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In Epidemiology, What Is Meant by 'Confounding

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In epidemiology, what is meant by 'confounding'?


A) Distortion of the effect of an exposure on disease because of systematic error
B) Introduction of a systematic error into results because of selection bias
C) Distortion of the effect of an exposure on disease because a third factor associated with the exposure independently affects the risk of developing the disease
D) A finding due to chance or the 'luck of the draw'

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