In a case-control study of the association between alcohol consumption and liver problems, people with diagnosed liver problems were more likely to accurately report the extent of their alcohol use than were people not diagnosed with liver problems. a. confounding b. interaction c. random error d. differential misclassification e. non-differential misclassification f. selection bias

In a case-control study of the association between alcohol consumption and liver problems, people with diagnosed liver problems were more likely to accurately report the extent of their alcohol use than were people not diagnosed with liver problems. a. confounding b. interaction c. random error d. differential misclassification e. non-differential misclassification f. selection bias

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Chapter3: Ways Of Knowing About Nutrition

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