Max Rady College of Medicine
Term: Case Control Studies
Glossary Definition
Last Updated: 2006-04-17
Definition:
Studies in which individuals who already have a certain condition are compared with individuals who do not. They compare study subjects retrospectively.
Related terms
- Cohort Studies
- Control Group
- Cross Sectional Study
- Longitudinal Study
- Matching Cases and Controls
- Prospective Studies
- Retrospective Studies
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Term used in
- De Coster C, Chateau D, Dahl M, Soodeen RA, McKeen N. Waiting Times for Surgery, Manitoba 1999/2000 to 2003/04. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2007. [Report] [Summary] (View)
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