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crossover studies  

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  • Crossover studies, sometimes referred to as case-crossover studies, are a type of clinical trial design where a participant experiences both the intervention and control aspects of the study. Participants are first randomized into either the intervention or control arms of a study for a previously determined amount of time and observed. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Health; Crossover Study]

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