The relative risk of a disease measures the –
Correct Answer: Strength of association between suspected cause and effect
Description: Defined as the ratio between the incidence among exposed persons and incidence among non exposed. A typical case-control study does not provide incidence rates from which relative risks can be calculated directly because there is no appropriate denominator or population at risk to calculate these risks. Ref: 25th edition, Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, Page no. 86
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