Design and Analysis of Case-Control Studies
Annual Review of Public HealthPublished 1 May 1982Open access
N. E. Breslow
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The case-control study, wherein one compares cases and disease-free controls vis-a-vis exposure histories obtained by interview or other retrospective means, has been gaining favor in recent years as a valid and cost-effective alternative method.
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