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 955 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 64 publications in 2014

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Year	Minor Topic	Total
1996	9	9
1997	8	8
1998	5	5
1999	13	13
2000	20	20
2001	12	12
2002	19	19
2003	26	26
2004	32	32
2005	37	37
2006	23	23
2007	37	37
2008	48	48
2009	32	32
2010	37	37
2011	53	53
2012	44	44
2013	52	52
2014	64	64
2015	51	51
2016	45	45
2017	48	48
2018	48	48
2019	52	52
2020	32	32
2021	32	32
2022	25	25
2023	17	17
2024	31	31
2025	3	3

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Webster JL, Eppes S, Lee BK, Harrington NS, Goldstein ND. Contrasting methods to operationalize antibiotic exposure in clinical research: a real-world application on health care-associated Clostridioides difficile infection. Am J Epidemiol. 2025 05 07; 194(5):1448-1459.

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Loher P, Londin E, Ilieva H, Pasinelli P, Rigoutsos I. Re-Analyses of Samples From Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Patients and Controls Identify Many Novel Small RNAs With Diagnostic And Prognostic Potential. Mol Neurobiol. 2025 Jul; 62(7):8135-8149.

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Ichkhanian Y, Chaudhary AJ, Veracruz N, Faisal MS, Peller MT, Kushnir V, Daugherty T, Genere JR, Pawa R, Pawa S, Ahmed W, Huggett MT, Paranandi B, Aparicio JR, Mart?nez-Moreno B, Nimri F, Ashraf T, Alluri S, Obri M, Dang D, Singla S, Piraka C, Zuchelli T. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainage of intra-abdominal abscess using 15-mm versus 10-mm lumen-apposing metal stents: an international case-matched study. Gastrointest Endosc. 2025 07; 102(1):134-138.e1.

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Khan OA, Singh T, Barany DA, Modlesky CM. Accuracy deficits during robotic time-constrained reaching are related to altered prefrontal cortex activity in children with cerebral palsy. J Neuroeng Rehabil. 2024 12 19; 21(1):216.

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Ahluwalia VS, Doiphode N, Mankowski WC, Cohen EA, Pati S, Pantalone L, Bakas S, Brooks A, Vachon CM, Conant EF, Gastounioti A, Kontos D. Volumetric Breast Density Estimation From Three-Dimensional Reconstructed Digital Breast Tomosynthesis Images Using Deep Learning. JCO Clin Cancer Inform. 2024 12; 8:e2400103.

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Hafazalla K, Lan M, Piper K, Carey P, Khanna O, Shi W, Evans JJ, Andrews D, Judy K, Farrell CJ. Improvement in cranial neuropathies following stereotactic radiotherapy as primary treatment for skull base meningiomas. Br J Neurosurg. 2026 Feb; 40(1):127-131.

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Mu Y, Dashtban A, Mizani MA, Tomlinson C, Mohamed M, Ashworth M, Mamas M, Priedon R, Petersen S, Kontopantelis E, Horstmanshof K, Pagel C, Hocaoglu M, Khunti K, Williams R, Thygesen J, Lorgelly P, Gomes M, Heightman M, Banerjee A. Healthcare utilisation of 282,080 individuals with long COVID over two years: a multiple matched control, longitudinal cohort analysis. J R Soc Med. 2024 11; 117(11):369-381.

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Zeng G, Krishnamurthy S, Staats Pires A, Guller A, Chaganti J, Tun N, Lockart I, Montagnese S, Brew B, Guillemin GJ, Danta M, Heng B. Activation of the kynurenine pathway identified in individuals with covert hepatic encephalopathy. Hepatol Commun. 2024 12 01; 8(12).

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Khan IA, Cozzarelli NF, Hohmann AL, Siddiqui H, Tjoumakaris FP, Freedman KB, Fillingham YA. Undergoing cartilage procedures before total knee arthroplasty is not associated with worse postoperative functional outcomes, readmission rates or complication rates. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2025 Jun; 33(6):2136-2143.

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Salazar-Torres J, Church C, Miller F, Lennon N, Howard JJ, Shields T, Owens L, Zhang R, Shrader MW. Gait pattern differences in unilaterally affected children with cerebral palsy and children with acquired brain insult. Gait Posture. 2025 01; 115:116-121.

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