The utility of the self-controlled study design for pharmacoepidemiological studies without an active comparator medication using a medical information database: An application to assess the risk of varenicline on cardiovascular outcomes.
Ryo YokoyamaYoshinori TakeuchiHiraku KumamaruYutaka MatsuyamaPublished in: Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety (2023)
The self-controlled study design is useful alternative to a non-user-comparator cohort design when evaluating the risk of medications relative to their non-use, based on a medical information database.