One of the most common study designs used to assess pharmacogenetic effects is that of the case-control association study. In the context of pharmacogenetics, the usual approach is to examine the ...

A case-control study is a type of medical research investigation often used to help determine the cause of a disease, particularly when investigating a disease outbreak or rare condition. If public ...

In a nationally representative sample of 1.1 million homes, we compared the prevalence of smoking among 33,000 deceased women and 41,000 deceased men (case subjects) with the prevalence of smoking ...