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	縦断的コホート研究	縦断研究
分野	研究デザイン	研究デザイン
系統	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
提唱年	1950s–1960s (formalized in epidemiological methodology)	Late 19th–early 20th century; methodologically codified through the 20th century
提唱者	Richard Doll & Austin Bradford Hill (landmark Doctors' Cohort Study, 1951); cohort logic formalized in mid-20th century epidemiology	No single originator; foundational methodological treatments by Stuart Menard and Judith Singer & John Willett
種類	Quantitative observational longitudinal design	Quantitative (or mixed) observational research design
原典	Kelsey, J. L., Whittemore, A. S., Evans, A. S., & Thompson, W. D. (1996). Methods in Observational Epidemiology (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN: 978-0195083439	Menard, S. (2002). Longitudinal Research (2nd ed.). Sage Publications. ISBN: 978-0761922841
別名	longitudinal cohort study, prospective cohort study, cohort follow-up study, panel cohort design	longitudinal study, longitudinal design, prospective longitudinal study, repeated-measures observational study
関連	2	4
概要	Longitudinal cohort research is an observational quantitative design that recruits a defined group of individuals sharing a common characteristic (the cohort) and follows them prospectively over time, collecting data at multiple points to examine how outcomes develop, risks accumulate, or relationships change. It is the cornerstone design for studying causation, developmental trajectories, and the natural history of phenomena in epidemiology, social science, and education.	Longitudinal research is an observational design in which the same participants, groups, or units are measured repeatedly over an extended period. Rather than capturing a single snapshot, it tracks change, stability, and temporal sequencing of variables — making it the primary non-experimental strategy for studying development, growth, decline, and the unfolding of causal processes across time.