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Epidemiologia Descriptiva - eVirtual UASLP

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Confounding• In a study of whether factor A is a cause of disease B,we say that a third factor, factor X, is a confounder ifthe following are true:• Factor X is a known risk factor for disease B• Factor X is associated with factor A but is not a result offactor AJJH_<strong>UASLP</strong>_201136

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