Glossary Term
Cohort Study
Performance MetricsEN
Definition
A research study that compares a particular outcome (such as lung cancer) in groups of individuals who are alike in many ways but differ by a certain characteristic (for example, female nurses who smoke compared with those who do not smoke).
Extended Notes
Source: National Cancer Institute, NCI Thesaurus 26.09d, C15208. NCI definition, reproduced without modification under CC BY 4.0. Source identity and definition checked automatically on 2026-10-18. No individual clinical interpretation or human reviewer is asserted.
Also Known As
Cohort Study
References
- NCI Thesaurus 26.09d — Cohort Study (C15208)
- Source: National Cancer Institute, NCI Thesaurus 26.09d, C15208. NCI definition, reproduced without modification under CC BY 4.0.
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