Discussion of Schuemie et al: "A plea to stop using the case-control design in retrospective database studies".

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Statistics in MedicineVolume 38, Issue 22 p. 4209-4212 COMMENTARY Discussion of Schuemie et al: “A plea to stop using the case-control design in retrospective database studies” Sebastian Schneeweiss, Corresponding Author Sebastian Schneeweiss schneeweiss@post.harvard.edu orcid.org/0000-0003-2575-467X Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts Sebastian Schneeweiss, Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02120. Email: schneeweiss@post.harvard.eduSearch for more papers by this authorSamy Suissa, Samy Suissa Centre for Clinical Epidemiology, Lady Davis Research Institute, Jewish General Hospital and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, CanadaSearch for more papers by this author Sebastian Schneeweiss, Corresponding Author Sebastian Schneeweiss schneeweiss@post.harvard.edu orcid.org/0000-0003-2575-467X Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts Sebastian Schneeweiss, Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02120. Email: schneeweiss@post.harvard.eduSearch for more papers by this authorSamy Suissa, Samy Suissa Centre for Clinical Epidemiology, Lady Davis Research Institute, Jewish General Hospital and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, CanadaSearch for more papers by this author First published: 05 September 2019 https://doi.org/10.1002/sim.8320Citations: 3Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume38, Issue2230 September 2019Pages 4209-4212 RelatedInformation