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In a case-control study of a suspected association between breast cancer and the contraceptive pill, all of the following are true statements except

A
The control should come from a population that has the same potential for breast cancer as the cases
B
The control should exclude women known to be taking the pill at the time of the survey
C
All the controls need to be healthy
D
The attributing risk of breast cancer resulting from the pill may be directly measured
High-Yield Explanation
The attributable risk of breast cancer resulting from the pill may be directly measured. AR calculation requires incidence which can be obtained from only a coho study. Reference: Park's textbook of preventive and social medicine, 23rd edition, page no:78

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