A community health nurse is participating in a case–control observational study. Which of the following would most likely explain this type of study?
A) Description of patterns of occurrence of illness and injury in a population
B) Investigation of development of health–illness conditions over a long period of time
C) Studying of a cohort with evaluation of variables associated with the disease or injury
D) Comparison of persons with and without a health–illness condition
Ans: D
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