Abstract
Confounding is a form of bias that concerns how a measure of effect may change in value depending on whether variables other than the exposure variable are controlled in the analysis. Interaction/effect modification, which is different from confounding, compares estimated effects after other variables are controlled.
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(2007). Other Factors Accounted for? Confounding and Interaction. In: A Pocket Guide to Epidemiology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-45966-0_10
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