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Kerala Journal of Psychiatry, 2021 Case-control studies (CSS) are observational analytic studies done often in instances of rare cases or outcomes. In a case-control study, clearly defined cases and controls arising from the same population is compared for well-measured exposures. The ease of conduct of the study in terms of resources makes CSS popular.
Pankajakshan Vijayanthi Indu +1 more
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Factors associated with the recurrence of dengue fever in villages in Chiang Rai, Thailand: A community-based case-control study [PDF]
Journal of Health Research, 2019 Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to determine the factors associated with DF occurrence in recurrence villages in Chiang Rai, Thailand. Design/methodology/approach - A case-control study was conducted between June 2017 and December 2017.
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Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana, 2020 Case-control studies are analytical observational epidemiological studies generally devoted to evaluate factors associated with infrequent diseases. Its hierarchy within the pyramid of evidence lies in an intermediate place between cross sectional and ...
Alonso Soto, Aleksandar Cvetkovic-Vega
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Bacillus of Calmette and Guérin (BCG) and the risk of leprosy in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay, 2016–2017 [PDF]
Epidemiology and Health, 2021 OBJECTIVES Paraguay has experienced a 35% reduction in the detected incidence of leprosy during the last ten years, as the vaccination coverage against tuberculosis (Bacillus of Calmette and Guérin [BCG] vaccine) reached ≥95% among infants. The objective
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The Netherlands Journal of Medicine, 1995 Case-control studies are a type of epidemiological study in which subjects are selected based on whether they have the outcome of interest, and then are examined for the presence of a prior exposure. By conditioning on outcome rather than exposure, case-control studies are very well suited to studies of rare outcomes, but are prone to selection bias in
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Multidimensional poverty and disability: A case control study in India, Cameroon, and Guatemala
SSM: Population Health, 2020 Although the association between disability and multidimensional poverty has been consistently found in several studies in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.
Mónica Pinilla-Roncancio +6 more
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Habitual Sleep Deprivation is Associated with Type 2 Diabetes: A Case-Control Study
Oman Medical Journal, 2016 Objectives: It is suggested that a minimum of eight hours of sleep per night is needed for metabolism to work normally. The aim of the study was to determine the association of habitual sleep deprivation and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
Mohammed A. Al-Abri +8 more
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2021 Background Although sarcopenia has been known as a risk factor for hip fracture, only a few reports have described the impact of muscle mass on hip fracture treatment outcomes.
Hiroki Iida +6 more
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BMC Public Health, 2018 Background In 2011–2012, an outbreak of measles occurred in Ecuador. This study sought to ascertain which population characteristics were associated. Methods Case-control study of aggregate data.
María F. Rivadeneira +2 more
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Pharmacoepidemiology – Assessing the Risks and Benefits of Drugs in the Postmarketing Phase
CHIMIA, 2006 The Basel Pharmacoepidemiology Unit (BPU) is a research unit affiliated with the Institute of Clinical Pharmacy at the University of Basel, the Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology at the Basel University Hospital, and the Boston ...
Christoph R. Meier
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