Case-Control Studies

"Case-Control Studies" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Case-Control Studies".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Epidemiologic Methods [E05.318]
Epidemiologic Study Characteristics [E05.318.760]
Epidemiologic Studies [E05.318.760.500]
Case-Control Studies [E05.318.760.500.500]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
Quality of Health Care [N05.715]
Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms [N05.715.360]
Epidemiologic Study Characteristics [N05.715.360.775]
Epidemiologic Studies [N05.715.360.775.175]
Case-Control Studies [N05.715.360.775.175.200]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Epidemiologic Methods [N06.850.520]
Epidemiologic Study Characteristics [N06.850.520.450]
Epidemiologic Studies [N06.850.520.450.500]
Case-Control Studies [N06.850.520.450.500.500]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Case-Control Studies".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Case-Control Studies".

Case-Control Studies
Retrospective Studies

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Case-Control Studies" by people in this website by year, and whether "Case-Control Studies" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 915 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 52 publications in 2014

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	12	12
1997	0	12	12
1998	0	11	11
1999	0	7	7
2000	0	8	8
2001	0	9	9
2002	0	12	12
2003	0	25	25
2004	0	25	25
2005	0	26	26
2006	0	26	26
2007	0	34	34
2008	1	31	32
2009	0	30	30
2010	0	45	45
2011	0	39	39
2012	1	50	51
2013	2	45	47
2014	0	52	52
2015	0	36	36
2016	0	45	45
2017	0	45	45
2018	1	49	50
2019	0	51	51
2020	0	50	50
2021	0	42	42
2022	0	17	17
2023	0	21	21
2024	0	19	19
2025	0	31	31
2026	0	5	5

Below are the most recent publications written about "Case-Control Studies" by people in Profiles.

Xu S, Driban JB, Prakash PS, McAlindon TE, Eaton CB, Lu B. Metabolomic Signatures of Dietary Patterns and Incident Radiographic Knee Osteoarthritis: A Case-Cohort Study From the Osteoarthritis Initiative. J Rheumatol. 2026 Apr 01; 53(4):443-449.

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Ma KC, Surie D, Lauring AS, Martin ET, Leis AM, Papalambros L, Gaglani M, Columbus C, Gottlieb RL, Ghamande S, Peltan ID, Brown SM, Ginde AA, Mohr NM, Gibbs KW, Hager DN, Saeed S, Prekker ME, Gong MN, Mohamed A, Johnson NJ, Srinivasan V, Steingrub JS, Khan A, Hough CL, Duggal A, Wilson JG, Qadir N, Chang SY, Mallow C, Kwon JH, Parikh B, Exline MC, Vaughn IA, Ramesh M, Safdar B, Mosier J, Harris ES, Shapiro NI, Felzer J, Zhu Y, Grijalva CG, Halasa N, Chappell JD, Womack KN, Rhoads JP, Baughman A, Swan SA, Johnson CA, Rice TW, Casey JD, Blair PW, Han JH, Ellington S, Lewis NM, Thornburg N, Paden CR, Atherton LJ, Self WH, Dawood FS, DeCuir J. Effectiveness of Updated 2023-2024 (Monovalent XBB.1.5) COVID-19 Vaccination Against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron XBB and BA.2.86/JN.1 Lineage Hospitalization and a Comparison of Clinical Severity-IVY Network, 26 Hospitals, 18 October 2023-9 March 2024. Clin Infect Dis. 2026 Mar 17; 82(3):e595-e603.

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Sherman S, Duskin-Bitan H, Agiv T, Bar D, Marom-Haham L, Levi A, Mimouni D, Chen LC, Harris JE, Levitt JB, Schonmann Y, Cohen AD, Netzer D. Bidirectional association between vitiligo and melasma: A large-scale population-based study. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2026 Mar-Apr; 92(2):150-156.

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Choi H, Lee K, Han K, Shin DW, Lee H. Nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease risk in tuberculosis survivors: A nationwide Korean cohort study. Int J Infect Dis. 2026 Mar; 164:108387.

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Jeon KH, Jung J, Cho MH, Lee D, Han K, Cho IY, Shin DW. RA and risk of colorectal cancer: a nationwide cohort study. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2026 01 08; 65(1).

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Yang B, Han K, Jung JH, Jung W, Kim BG, Eun Y, Kim H, Shin DW, Lee H. Rheumatoid arthritis and risk of non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease: a nationwide longitudinal cohort study. BMJ Open Respir Res. 2025 Nov 27; 12(1).

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Surie D, Self WH, Yuengling KA, Lauring AS, Zhu Y, Safdar B, Ginde AA, Simon SJ, Peltan ID, Brown SM, Gaglani M, Ghamande S, Columbus C, Mohr NM, Gibbs KW, Hager DN, Prekker M, Gong MN, Mohamed A, Johnson NJ, Steingrub JS, Khan A, Duggal A, Gordon AJ, Qadir N, Chang SY, Mallow C, Felzer JR, Kwon JH, Exline MC, Vaughn IA, Ramesh M, Papalambros L, Mosier JM, Harris ES, Baughman A, Cornelison SA, Blair PW, Johnson CA, Lewis NM, Ellington S, Grijalva CG, Talbot HK, Casey JD, Halasa N, Chappell JD, Rutkowski RE, Ma KC, Dawood FS. RSV Vaccine Effectiveness Against Hospitalization Among US Adults Aged 60 Years or Older During 2 Seasons. JAMA. 2025 Oct 28; 334(16):1442-1451.

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Baran A, Nowowiejska J, Parzych J, Hermanowicz JM, Sieklucka B, Pawlak D, Flisiak I. Plasma Galectin-4 and Charcot-Leyden Crystal Protein/Galectin-10 as Emerging Biomarkers of Metabolically Induced Inflammation in Patients with Psoriasis. Int J Mol Sci. 2025 Oct 23; 26(21).

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Fattahi C, Ramirez K, King S, Madhani A, Karmali F, Merfeld DM, Lewis RF, Chari DA. Translation and Tilt Perceptual Thresholds Are Elevated in Meniere's Disease Compared With Vestibular Migraine. Ear Hear. 2026 Mar-Apr 01; 47(2):389-395.

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Moon SM, Han K, Jung JH, Park J, Yang B, Eun Y, Choi H, Kim H, Shin DW, Lee H. Risk of pneumonia in individuals with rheumatoid arthritis: a nationwide cohort study. BMJ Open Respir Res. 2025 Sep 25; 12(1).

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