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Citation reference: Harvey, L., 2012-24, Social Research Glossary, Quality Research International, http://www.qualityresearchinternational.com/socialresearch/
This is a dynamic glossary and the author would welcome any e-mail suggestions for additions or amendments.
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Cohort study
A cohort study is a longitudinal study that follows a cohort of subjects over a fairly long period of time to watch how they develop in different social settings.
An example is a cohort study of pre-school children to see how their life experiences differ and the impact that has at different periods of their life; such as at the key ages of 7, 14 and 21.
Cohort study: This study identifies a group of people and follows them over a period of time to see how their exposures affect their outcomes. This type of study is normally used to look at the effect of suspected risk factors that can't be controlled experimentally – for example, the effect of smoking on lung cancer.
Cohort effect: effects on people's lives that arise from the characteristics of the historical periods during which they experienced stages of life such as childhood or middle age.
See also
NHS, undated,
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