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Question

Effect measures are used in epidemiological studies to assess the strength of an association between a risk factor or exposure and a disease outcome. It requires the incidence of disease in a community and the amount of exposure. This relationship may be described as association or causality. There are several different ways to express measures of effect and one thing to consider is that exposures do not always carry the same risk to the individual and the community. For the discussion this week, pick a topic of interest containing an exposure or risk factor and a disease outcome. Find reports of the measures of effect associated with it both for the community and the individual, explaining any differences. Also, tell if the relationship is an association or causal, providing information about any model of causality that you might find in your research.