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 909 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 54 publications in 2014

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	0	9	9
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	13	13
2003	0	25	25
2004	0	25	25
2005	0	26	26
2006	0	27	27
2007	0	34	34
2008	1	32	33
2009	0	31	31
2010	0	45	45
2011	0	37	37
2012	1	49	50
2013	2	44	46
2014	0	54	54
2015	0	36	36
2016	0	44	44
2017	0	45	45
2018	1	49	50
2019	0	50	50
2020	0	50	50
2021	0	43	43
2022	0	16	16
2023	0	17	17
2024	0	18	18
2025	0	26	26

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

Iacoangeli A, Dilliott AA, Al Khleifat A, Andersen PM, Basak NA, Cooper-Knock J, Corcia P, Couratier P, deCarvalho M, Drory VE, Glass JD, Gotkine M, Lerner YM, Hardiman O, Landers JE, McLaughlin RL, Pardina JSM, Morrison K, Pinto S, Povedano M, Shaw CE, Shaw PJ, Silani V, Ticozzi N, van Damme P, van den Berg LH, Vourc'h P, Weber M, Veldink JH, Dobson R, Rouleau GA, Al-Chalabi A, Farhan SMK. Oligogenic structure of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis has genetic testing, counselling and therapeutic implications. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2025 Sep 12; 96(10):928-936.

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Lee D, Kim BS, Han K, Chang WH, Cho IY, Choi HL, Park JH, Chun S, Shin DW. Risk of Subsequent Diabetes Mellitus in Stroke Survivors According to Poststroke Disability Status and Stroke Type. Asia Pac J Public Health. 2025 Sep; 37(6-7):558-565.

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Kovell LC, Denu MKI, Berkowitz J, Shankara S, Shao C, Skaritanov E, Wilkie G, Simas TAM, Juraschek SP. Cardiac Biomarkers in Pregnancies With and Without Hypertension. Am J Hypertens. 2025 Aug 14; 38(9):697-705.

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Mharakurwa S, Mbwana N, Mharakurwa T, Karumbidza T, Mathe V, Fusire P, Tangwena A, Chauke W, Mukuzunga M, Dhliwayo P, Munyati SM, Gwanzura L, Bailey JA, Moss WJ. Emergence of urban malaria and the associated risk factors: a case-control study in Mutare city, Zimbabwe. Malar J. 2025 Jul 28; 24(1):245.

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Adeleye KK, Chung J. The impact of maternal gum disease on pregnancy outcomes using PRAMS data. PLoS One. 2025; 20(7):e0325588.

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de Carvalho AC, Laus AC, Lopes Junior HR, Porto J, Sant'Anna Silva D, Ribeiro AG, Datorre JG, Tavares RM, Sousa Carlos AB, Furquim T, Uno M, Chammas R, Villela P, Dos Reis MB, de Medeiros Matsushita M, Oliveira MA, Hirai WY, Guimar?es DP, Santos FA, Reis RM. Association of Genetic Ancestry and Colorectal Cancer Risk in a Large Brazilian Cohort: Replication of Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms Identified by Genome-Wide Association Studies. JCO Glob Oncol. 2025 Jun; 11:e2400512.

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Lee D, Jeon KH, Jung J, Han K, Cho MH, Cho IY, Shin DW. Urological cancer risk in patients with rheumatoid arthritis compared to matched controls: a nationwide cohort study. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2025 Jun 01; 64(6):3458-3467.

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Roy R, Schunkert EM, Olivova P, Gilar M, Geromanos S, Li GZ, Gebler J, Dagher A, El-Hayek A, Aldakhlallah R, Staffa SJ, Zurakowski D, Lotz M, Pories S, Moses MA. Identification of vitronectin as a potential non-invasive biomarker of metastatic breast cancer using a label-free LC-MS/MS approach. Breast Cancer Res. 2025 May 29; 27(1):94.

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Tu W, Gawrieh S, Nephew L, McClain C, Tang Q, Dasarathy S, Vatsalya V, Simonetto DA, Kettler C, Szabo G, Barton B, Yu Y, Kamath PS, Sanyal AJ, Nagy L, Mitchell MC, Liangpunsakul S, Shah VH, Chalasani N, Bataller R. Parental liver disease mortality is associated with unfavorable outcomes in patients with alcohol-associated hepatitis. Hepatol Commun. 2025 Jun 01; 9(6).

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Truyen TTTT, Lin H, Mathias M, Chugh H, Reinier K, Benjamin EJ, Chugh SS. Validation of a Novel Risk Prediction Score for Sudden Cardiac Death in the Framingham Heart Study. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2025 Jun; 18(6):e013647.

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