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analysis/measurement > study > case-control study

Preferred term

case-control study  

Definition

  • A case–control study (also known as case–referent study) is a type of observational study in which two existing groups differing in outcome are identified and compared on the basis of some supposed causal attribute.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • case–referent study

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/INS-LK9BBTD8-K

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