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When controls are no controls

So far in epidemiology case – control studies are defined by an approach where

… the past histories of patients (the cases) suffering from the condition of interest are compared to the past histories of persons (the controls) who do not have the condition of interest, but who otherwise resemble the cases in such particulars as age and sex ….

I usually explain controls as non-cases in the same overall environment Continue reading When controls are no controls