Identify ONE correct study design (a-e) for each of the following descriptions and write the corresponding letter (a-e) on each line provided. Case Report Case Series Cross-Sectional Study Cohort None of the above 10. Demographic data are collected on a group of outpatients all diagnosed with a brain tumor. 70% of these outpatients reside near a nuclear power plant. 11. LA high school students are invited to participate in a survey to determine the association of physical activity and tendonitis. Each student undergoes a series of questions concerning his/her current involvement in sports and the presence or absence of a current tendonitis diagnosis. 12. NYU study investigators recruit 4500 elderly subjects into an NIH-sponsored study. At the initial visit, fasting blood samples are collected and 1,015 of the participants are found to have high glucose levels. The participants are followed for 10 years and contacted regularly to capture any new cases of diabetes. 13. Mount Sinai neurologists assemble in a conference room to discuss the puzzling symptoms of a current hospitalized patient believed to have Lewy body disease. 14. A study in Washington Heights follows 2,000 elderly community members over 10 years to identify risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Those diagnosed with AD throughout the course of the study were more likely to have reported a higher caloric intake at each interval than those not diagnosed with the disease. 15. Students in all sections of PH703 are surveyed about the amount of time spent on Facebook using a handheld device and the existence of carpal tunnel syndrome. Students without a iPhone/Blackberry are less likely to report carpal tunnel syndrome symptoms than those with an iPhone/Blackberry. Solution 10. c 11. c 12. a 13. b 14. e 15. d.

1. Identify ONE correct study design (a-e) for each of the following descriptions and write the
corresponding letter (a-e) on each line provided.
Case Report
Case Series
Cross-Sectional Study
Cohort
None of the above
10. Demographic data are collected on a group of outpatients all diagnosed with a brain tumor.
70% of these outpatients reside near a nuclear power plant.
11. LA high school students are invited to participate in a survey to determine the association of
physical activity and tendonitis. Each student undergoes a series of questions concerning his/her
current involvement in sports and the presence or absence of a current tendonitis diagnosis.
12. NYU study investigators recruit 4500 elderly subjects into an NIH-sponsored study. At the
initial visit, fasting blood samples are collected and 1,015 of the participants are found to have
high glucose levels. The participants are followed for 10 years and contacted regularly to capture
any new cases of diabetes.
13. Mount Sinai neurologists assemble in a conference room to discuss the puzzling symptoms
of a current hospitalized patient believed to have Lewy body disease.
14. A study in Washington Heights follows 2,000 elderly community members over 10 years to
identify risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Those diagnosed with AD throughout the
course of the study were more likely to have reported a higher caloric intake at each interval than
those not diagnosed with the disease.
15. Students in all sections of PH703 are surveyed about the amount of time spent on Facebook
using a handheld device and the existence of carpal tunnel syndrome. Students without a
iPhone/Blackberry are less likely to report carpal tunnel syndrome symptoms than those with an
iPhone/Blackberry.
Solution
10. c
11. c
12. a
13. b
14. e
15. d