Introduction to Epidemiology 6th Edition by Ray M Merrill

Exercise 9

A component cause is also called which of the following?

a. Risk factor

b. Web of causation

c. Epidemiologic triangle

d. Each of the above are component causes

Step 1 of 4

A web of causation is a pictorial, graphical, or paradigm presentation of intricate set of conditions or events that are the results of activities and actions that are linked to a common event or experience.