Glossary Term
Cross-Sectional Study
Performance MetricsEN
Definition
A study in which participants are examined once for a characteristic, such as disease, at a single point in time.
Extended Notes
Source: National Cancer Institute, NCI Thesaurus 26.09d, C53310. 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
Cross-Sectional Study
References
- NCI Thesaurus 26.09d — Cross-Sectional Study (C53310)
- Source: National Cancer Institute, NCI Thesaurus 26.09d, C53310. NCI definition, reproduced without modification under CC BY 4.0.
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