All of the following criteria are required for a factor to be considered a confounder in an epidemiologic study, EXCEPT:
a. It must be an independent risk factor for the disease in the unexposed
b. It must be associated with all other risk factors for the disease
c. It must be associated with the exposure
d. It must not be in the intermediate pathway between exposure and disease
Ans: b
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