Title: case cohort study
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - case cohort study
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.15538
Status: current

Definition
Variant of the case control study in which the controls are drawn from the same cohort as the cases but are identified before the cases develop; some of the controls may later become cases.

Related Term
- case control study: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/15539

Source
- PAC, 2007, 79, 1153. 'Glossary of terms used in toxicology, 2nd edition (IUPAC Recommendations 2007)' on page 1186 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200779071153)

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- xml: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/15538/xml

Citation: Citation: 'case cohort study' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.15538
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