. Identify and discuss the plausibility of these biases for this study : Describe methods the authors used to minimize bias and confounding. If there were none (not very likely, but possible), what are some ways that they could have minimized the problems of bias and confounding? (Chapter 6 discusses techniques for minimizing both categories of bias and confounding.) :

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