A control or "no disease" group is needed for study of oral cancer. The nurses conducting the study decide to use a group of patients with skin cancer because these patients are at the same facility,
and the likelihood of developing oral cancer with skin cancer is low. However, this variable could still cause the disease being studied, as well as potential limitations in the study. This variable would be called a(n)
A. Confounder
B. Right censoring
C. Case-control
D. Odds ratio
ANS: A
ANS: A
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