Rare disease assumption
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Rare disease assumption
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The rare disease assumption is a mathematical assumption in epidemiologic case-control studies where the hypothesis tests the association between an exposure and a disease. It is assumed that, if the prevalence of the disease is low, then the odds ratio (OR) approaches the relative risk (RR). The idea was first demonstrated by Jerome Cornfield. Case control studies are relatively inexpensive and less time-consuming than cohort studies. Since case control studies don't track patients over time, t
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Mathematical Assumption
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2024-04-23T11:44:39Z
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