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Meta-analytic case-control study

A meta-analytic case-control study systematically identifies, critically appraises, and quantitatively synthesizes data from multiple independent case-control studies examining the same exposure-disease relationship. By pooling odds ratios across studies, it yields a more precise and generalizable estimate of association than any single study can provide, while formally quantifying heterogeneity across populations, settings, and study periods.

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Meta-Analysis of Case-Control Studies
Taxonomic method record · process-pipeline / epidemiology
  • Shapiro, S. (1994). Meta-analysis/Shmeta-analysis. American Journal of Epidemiology, 140(9), 771-778. · DOI 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a117324
  • Stroup, D. F., Berlin, J. A., Morton, S. C., Olkin, I., Williamson, G. D., Rennie, D., ... & Thacker, S. B. (2000). Meta-analysis of observational studies in epidemiology: a proposal for reporting. JAMA, 283(15), 2008-2012. · DOI 10.1001/jama.283.15.2008
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Taxonomic bucketCase-control studymachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Taxonomic bucketMatched case-control studymachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Taxonomic bucketNested case-controlmachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Taxonomic bucketProspective Case-Control Studymachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.

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