Which of the following is true of a case control study?
A) It may involve the generation of a mortality rate in a subset of the population.
B) It compares persons with a disease or condition with another group of people from the same population without the disease or condition.
C) It compares persons with a disease or condition with another group of people from a dissimilar population with the same disease or condition.
D) It may involve examining the relationship between diseases and other variables, requiring a small sample size.

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A case control study is an epidemiologic study that compares persons with a disease or condition (cases) with another group of people from the same population without the disease or condition (controls). The study is used to identify risks and trends, suggest some possible causes for disease, or for particular outcomes.

Which of the Following Is True of a Case Control