title: Design and conduct of occupational epidemiology studies: III. Design aspects of case-control studies.
abstract: Currently available approaches for the design of occupational case-control studies are reviewed. An accompanying paper reviews methods of analysis. We commence by drawing a distinction between cohort-based and registry-based studies. Methods for selecting cases and controls are then reviewed, including cumulative incidence and incidence density sampling, matching, sources of controls, and issues in control selection. Finally, the advantages and disadvantages of the case-control approach are summarized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Health, Wellington School of Medicine, Wellington Hospital, New Zealand.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pearce
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Checkoway
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dement
mesh_terms: D015331:Cohort Studies; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D006801:Humans; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012107:Research Design; D012494:Sampling Studies