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Case-Control Studies

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Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics

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In cohort studies (and clinical trials), subjects are followed in a forward direction from exposure to outcome. Inferential reasoning is from cause to effect.

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  1. Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, 1020 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 1A2, Canada

    Michael S. Kramer M.D. (Professor of Pediatrics and of Epidemiology and Biostatistics)

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Kramer, M.S. (1988). Case-Control Studies. In: Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-61372-2_8

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