Research confuses me: what is the difference between case-control and cohort studies in quantitative research?

S M F Higgins; A P Macken; Walter Cullen; John E. Saunders; Colum Dunne; Clodagh O’Gorman

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MedicineBurden of diseaseMEDLINEDiseaseIntensive care medicineInternal medicine

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Year: 2013
Type: article
Volume: 106
Issue: 2 Suppl
Pages: 4-6
Citations: 4819
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                                    S M F Higgins, 
                                
                                    A P Macken, 
                                
                                    Walter Cullen
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2013). 
                            Research confuses me: what is the difference between case-control and cohort studies in quantitative research?. 
                            PubMed
                            , 106
                            (2 Suppl)
                            , 4-6.