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Which option below best represents the main difference between cohort studies and clinical trials?
a. The investigator and other study staff are blinded in a cohort study but not in a clinical trial
b. Cohort studies are conducted with humans and clinical trials are conducted with animals
c. Study investigators control the participant’s exposure in clinical trial, but not in a cohort study
d. Study investigators follow up participants over time in clinical trials, but not in cohort studies
The option below best represents the main difference between cohort studies and clinical trials;
c. Study investigators control the participant’s exposure in clinical trial, but not in a cohort study (As in a cohort study observation is made in the natural setting)