Cross-sectional studies: understanding applications, methodological issues, and valuable insights

Figueiredo1,2, Ricardo G; Patino1,3, Cecilia M; Ferreira1,4, Juliana C

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Cross-sectional studies: understanding applications, methodological issues, and valuable insights

Ricardo G Figueiredo1,2, Cecilia M Patino1,3, Juliana C Ferreira1,4

1. Methods in Epidemiologic, Clinical, and Operations Research - MECOR - program, American Thoracic Society/Asociación Latinoamericana del Tórax, Montevideo, Uruguay.
2. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana - UEFS - Feira de Santana (BA) Brasil.
3. Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (CA) USA.
4. Divisão de Pneumologia, Instituto do Coração, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo (SP) Brasil.