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The case-control method of epidemiologic investigation has proven to be of great use in studies of adverse drug reactions and may even have a small role in the assessment of drug benefit as well. The drug history of persons with a condition suspected of being related to drug exposure is compared to the drug history of a suitable comparison group, called a “control group,” and the differences in the proportion exposed are measured.
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Stolley, P.D. (1992). The Use of Case-Control Studies in Pharmacoepidemiology. In: Strom, B.L., Velo, G. (eds) Drug Epidemiology and Post-Marketing Surveillance. NATO ASI Series, vol 224. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-2587-9_6
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