Longitudinal and/or cross-sectional research is often necessary to determine

A. how disorders change and progress over a typical patient's lifetime.
B. the genetic causes of a particular disorder.
C. the environmental causes of a particular disorder.
D. the biological causes of a particular disorder.


Answer: A

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