case control study


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case con·trol stud·y

an epidemiologic method that begins by identifying people with the disease or condition of interest (the cases) and compares their past history of exposure to identified or suspected risk factors with the past history of similar exposures among those who resemble the cases but do not have the disease or condition of interest (the controls).
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Iron deficiency as a risk factor for simple febrile seizures - a case control study. Indian Pediatr 2012; 49: 17-9.
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Risk factors for trichiasis in women in Kongwa, Tanzania: a case control study. Int J Epidemiol.
Contribution of sex-linked biology and gender roles to disparities with trachoma
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER Healthy women who urinate within 15 minutes of sexual inter course may be slightly less likely to develop a urinary tract infection (UTI) than women who do not urinate afterward (grade of recommendation: D, extrapolation of single case control study with nonsignificant findings).
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A case control study of congenital malformations and occupational exposure to low-level ionizing radiation.
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Case control study of feline Borna disease in Sweden.
Identifying reservoirs of infection: a conceptual and practical challenge. (Perspective)

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