Which One of the Following Statements Best Describes the Bradford

question 9

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following statements best describes the Bradford Hill criteria?

• A)They must all be met before something can be declared a cause of a disease
• B)At least 5 of the criteria must be met before something can be declared a cause of a disease
• C)They help us to make definitive judgements regarding causation
• D)They are merely aids to judgement
• E)They were not peer‐reviewed and so can be ignored

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Definitions:

Genotypic Interaction

Refers to the complex ways in which genes within an organism interact with each other to influence the organism's traits.

Genetically Programmed Responses

Innate behaviors or reactions in organisms that are predetermined by their genetic makeup and manifest without prior learning or experience.

Quantitative Trait Locus

A section of DNA (locus) that correlates with variation in a quantitative trait in the phenotype of a population.

Stretch of DNA

A sequence of DNA nucleotides that constitutes a specific locus or region on a chromosome, often containing genes and regulatory elements.