When is a case-control study a case-control study?

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 217-222

  Mayo, Nancy E ^a   Goldberg, Mark S ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Case control studies; Incidence; Incidence density; Methodology; Odds ratio; Prevalence; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FALLING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PREVALENCE; REHABILITATION RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; WALKING AID; EPIDEMIOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; PUBLICATION; REHABILITATION;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HUMANS; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; REHABILITATION; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 61749102912     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0341     Document Type: Article

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