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Evidence-based practice and reading studies

A practice question in the style of the MCCQE MCQ exam. Choose your answer to see the explanation.

A study follows 10,000 smokers and non-smokers for 20 years to compare lung cancer rates. What measure does it give?

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The answer is A: Relative risk.

Cohort studies compare incidence and give relative risk.

This question comes from Week 18 of MCC Vault: Population health and prevention. That week has 124 more exam-style questions like it, 5 short lessons and 150 flashcards. The course starts free with Week 1 and reaches this topic in week 18, as part of a five-month plan with full mock exams along the way.

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