A Team of Neurologists and Psychologists Researching Intellectual Function Is

question 172

Multiple Choice

A team of neurologists and psychologists researching intellectual function is reviewing the results of a study on the association between childhood lead exposure and adult intellectual function. Which of the following is the best approach to further investigate the association between environmental lead exposure in childhood and adult intellectual function?

• A)Additional study is not warranted given nonsignificant results after adjusting for maternal IQ
• B)Conduct a new large-scale prospective cohort study
• C)Perform stratified analysis based on maternal IQ
• D)Pool the data from several studies
• E)Reassess the outcome measurement

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