cross-sectional study

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-006986",
  "term": "cross-sectional study",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A study in which a sample of persons from a population are enrolled and their exposures and health outcomes are measured simultaneously; a survey.\n\n2. An epidemiological study design in which measurements of cause and effect are made at the same point in time. [SRA 2004]",
  "references": [
    "CDC Glossary of Epidemiology Terms",
    "Thesaurus of Terms Used in Microbial Risk Assessment"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/cross-sectional-study/"
}