Case-control Studies

Overview

Case-control studies are an epidemiological research tool used to assess the relationship between an exposure (i.e. a risk factor) and an outcome (i.e. disease). They are observational studies that compare the proportions of exposed and unexposed individuals within two populations that are similar in all other factors. This type of study compares individuals with the given outcome (the 'cases') to those without the outcome (the 'controls') and examines the association of the exposure status between the two groups. By comparing the proportion of exposed individuals within the cases to the control group, and measuring the differences in outcome between the two groups, researchers can assess the potential cause and effect relationship between the exposure and the outcome. Case-control studies are cost and time-efficient, which allows them to yield results quickly, and are useful for researching the rare or hard to diagnose diseases.

Research published in this journal

8 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 8 articles above have been cited 58 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

• Insights from a trial of narrowband UVB for early multiple sclerosis
  2026 · Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences
• Integrative Computational Analysis of TP53 Exon 5–6 Mutations in Oral Cavity, Prostate, and Breast Cancers in a Senegalese Population
  2026 · Genes
• The role of vitamin D deficiency in the development and severity of oral lichen planus: a case-control study
  2025 · Clinical Oral Investigations
• Clinical predictors of disease severity in oral lichen planus
  2025 · Clinical and Experimental Dermatology
• The role of vitamin D deficiency in the development and severity of oral lichen planus: a case-control study
  2025 · Clinical Oral Investigations
• Beneficial health effects of ultraviolet radiation: expert review and conference report
  2025 · Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences
• Beneficial health effects of ultraviolet radiation: expert review and conference report.
  Uwe Riedmann et al. · 2025 · Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences
• Computational Analysis of TP53 Mutations in Cataracts and Breast, Prostate, and Oral Cavity Cancers in Senegal
  2025 · Open Journal of Genetics

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