For the cross-sectional studies part of this lab, there are two attachments, please complete both exercises for the cross-
sectional part of this lab. For the first cross-sectional exercise, you will need to go to the following web site…
www.healthycommunitycouncil.org
Part II….
For the Case-Control Study part of this lab….
Read the case-control study entitled “Total Fluid and Water Consumption and the Joint Effect of Exposure to Disinfection By-
Products on Risk of Bladder Cancer” and answer the following questions.
1. What is the research question?
2. What is the health outcome of interest? (i.e. disease/condition or injury)
3. What is the exposure?
4. Indicate how cases were identified as cases? (i.e. criteria for being diagnosed as a case)
5. How were the cases obtained for this study? Include the number of cases. What was the inclusion and exclusion criteria if
any for cases?
6. How were the controls obtained for this study? Include the number of controls. What was the inclusion and exclusion
criteria if any for controls?
7. Was data collected at baseline?
8. Was data collected via follow-up?
9. Indicate the data analysis utilized in this study?
10. Summarize the results of the study?
11. Write the article citation as it would appear in a reference list in APA format.