Research Activity
cross-sectional study
Subclass of:
Epidemiologic Studies
Definitions related to cross-sectional studies:
  • (cross sectional) Studies in which observations or measurements made at a single point in time, usually at subject enrollment. (clinicaltrials.gov)
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • (cross-sectional study) A study in which participants are examined once for a characteristic, such as disease, at a single point in time.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (cross-sectional study) A study that measures the prevalence of health outcomes or determinants of health, or both, in a population at a point in time or over a short period.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • Studies in which the presence or absence of disease or other health-related variables are determined in each member of the study population or in a representative sample at one particular time. This contrasts with LONGITUDINAL STUDIES which are followed over a period of time.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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