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Confounding factors
Confounding factors
Last Updated:
23 January 2008
Confounding factors, positive confounder, negative confounder, restriction, selection criteria, inclusion criteria, exclusion criteria, matching, randomisation, stratified analysis, multivariate analysis.
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150-080123
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MRCPsych Paper 3
Critical Appraisal
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8 minutes 15 seconds
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2
Quiz (questions)
11
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