… Methods and findings We conducted a self-controlled case series study (SCCS) using
national data on COVID-19 vaccination linked to emergency care/hospital discharge databases. …

… We address this gap by providing a comprehensive, nontechnical tutorial on the synthetic
control method, using a worked example evaluating Florida’s “stand your ground” law to …

… series and, using a real-world example, we illustrate the potential pitfalls of using a data-driven
approach to identify a suitable control series. … argue that synthetic control methods are not …

… -controlled case series designs. The results confirm the concerns about these … method
dominates, self-controlled methods such as the empirically calibrated self-controlled case series …

… Methods This observational, registry-based, self-controlled case series study evaluated
the … Using a self-controlled case series method, we then compared the incidence of acute …

This book consists of four parts with 32 chapters adapted for four short courses, from the
basic to the advanced levels of medical statistics (biostatistics), ideal for biomedical students. …

… For the main analysis, we used a self-controlled case series (SCCS) design,6 in which
only … Self controlled case series methods: an alternative to standard epidemiological study …

… or virus infections and risk of first myocardial infarction or stroke using self-controlled
case series (SCCS) analysis of anonymised linked electronic health records from Denmark. …

… We calculated the incidence rate ratio of the risk season to the control seasons using a
self-controlled case series method (generalized estimation equation Poisson model)18 19 (…

… For the analyses reported in this article, data were analyzed using a nested case-control
study and also a self-controlled case series in which patients served as their own controls. …