Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Case-Control Studies

Comparisons that start with the identification of persons with the disease or outcome of interest and a control (comparison, referent) group without the disease or outcome of interest. The relationship of an attribute is examined by comparing both groups with regard to the frequency or levels of outcome over time.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Comparisons that start with the identification of persons with the disease or outcome of interest and a control (comparison, referent) group without the disease or outcome of interest. The relationship of an attribute is examined by comparing both groups with regard to the frequency or levels of outcome over time.

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41 entry terms
  • Case Control Studies
  • Case-Base Studies
  • Case-Comparison Studies
  • Case-Compeer Studies
  • Case-Referent Studies
  • Case-Referrent Studies
  • Case Base Studies
  • Case Comparison Studies
  • Case Control Study
  • Case Referent Studies
  • Case Referrent Studies
  • Case-Comparison Study
  • Case-Control Study
  • Case-Referent Study
  • Case-Referrent Study
  • Studies, Case Control
  • Studies, Case-Base
  • Studies, Case-Comparison
  • Studies, Case-Compeer
  • Studies, Case-Control
  • Studies, Case-Referent
  • Studies, Case-Referrent
  • Study, Case Control
  • Study, Case-Comparison
  • Study, Case-Control
  • Study, Case-Referent
  • Study, Case-Referrent
  • Matched Case-Control Studies
  • Nested Case-Control Studies
  • Case-Control Studies, Matched
  • Case-Control Studies, Nested
  • Case-Control Study, Matched
  • Case-Control Study, Nested
  • Matched Case Control Studies
  • Matched Case-Control Study
  • Nested Case Control Studies
  • Nested Case-Control Study
  • Studies, Matched Case-Control
  • Studies, Nested Case-Control
  • Study, Matched Case-Control
  • Study, Nested Case-Control

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usually NIM

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90

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Previous Indexing

  • Epidemiologic Methods (1966-1989)

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  1. E05.318w.372.500.500w
  2. N05.715w.360.330.500.500w
  3. N06.850w.520w.450.500.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Case-Control Studies. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016022. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016022
  2. Case-Control Studies. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Case%E2%80%93control_study
  3. Case-Control Studies. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q961652