Population Study

Preferred Label : Population Study;

NCIt synonyms : Population Based Study;

NCIt related terms : ecologic study; ecological study;

NCIt definition : Multidisciplinary study done at the population level or among the population groups, generally to find the cause, incidence or spread of the disease or to see the response to the treatment, nutrition or environment.;

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: A study of a group of individuals taken from the general population who share a common characteristic, such as age, sex, or health condition. This group may be studied for different reasons, such as their response to a drug or risk of getting a disease.;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000561718; CDR0000666199; CDR0000666198;

Details

Origin ID

C15716;

UMLS CUI

C0681876;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Population studies [HPMULTI term]
- Population study [OMIConto index]
- demography [MeSH Descriptor]
- study group role [OBI concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Research Activity [UMLS semantic type]

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