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migrant studies  

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  • Migrant studies are an extension of the ecologic study design, which compares disease rates in different locations. In migrant studies, the disease rate among persons who have migrated from one location to another is compared with the disease rate in persons who did not migrate. [Source: Encyclopedia of Epidemiology; Migrant Studies]

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