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| Studio caso-controllo prospettico× | Disegno Caso-Incrociato× | |
|---|---|---|
| Campo | Epidemiologia | Epidemiologia |
| Famiglia | Process / pipeline | Process / pipeline |
| Anno di origine≠ | 1970s–1990s (formalized alongside nested case-control methods) | 1991 |
| Ideatore≠ | Evolved from classical retrospective case-control methodology; prospective embedding attributed to modern epidemiological practice (Rothman, Greenland, and others, late 20th century) | Malcolm Maclure |
| Tipo≠ | Observational analytic study design | Observational epidemiological study design |
| Fonte seminale≠ | Rothman, K. J., Greenland, S., & Lash, T. L. (2008). Modern Epidemiology (3rd ed.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN: 978-0781755641 | Maclure, M. (1991). The case-crossover design: A method for studying transient effects on the risk of acute events. American Journal of Epidemiology, 133(2), 144–153. DOI ↗ |
| Alias | prospective case-control design, ambidirectional case-control, bidirectional case-control, nested case-control (prospective variant) | case-crossover study, CCO design, self-matched case study, within-person crossover case study |
| Correlati≠ | 6 | 3 |
| Sintesi≠ | A prospective case-control study embeds the case-control logic within a defined cohort followed forward in time. Cases are identified as they occur, rather than looked up in records after the fact, and controls are sampled from the same prospectively monitored base population. This forward-looking approach allows collection of exposure data before outcome ascertainment, reducing recall bias — the principal weakness of the classic retrospective case-control design — while retaining the efficiency gains of sampling controls rather than enrolling a full cohort. | The case-crossover design is an observational epidemiological method that estimates whether a transient exposure triggers an acute event by comparing each case's exposure during a brief hazard window immediately before the event to their own exposure during earlier control periods. Because each person serves as their own control, all stable personal characteristics are automatically adjusted for, making the design especially powerful for studying intermittent exposures and sudden-onset outcomes such as myocardial infarction, stroke, or injury. |
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