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Natural history study

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-005688

A study that follows a group of people over time who have, or are at risk of developing, a specific medical condition or disease. A natural history study collects health information in order to understand how the medical condition or disease develops and how to treat it.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-005688
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-005688",
  "term": "Natural history study",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A study that follows a group of people over time who have, or are at risk of developing, a specific medical condition or disease. A natural history study collects health information in order to understand how the medical condition or disease develops and how to treat it.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/natural-history-study/"
}

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