Lecture on Case Series and Case-Control Studies

These flashcards cover key vocabulary terms and definitions related to case series, case-control studies, and relevant statistical measures.

Case Series

A report that describes a group of individuals who have the same disease or disorder or who have undergone the same procedure.

Case-Control Study

A study that compares the exposure histories of people with disease (cases) and people without disease (controls).

Case Definition

A clearly defined list of inclusion and exclusion criteria that must be met for an individual to be classified in a study.

Selection Bias

Bias that occurs if selection depends on exposure and disease, common in case-control studies.

Recall Bias

Bias that occurs when cases and controls systematically have different memories of the past.

Odds Ratio (OR)

A measure of association that summarizes the relationship between an exposure and a disease outcome.

Proportionate Mortality Rate (PMR)

The proportion of deaths in a population during a particular time period that were attributable to a particular cause.

Case Fatality Rate (CFR)

The proportion of people with a particular disease who die as a result of that condition.

ICD Codes

International Classification of Diseases codes used for defining diagnoses in health studies.

Descriptive Statistics

Statistics used to summarize or describe characteristics of a data set, and are the key statistical measures in a case series.