The type of epidemiologic study that is used to describe a group of persons enrolled in a study who share some characteristic of interest and who are followed over a period of time to observe some health outcome is a(n)
1. Case control study
2. Cross-sectional study
3. Cohort study
4. Experimental study
ANS: 3
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