EPID600 (Fall 2009) module on
Cohort studies

1. Read: Aschengrau and Seage, ch. 8 - Cohort Studies


2. Read the lecture slides and attend the lecture (if you cannot attend the lecture, the slides have verbatim speaker notes; there are also recorded audio tutorials, but these are not as up-to-date as the speaker notes).


3. Read Janice E. Williams, F. Javier Nieto, Catherine P. Stanford and Herman A. Tyroler. Effects of an angry temperament on coronary heart disease risk: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study, Am J Epidemiol 2001; 154(3):230-235. (abstract, full text)


4. Answer (all of) the case study questions. Write succinct answers that include a brief explanation or statement of support.


5. (Optional, but earns credit) Submit the answers to the starred case study questions (numbers 3, 10, 11, 12, and 13 - see the class schedule for due date).


6. Discuss the answers to (all of) the case study questions with your small group.


7. Agree on the answers (including the brief explanation or statement of support), so the facilitator can submit the group’s consensus answers (for all questions) by the date indicated in the class schedule.

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