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The Mantel-Haenszel's Odds Ratio Is Often Used to Account for Confounding

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The Mantel-Haenszel's odds ratio is often used to account for confounding. When a confounding variable is found to be an effect modifier, why is it not appropriate to report Mantel-Haenszel odds ratios?


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