Otherwise, these characteristics may act as confounding factors, distorting the observed relationship between disease and exposure.

As with cohort studies, care has to be taken to avoid the effects of confounding factors.

Even within a cohort, there may be potentially confounding factors between the groups with different levels of exposure.

Iraq refers in particular to potential errors resulting from the use of large numbers of proxy respondents possible confounding factors due to differences in pre war health status between the exposed and control groups and potential errors in the diagnoses of diseases by doctors.

Iraq also argues that the EHS does not address significant confounding factors, particularly differences between the exposed and non exposed groups.

These include sound case ascertainment, an appropriate comparison group, sufficient follow up, an accounting for confounding factors and well characterized dosimetry.

Important issues that must be addressed include the impact of confounding factors such as smoking and arsenic containing dusts in mines.

The second limitation results from the need to match the study and control groups for any confounding factors that influence the incidence of cancer.

Two additional factors further enhance Turkey s potential for regional influence.

There may still be confounding factors that differ from group to group, but they are likely to be fewer in number than between geographically separated groups.

Each of these six factors suggests actual and potential economic healing.

If any important confounding factors, such as age, diet or exposure to pollution, are not randomly distributed between the groups, false conclusions are likely to be reached.

Major, the confounding stuff sure ain't in there.

These factors prevented an improvement of infrastructure and capital influx, despite high economic potential.

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Furthermore, the estimate of loss does not take account of possible confounding factors, such as the decrease in fishing activity during the period of the invasion and occupation and some time subsequently.

In theory, all of these factors are potential sources of leverage for outside powers like the US.

The selection would be based on personal motivation and potential, regardless of any social, economic or cultural factors.

Geographical correlation studies have not yet been of much value to the Committee, largely because it is difficult to find groups with a large and accurately known difference in exposure but a small difference in confounding factors.

Other important factors are age, general health, and a person's views about potential treatments and their possible side effects.

(f) Analyse social and political factors, including the potential implications and impacts of capacity building initiatives on various actors

However, there are many confounding factors surrounding risk estimates for chrysotile exposure, such as the possibility of a threshold effect, possible co exposure to other fibre types, inaccurate estimates of historical exposures and the influence of tobacco smoking.

In order to meet their potential, however, POC tests must account for the wide range of factors affecting health care applications.

However, there are still a number of factors which pose potential threats to the security and political stability the country currently enjoys.

But we'll get a very large sample of data that is collected from all different circumstances, and it's getting it in different circumstances that matter because then we are looking at ironing out the confounding factors, and looking for the actual markers of the disease.

Excluding other factors, the ageing of the Australian population will result in smaller numbers of potential recruits entering the Australian labour market each year.

Pull factors relate to location specific advantages of the host countries such as market potential, low cost labour, incentives, investment opportunities, technology and skills.

In Kyrgyzstan, despite the drafting of rules and regulations for decentralization, the exogenous factors of approval and implementation of laws minimized the potential benefits.

KATMANDU Confounding everyone except themselves, Nepal s hard line Maoists have taken a commanding role following the country s landmark elections.

Factors which affect the potential costs and benefits of trade liberalization for women are their existing assets, access to markets and infrastructure and economic activities.

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The perceived lack of an adequate supply buffer in the presence of potential disruptions associated with geopolitical factors is adding a premium to underlying oil prices.

A confounding factor in this analysis is the existing policy of screening and use of kidney biopsy as an investigative tool.

And the last possibility is what is known as confounding, because it confounds our ability to figure out what's going on.

However, we must underscore that the problem of debt burdens is only one of a host of factors that may limit a country apos s growth potential.

The globalization of the economy and the strengthening of free trade have yet to demonstrate in practice their undeniable potential as factors of growth and well being.

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Causal factors

Risk factors

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That means addressing the underlying factors that can create a fertile ground for the recruitment of potential terrorists and from which terrorists can gain legitimacy and cultural contexts.

The sooner a pilot locates and inspects a potential landing site, the less the chance of additional limitations being imposed by worsening aircraft conditions, deteriorating weather, or other factors.