Comparisons that start with the identification of persons with the disease or outcome of interest and a control (comparison, referent) group without the disease or outcome of interest. The relationship of an attribute is examined by comparing both groups with regard to the frequency or levels of outcome over time.

Descriptor ID	D016022
MeSH Number(s)	E05.318.760.500.500 N05.715.360.775.175.200 N06.850.520.450.500.500
Concept/Terms	Case-Control Studies Case-Control Studies Case-Control Study Studies, Case-Control Study, Case-Control Case-Comparison Studies Case Comparison Studies Case-Comparison Study Studies, Case-Comparison Study, Case-Comparison Case-Compeer Studies Studies, Case-Compeer Case-Referrent Studies Case Referrent Studies Case-Referrent Study Studies, Case-Referrent Study, Case-Referrent Case-Referent Studies Case Referent Studies Case-Referent Study Studies, Case-Referent Study, Case-Referent Case-Base Studies Case Base Studies Studies, Case-Base Case Control Studies Case Control Study Studies, Case Control Study, Case Control Nested Case-Control Studies Nested Case-Control Studies Case-Control Studies, Nested Case-Control Study, Nested Nested Case Control Studies Nested Case-Control Study Studies, Nested Case-Control Study, Nested Case-Control Matched Case-Control Studies Matched Case-Control Studies Case-Control Studies, Matched Case-Control Study, Matched Matched Case Control Studies Matched Case-Control Study Studies, Matched Case-Control Study, Matched Case-Control

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