case control

• • Case control– study based on a comparison of individuals where one group has disease and other group ( control) does not
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  • can obtain findings quickly
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  • can often be undertaken with minimal funding
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  • efficient for rare diseases
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  • can study multiple exposures
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  • generally requires few study subjects
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  cannot genetreate incidence data
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  subject to bias
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  selection of controls can be difficult