Kingston-Newburgh study

The following questions relate to the Epidemiology 2: Study Types lecture (attached)

1) Consider the Kingston-Newburgh study described in lecture. Was
this study a prospective or retrospective study? Briefly state which
term applies and why it applies. (1 sentence)
2) The Kingston-Newburgh study started in 1945. If you were living in
Newburgh at that time, what would you have hoped that public health
officials had done before starting the study? In other words, what
information do the public health scientists need to know perform BEFORE
putting a new chemical into an entire city’s drinking water? (1
sentence)
3) What kind of study would scientists likely use to do get the
information you described in #2, above? Briefly describe the study
public health scientists should do before doing the Kingston-Newburgh
study. (1-2 sentences)

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