Cigarette Smoking and Lung Cancer

Case Study Title
Cigarette Smoking and Lung Cancer

Setting
across Great Britain

Type of Agent
Biological

Specific Agent
cigarettes

Modes of Transmission
Smoking

Competencies Addressed
Public health literature

Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Learning Objectives

1. Discuss the elements of study design, and the advantages and disadvantages of case-control versus prospective cohort studies.
2. Discuss some of the biases that might have affected these studies.
3. Calculate a rate ratio, rate difference, odds ratio and attributable risk percent.
4. Interpret each measure and describe each measure's main use.
5. Review the criteria for causation.

Student Manual

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