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Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine ›› 2008, Vol. 6 ›› Issue (4): 331-335.doi: 10.3736/jcim20080401

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Design, implementation and methodological issues in cohort study

Jian-ping Liu()   

  1. Centre for Evidence-Based Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029
  • Received:2008-02-26 Online:2008-04-20 Published:2008-04-15
  • Contact: LIU Jian-ping E-mail:jianping_l@hotmail.com

Cohort study is graded as level Ⅱ in evidence grading system of evidence-based medicine, secondary to randomized controlled trial. It is one of the important evidence for the evaluation of health care interventions, and it has been applied recently in the evaluation of traditional medicine. The author of the article introduces the basic concept, principle, design, and implementation as well as relevant methodological issues when applied in traditional Chinese medicine.

Key words: cohort studies, evidence-based medicine, evaluation studies

CLC Number: 

  • R-31

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队列研究 随机对照试验
观察性研究 干预研究
按照常规形成队列 采用随机分组
简化纳入和排除标准 严格的纳入和排除标准
适用于复杂治疗 适用于简单干预
评价终点结局 评价结局以替代指标为主
评价复杂治疗的综合效果 评价干预措施的特异性疗效
样本量较大 样本量较小
不违背伦理学原则 有伦理学问题
研究结果的推广应用性较大 研究结果的推广应用性有限

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