1 Case-control study of of BCG vaccination and leprosy. 2 Case ...
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2 Epidemiology, autumn 2011<br />
3. How were the <strong>control</strong>s sampled<br />
4. Are they comparable; i.e. what assumptions are needed<br />
5. What is the (actual) <strong>study</strong> base<br />
6. What <strong>study</strong> base is the intended (for generalization)<br />
7. Is the sampling scheme incidence density sampling<br />
8. Can the age-effect on the occurrence <strong>of</strong> renal cancer be estimated<br />
9. Is age a confounder<br />
10. What is the main result (in plain words)<br />
11. Key in the numbers in table 6 (p.380), <strong>and</strong> verify the analysis using SAS proc freq. In<br />
particular, how does the odds-ratio estimate given by Vamvakas et al. compare the the<br />
Mantael-Haenszel estimate based on the same data
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