CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY)
\kənfˈa͡ʊndɪŋ fˈaktəz ˌɛpɪdˌɛmɪˈɒləd͡ʒi], \kənfˈaʊndɪŋ fˈaktəz ˌɛpɪdˌɛmɪˈɒlədʒi], \k_ə_n_f_ˈaʊ_n_d_ɪ_ŋ f_ˈa_k_t_ə_z__ ˌɛ_p_ɪ_d_ˌɛ_m_ɪ__ˈɒ_l_ə_dʒ_i]\
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Factors that can cause or prevent the outcome of interest, are not intermediate variables, and are not associated with the factor (s) under investigation. They give rise to situations in which the effects of two processes are not separated, or the contribution of causal factors cannot be separated, or the measure of the effect of exposure or risk is distorted because of its association with other factors influencing the outcome of the study.
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).
Nearby Words
- confoundedly
- confoundedness
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