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  • Prospective -Look forward using periodic observations collected predominantly following subject enrollment
  • Retrospective -Look back using observations collected predominantly prior to subject selection and enrollment
  • Cross-sectional -Observations or measurements made at a single point in time, usually at subject enrollment
  • Other -Any time perspective not described above