Abstract
The term "case-control study" is frequently misused in the surgical literature.
Keywords
MedicineOdds ratioConfidence intervalRetrospective cohort studyLogistic regressionCase-control studySurgical proceduresCohort studySurgeryInternal medicine
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Publication Info
- Year
- 2005
- Type
- article
- Volume
- 48
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 148-51
- Citations
- 29
- Access
- Closed
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Alexandra Mihailovic,
Chaim M. Bell,
David R. Urbach
(2005).
Users' guide to the surgical literature. Case-control studies in surgical journals..
PubMed
, 48
(2)
, 148-51.