Why Did Epidemiologists Conduct an Age Adjustment on Studies Linking

question 75

Multiple Choice

Why did epidemiologists conduct an age adjustment on studies linking lung cancer and smoking?

• A) To ensure the study had the same number of smokers in each age group
• B) To ensure that aging of the population was not the reason for increased rates of lung cancer
• C) To ensure that smoking was the sole factor in increased rates of lung cancer

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