You Are Planning a Prospective Study to Try to Prove

question 1215

Multiple Choice

You are planning a prospective study to try to prove a cause and effect relationship between dipping snuff and throat cancer. First, you identify subjects who regularly dip snuff and who are free of any signs of throat cancer. Next, you need to identify subjects who

• A) dip snuff regularly and who currently have throat cancer.
• B) dip snuff regularly and who currently have significant signs of throat cancer.
• C) do not dip snuff and who currently have significant signs of throat cancer.
• D) do not dip snuff and who are free of any signs of throat cancer.

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