title: A note on the presentation of matched case-control data.
abstract: Many matched case-control studies present tables of pooled data ignoring matching. The value of such tables is questioned. If tables of data are included they should certainly not lead to misleading results. Tables that yield consistent estimates in matched studies are considered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mathematics Statistics and Epidemiology, Imperial Cancer Research Fund Laboratories, London, U.K.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sasieni
mesh_terms: D016022:Case-Control Studies; D006801:Humans; D016013:Likelihood Functions; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D016017:Odds Ratio; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models