FOCUS on Field Epidemiology

Volume 3, Issue 2: Case-Control Studies for Outbreak Investigations

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This issue of FOCUS covers the basics of conducting a case-control study and discusses case selection and how to measure the association between an exposure and the occurrence of a disease (odds ratio).

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FOCUS on Field Epidemiology