About the retrospective or prospective character in scientific research

The article addresses one of the methodological elements commonly declared in research projects: the retrospective or prospective nature of the studies. It is proposed to use as a classification criterion, to consider whether a study is of one type or the other, the relationship established between...

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Published inMediSur Vol. 19; no. 2; pp. 338 - 341
Main Authors Luis Alberto Corona Martínez, Mercedes Fonseca Hernández
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. Cienfuegos 01.04.2021
Subjects
estudios prospectivos
estudios retrospectivos
investigación
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Summary:The article addresses one of the methodological elements commonly declared in research projects: the retrospective or prospective nature of the studies. It is proposed to use as a classification criterion, to consider whether a study is of one type or the other, the relationship established between the moment in which the investigation is designed, on the one hand, and the moment of the occurrence of the fact that is pretends to investigate, on the other. Based on this criterion, it is based that both case-control studies and cohort studies can be carried out retrospectively or prospectively.
ISSN:1727-897X