Case-Control Studies (definition)

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Case-Control Studies

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Definition: Studies which start with the identification of persons with a disease of interest and a control (comparison, referent) group without the disease. The relationship of an attribute to the disease is examined by comparing diseased and non-diseased persons with regard to the frequency or levels of the attribute in each group.

IM GEN only; coord NIM with specific disease (IM); no qualif; specify geog if pertinent
Examples Retrospective Studies

Other names Nested Case-Control Studies; Matched Case-Control Studies; Case-Referent Studies; Case-Comparison Studies; Case-Base Studies; Study, Nested Case-Control; Study, Matched Case-Control; Study, Case-Referrent; Study, Case-Referent; Study, Case-Control; Study, Case-Compeer; Study, Case-Comparison; Study, Case-Base; Study, Case Control; Studies, Nested Case-Control; Studies, Matched Case-Control; Studies, Case-Referrent; Studies, Case-Referent; Studies, Case-Control; Studies, Case-Compeer

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