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The case control or retrospective study in retrospect

M W Smith

    Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
    |July 1, 1981
    PubMed
    Summary
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    The case-control study design is re-emerging in popularity. This analysis examines historical criticisms and biases, showing they impact various epidemiologic designs.

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    Area of Science:

    • Epidemiology
    • Biostatistics

    Background:

    • The case-control study design has faced historical criticism.
    • Despite critiques, its use is resurging in epidemiologic research.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To analyze historical criticisms of the case-control design.
    • To evaluate biases and their impact on different study designs.

    Main Methods:

    • Review of historical epidemiologic literature.
    • Analysis of specific biases: recall bias, case selection bias, and diagnostic suspicion bias.

    Main Results:

    • Identified weaknesses such as recall bias, case selection bias, and diagnostic suspicion bias.
    • Demonstrated that these biases affect case-control, cohort, and clinical trial designs.

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    Conclusions:

    • Historical criticisms of the case-control design are revisited.
    • Biases associated with the case-control design are not unique to it and affect other epidemiologic study types.