A study that allows the comparison of the attributes of a group of cases (subjects with the outcome of interest) to a group of controls (subjects without the outcome of interest) is referred to as a(n) ____.
A. cohort study
B. cross sectional study
C. case control study
D. ecological study
Answer: C
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