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overmatching  

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  • To control for potential confounders or to enhance stratified analysis in observational studies, researchers may choose to match cases and controls or exposed and unexposed subjects on characteristics of interest. If matching is superfluous or erroneous, overmatching may occur. [Source: Encyclopedia of Epidemiology; Overmatching]

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