establishing a cohort in a developing country experiences of the diabetes-tuberculosis treatment outcome cohort study英文.pdf

Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health 7 (2017) 249–254
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Establishing a cohort in a developing country: Experiences of the
diabetes-tuberculosis treatment outcome cohort study
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Fatima Mukhtar a,b, , Zahid A. Butt c,d
a Health Services Academy, Islamabad, Pakistan
b Department of Community Medicine, Lahore Medical & Dental College, Lahore, Pakistan
c Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Health Services Academy, Islamabad, Pakistan
d School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Article history: Background: Prospective cohort studies are instrumental in generating valid scientific evidence based on
Received 12 December 2016 identifying temporal associations between cause and effect. Researchers in a developing country like
Received in revised form 8 August 2017 Pakistan seldom undertake cohort studies hence little is known about the challenges encountered while
Accepted 12 August 2