Definition: Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease.
IM General only; coord NIM with specific disease (IM); specify geography if pertinent; usually epidemiologic in concept; relation to age tag: Manual 18.5.13
Other names Study, Followup; Study, Follow-Up; Studies, Followup; Studies, Follow-Up; Followup Study; Follow-Up Study; Follow Up Studies; Followup Studies
