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Core concepts in pharmacoepidemiology: Fundamentals of the cohort and case–control study designs

In this review paper, I outline the principles of the cohort as a sampling frame and provide a basic introduction to the cohort study design and the case–control study design, two of the most important designs in the pharmacoepidemiologist's toolbox. Further, I discuss when to prefer one design...

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Autor principal: Pottegård, Anton
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9545534/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35621007
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pds.5482
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spelling pubmed-95455342022-10-14 Core concepts in pharmacoepidemiology: Fundamentals of the cohort and case–control study designs Pottegård, Anton Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf Core Concepts in Pharmacoepidemiology In this review paper, I outline the principles of the cohort as a sampling frame and provide a basic introduction to the cohort study design and the case–control study design, two of the most important designs in the pharmacoepidemiologist's toolbox. Further, I discuss when to prefer one design over the other. The paper is intended as a primer for people new to the field of pharmacoepidemiology and contains a range of suggestions for additional reading regarding the study designs and related epidemiological topics. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2022-06-07 2022-08 /pmc/articles/PMC9545534/ /pubmed/35621007 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pds.5482 Text en © 2022 The Author. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes.
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title_short Core concepts in pharmacoepidemiology: Fundamentals of the cohort and case–control study designs
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