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 1066 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 80 publications in 2015

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	2	2
1997	0	1	1
1998	0	6	6
1999	0	3	3
2000	0	1	1
2001	0	5	5
2002	0	20	20
2003	0	20	20
2004	0	24	24
2005	0	24	24
2006	0	43	43
2007	0	34	34
2008	0	42	42
2009	0	50	50
2010	0	51	51
2011	0	57	57
2012	1	62	63
2013	0	69	69
2014	0	66	66
2015	0	80	80
2016	0	67	67
2017	1	67	68
2018	0	48	48
2019	0	40	40
2020	0	50	50
2021	0	41	41
2022	0	19	19
2023	0	21	21
2024	0	27	27
2025	0	24	24

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

Kuang H, Wang BN, Jia XY, Cui Z, Yu XJ, Jiang N, Borza DB, Zhao MH. Perlecan is a novel target of autoantibodies in anti-glomerular basement membrane disease. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2025 Dec 23; 41(1):55-66.

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Gaietto K, Yue M, Han YY, Rosser FJ, Canino G, Forno E, Chen W, Celed?n JC. Exposure to Violence and Asthma Endotypes in Puerto Rican Youth. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2025 Nov; 22(11):1688-1695.

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Flores MK, Janes JL, Islam M, Wan J, Liu J, Reams RR, Su LM, Yen K, Mehta HH, Reagan A, Howard LE, Wiggins E, Vidal AC, Freedland SJ, Cohen P. Mitochondrial DNA Copy-Number Assessment Is a Potent Predictor for Prostate Cancer in White but Not Black Individuals. Cancer Prev Res (Phila). 2025 Sep 02; 18(9):541-550.

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Buckova M, Keil C, Heinze K, Pradel W, Bartzela T, Farahzadi S, Draho? M, Lauer G, Franke A. Quantitative ultrasonographic assessment of the orbicularis oris muscle following cleft lip surgery: A case-control study. Ann Anat. 2025 Oct; 262:152715.

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Oliveira EF, Santos-Pinto CDB, Venancio FA, Quili?o ME, Gabeira SCO, Carvalho AT, Leite SHDS, Lima SMB, Alves NDS, Moura LDC, Schwarcz WD, Azevedo AS, Demarchi LHF, Zardin MCSU, Lichs GGC, Taira DL, Souza Fernandes W, Alves NO, Arrua AEC, Nascimento AID, Mareto LK, Azevedo MV, Maciel CG, Medeiros MJ, Vasconcelos Z, Cunha RVD, Nielsen-Saines K. Evaluating potential associations between prior maternal yellow fever vaccination and protection against infant adverse outcomes following Zika virus antenatal exposure. Int J Epidemiol. 2025 Aug 18; 54(5).

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Betti MJ, Jaworski J, Zhao S, Rao JS, Ryan BM, Schwartz AG, Lusk CM, McCoy L, Wiencke JK, Bruce MA, Chanock S, Gamazon ER, Hellwege JN, Aldrich MC. Genetic analysis in African ancestry populations reveals genetic contributors to lung cancer susceptibility. Am J Hum Genet. 2025 Sep 04; 112(9):2102-2114.

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Sep?lveda-Rivera V, Olivieri-Henry G, Morales-Gonz?lez H, Ruiz-Adames J, Herrero-Rivera C, Rentas-Echeverria A, Cardona-Berdecia V, Soler-Llompart C, Sala-Morales AC, P?rez-Montero G, Blanco-Ruiz E, Godoy-Vitorino F. Gut microbiota distinguishes aging hispanics with Alzheimer's disease: associations with cognitive impairment and severity. Sci Rep. 2025 Aug 05; 15(1):28505.

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Xiong Z, Walsh KM, Sneiderman CT, Nisnboym M, Hadjipanayis CG, Agnihotri S, Eagar TN, Wang H, Pollack IF, Forsthuber TG, Li X, Raphael I, Kohanbash G. Immuno-epidemiologic mapping of human leukocyte antigen diversity across glioma patient cohorts. Neuro Oncol. 2025 Jul 30; 27(6):1628-1639.

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Kocher K, Ngwa J, Bhattacharya S, Donofrio M, Limperopoulos C, Andescavage N. Epigenomic signatures of accelerated epigenetic?aging are associated with congenital heart disease in newborns. BMC Med Genomics. 2025 Jul 28; 18(1):121.

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Asante J, Nagel CL, Barger SW. Prescription-based association of P-glycoprotein substrates with Alzheimer's disease risk: A nested case-control study. J Alzheimers Dis. 2025 Aug; 106(3):1063-1073.

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