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Review
. 2005 Apr 23;330(7497):960-2.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7497.960.

Reader's guide to critical appraisal of cohort studies: 2. Assessing potential for confounding

Muhammad Mamdani  1 , Kathy Sykora, Ping Li, Sharon-Lise T Normand, David L Streiner, Peter C Austin, Paula A Rochon, Geoffrey M Anderson
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Reader's guide to critical appraisal of cohort studies: 2. Assessing potential for confounding

Muhammad Mamdani et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

Although confounding is an important problem of cohort studies, its effects can be minimised to enable valid comparison

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Cohort characteristics can confound only if they vary between comparison groups Credit: CHRIS STOWERS/PANOS
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