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Which study type is that? A guide to study types

Study types can be categorised in numerous ways and some may belong to multiple categories. This guide is structured using one of these approaches, with a focus on health and medicine. The guide provides general information, further reading, resources, examples and how to search for different study types where applicable....

Keywords:: clinical trial, Feasability study, clinical study, factorial design trial, Case study, Equivalence, equivalence trial, Ethnographic, Action research, Ecological study, epidemiological survey, diagnostic accuracy study, Factorial design, cross sectional survey, experimental studies, Adaptive clinical trial, Cross-over study, Field trial, Community trial, bench to bedside study, Case series, cluster randomised trial, case report, cluster randomised, epidemiological study, case-control study, Cohort study, Cross-sectional, cross-sectional study, ethnography

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Material Type:: Reference Material
Date Added to MERLOT:: May 11, 2025
Date Modified in MERLOT:: May 26, 2025
Authors:: Lindy Cochrane, University of Melbourne
Vesna Birkic, University of Melbourne
Tania Celeste, University of Melbourne
Submitter:: Lindy Cochrane
Primary Audience:: Graduate School, Professional
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