Translations:Advanced Field Epi:Manual 1 - Disease Investigation/294/en

| style="background-color:#ffffff;border:0.5pt solid #00000a;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.199cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"| * Exposed/unexposed proportions cannot be estimated

  • Large sample sizes, particularly for rare diseases
  • Can only investigate small number of potential risk factors at any one time
  • Long duration of follow-up
  • Relatively expensive and time-consuming
  • Loss of individuals to follow-up
  • May be difficult to control potential confounders