Title: matched control
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - matched control
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.15598
Status: current

Definition
Control (individual or group or case) selected to be similar to a study individual or group, or case, in specific characteristics: some commonly used matching variables are age, sex, race, and socioeconomic status.

Source
- PAC, 2007, 79, 1153. 'Glossary of terms used in toxicology, 2nd edition (IUPAC Recommendations 2007)' on page 1197 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200779071153)

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Citation: Citation: 'matched control' 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.15598
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