So when we talk about a cohort study, this means taking a group of people and following them over time.

所以当我们提到定群研究,就意味着,有一群人参加实验并需一直追踪下去

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A cohort study means you take the same group of people and follow them every five years for that period of time.

定群研究意味着你只有一组研究对象,然后在研究期间每五年进行一次记录数据

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