Introduction to Epidemiology 6th Edition by Ray M Merrill

Exercise 11

What are the possible confounding variables for research in occupations and heavy drinking that lead to fatal diseases? Identify and explain which factors are confounding variables and how they serve as confounding variables.

Step 1 of 4

An occupation-based case study takes into account the implications of the disease in question to be related to the various occupations and the extent of contribution of the work environment in the disease occurrence and development. The given case study correlates the occupation and alcohol-related mortality rates.