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cohort effects  

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  • Cohort effects are variations in factors such as health status or mortality that are attributed to the unique physical and social environment to which a cohort is exposed during its lifetime. A commonly used synonym is generation effects. [Source: Encyclopedia of Epidemiology; Cohort Effects]

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