Discussion:
The critique of an epidemiologic study involves an assessment of the methods of data collection (which includes the type of study design), the analysis of the data and the interpretation of the data. For this application you are to read the following case control research article. After reading the article, complete the Case Control Template found in Doc Sharing.
• Lamontagne, F., Garant, M., Carvalho, J., Lanthier, L., Smieja, M., & Pilon, D. (2008). Pneumococcal vaccination and risk of myocardial infarction. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 179(8), 773-777.
Use the Academic Search Premier database, and search using the article's Accession Number: 34526279