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An observational study in which the investigators choose a group of subjects in a given population and measure the simultaneous presence or absence of the risk factor and the outcome of interest.

Note: The selection of the group of subjects is sometimes done through random sampling.

Syn.: prevalence study

Ant.: longitudinal study

References

http://htaglossary.net/cross-sectional-study