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Case-control studies: basic concepts. [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Epidemiology, 2012
The purpose of this article is to present in elementary mathematical and statistical terms a simple way to quickly and effectively teach and understand case-control studies, as they are commonly done in dynamic populations-without using the rare disease ...
J. Vandenbroucke, N. Pearce
semanticscholar   +3 more sources

Association of interleukin 10 rs1800896 polymorphism with susceptibility to breast cancer: a meta-analysis. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Objective: To evaluate the correlation between interleukin 10 (IL-10) -1082A/G polymorphism (rs1800896) and breast cancers by performing a meta-analysis.
Liu, Ji-Bin   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Use of hormone replacement therapy and risk of venous thromboembolism: nested case-control studies using the QResearch and CPRD databases

open access: yesBritish medical journal, 2019
Objective To assess the association between risk of venous thromboembolism and use of different types of hormone replacement therapy. Design Two nested case-control studies.
Y. Vinogradova   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Habitual Sleep Deprivation is Associated with Type 2 Diabetes: A Case-Control Study

open access: yesOman 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
doaj   +1 more source

Multidimensional poverty and disability: A case control study in India, Cameroon, and Guatemala

open access: yesSSM: 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
doaj   +1 more source

Role of health determinants in a measles outbreak in Ecuador: a case-control study with aggregated data

open access: yesBMC 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
doaj   +1 more source

Low muscle mass affect hip fracture treatment outcomes in older individuals: a single-institution case-control study

open access: yesBMC 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
doaj   +1 more source

Which Design and Biomaterial Factors Affect Clinical Wear Performance of Total Disc Replacements? A Systematic Review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Background Total disc replacement was clinically introduced to reduce pain and preserve segmental motion of the lumbar and cervical spine. Previous case studies have reported on the wear and adverse local tissue reactions around artificial prostheses ...
Alexander, Dominik D.   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Pharmacoepidemiology – Assessing the Risks and Benefits of Drugs in the Postmarketing Phase

open access: yesCHIMIA, 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
doaj   +1 more source

Test-negative designs: differences and commonalities with other case-control studies with 'other patient' controls.

open access: yesEpidemiology, 2019
Test-negative studies recruit cases who attend a healthcare facility and test positive for a particular disease; controls are patients undergoing the same tests for the same reasons at the same healthcare facility and who test negative.
J. Vandenbroucke, N. Pearce
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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