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The second explanation offered is that potential bias might be expected due to the reduced participation of cases with more aggressive types of lung cancer (i.e., small cell lung cancer), which might contribute to risk differences by cell type.
Finally, the study suffers the limitations of all observational studies in that the participation of cases may be very much determined by intentions of the treating physician who invited patients, while the situation could differ for controls.
Among the strengths of the study are the relatively large sample size, the almost complete participation of cases and controls, the comparable catchment areas of study subjects, and the accurate control for major recognised risk factors for pancreatic cancer.
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All eligible control-respondents were asked to provide a throat swab and venous blood (5 mL) to confirm that they were not currently or had not previously been infected with influenza A H5. Participation of case-patients and control-respondents was voluntary and required written consent and, for those aged <18 years, signature of a parent or guardian.
In order to avoid non-participation of cases with analgesic nephropathy, the information on the type of question in the study information is subtle and avoids mentioning of analgesics.
Participation rates of cases and controls were very high in this study.
The high participation rate of cases and controls, the comparable catchment areas of study subjects, the careful adjustment for tobacco and alcohol, as well as other potential confounding factors, are among the strengths of the study.
The high participation rate of cases and controls, the comparable catchment areas of study subjects, the careful adjustment for tobacco and alcohol, as well as for other potential confounding factors, are among the strengths of the study.
The participation rate of cases and DMV controls was low in part because of a requirement by the NYS Department of Health institutional review board that they first be sent a study solicitation letter by the NYS Cancer Registry; only if they returned a signed consent form could we contact them for an interview.
In addition, the almost complete case ascertainment in the catchment areas, the nearly complete participation of identified cases and controls, and the use of a validated and reproducible questionnaire (Franceschi et al, 1993; Decarli et al, 1996) contributed to strengthen our findings.
Our study has several strengths, including high participation of eligible cases (rate 93.8%), quite large sample size from a homogeneous population of same ancestors (516 cases and 533 controls) and the fact that all our control subjects were under Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium.
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