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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Bar chart showing 934 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	13	13
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	27	27
2007	0	34	34
2008	1	31	32
2009	0	30	30
2010	0	45	45
2011	0	41	41
2012	1	49	50
2013	2	46	48
2014	0	52	52
2015	0	36	36
2016	0	46	46
2017	0	46	46
2018	1	49	50
2019	0	51	51
2020	0	50	50
2021	0	42	42
2022	0	18	18
2023	0	21	21
2024	0	20	20
2025	0	35	35
2026	0	12	12

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Zhou J, Muse Z, Br?nn E, Yang Y, Hysaj E, Martini M, Verberne NE, Opatowski M, Kamperman A, Kallner HK, Bertone-Johnson E, Lu D. Bidirectional Association Between Premenstrual Disorders and Psychiatric Disorders. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 May 01; 9(5):e2611765.

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Ye Z, Zai A, Wang B, Bennett A, Guilarte-Walker YG, Wong K, Zai AH, Erban S, Lin H. Leveraging routine clinical data for dementia risk prediction using machine learning. J Alzheimers Dis. 2026 Jun; 111(4):1516-1526.

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Shim H, Kim BS, Han K, Koo HY, Kim S, Lee D, Cho IY, Jung W, Shin DW. Risk of Newly Incident Diabetes Mellitus and Treatment Risk Factors in Breast Cancer Survivors: Landmark Analyses of Nationwide Data. Asia Pac J Public Health. 2026 05; 38(4):265-273.

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Hinojosa CA, Sun D, Russell C, Baird CL, Hussain A, Sendi M, Jahanshad N, Salminen LE, Olff M, Frijling JL, Veltman DJ, Koch SBJ, Nawijn L, van Zuiden M, Wang L, Zhu Y, Li G, Stein DJ, Ipser J, Koopowitz SM, Neria Y, Zhu X, Ravid O, Zilcha-Mano S, Lazarov A, Suarez-Jimenez B, Huggins AA, Ressler K, Jovanovic T, Fani N, Mueller SC, Hudson AR, Daniels JK, Sierk A, Manthey A, Walter H, van der Wee NJA, van der Werff SJA, Vermeiren RRJM, Rektor I, R?ha P, Kaufman ML, Lebois LAM, Baker JT, King A, Liberzon I, Angstadt M, Davenport ND, Disner SG, Sponheim SR, Straube T, Hofmann D, Lu GM, Qi R, Wang X, Kunch A, Xie H, Quid? Y, El-Hage W, Lissek S, Berg H, Cisler J, Ross M, Herringa RJ, Grupe DW, Nitschke JB, Davidson RJ, Larson CL, deRoon-Cassini TA, Tomas CW, Fitzgerald JM, Feola B, Urbano-Blackford J, Olatunji BO, May G, Nelson SM, Gordon EM, Abdallah CG, Lanius R, Densmore M, Th?berge J, Neufeld RWJ, Baugh LA, Simons RM, Simons JS, Magnotta VA, Fercho KA, Elman J, Panizzon M, Franz C, Lyons MJ, Kremen W, McLaughin KA, Peverill M, Sambrook K, Thompson PM, Stevens JS, Morey RA, van Rooij SJH. Resting-State Functional Connectivity of the Amygdala and Hippocampus in PTSD: Results From the PGC-ENIGMA PTSD Working Group. Am J Psychiatry. 2026 May 01; 183(5):333-342.

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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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Wu D, Burstyn I, Thompson WJ, Qian J, Mundt KA. Recall bias in population-based case-control studies of ovarian cancer and genital talcum powder use: potential impact and quantitative bias analysis. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2026 Mar 23; 26(1).

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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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Driban JB, Rokoff LB, Lu B, McAlindon TE, Eaton CB, Roberts MB, Mathes D, Lestician C, Xu ZC, Fan ZT, O'Leary SP, Haugen IK, Sellam J, Courties A, Fleisch AF. Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Hand Osteoarthritis: Data From the Osteoarthritis Initiative. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2026 May; 78(5):1076-1087.

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Vargas-Robles D, Yap YR, Singha B, Tien J, Purandare M, Rojas-Correa M, Madziar C, Picker M, Dumont T, Leftwich HK, Frisard CF, Ward DV, Peter I, Olendzki B, Maldonado-Contreras A. Association of vaginal IL-4, IL-6, IL-8, IL-17, IFN-?, and dietary intake with IBD status and vaginal microbiota in pregnant individuals. PLoS One. 2026; 21(1):e0335178.

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