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Risk-Adjusted Cross-Sectional Epidemiological Study
A risk-adjusted cross-sectional epidemiological study measures the prevalence of health outcomes or exposures in a defined population at a single point in time, then applies statistical risk-adjustment methods — such as regression standardization, direct or indirect standardization, or propensity scoring — to remove the distorting influence of differences in patient case-mix across comparison groups. The approach is widely used in health services research, comparative effectiveness, and clinical quality assessment.
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- Kelsey, J. L., Whittemore, A. S., Evans, A. S., & Thompson, W. D. (1996). Methods in Observational Epidemiology (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN: 978-0195083385
- Iezzoni, L. I. (Ed.). (2003). Risk Adjustment for Measuring Health Care Outcomes (3rd ed.). Health Administration Press. ISBN: 978-1567932140