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cohort analysis

a statistical procedure to assess the effects attributed to members of a group sharing a particular characteristic, experience, or event. In other words, it is the evaluation of data obtained from studies involving cohorts, as may be the case in longitudinal designs, for example.

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May 10th 2024

trochlear nerve

trochlear nerve

the fourth cranial nerve, which contains motor fibers supplying the superior oblique muscle of the eyeball.