population based design A study design where the selection of the individuals that are included into the study are intended to be representative of all individuals in the a priori defined specific population and is done at the population level or among the population groups, generally to find the cause, incidence or spread of the disease or to see the response to the treatment, nutrition or environment. https://github.com/obi-ontology/obi/issues/1090 population based design Chris Stoeckert https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007%2F978-1-4419-1005-9_45, EFO_0001430 population based design study design metadata complete