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Journal Article 
Stratification by a multivariate confounder score 
Miettinen, OS 
1976 
Yes 
American Journal of Epidemiology
ISSN: 0002-9262
EISSN: 1476-6256 
104 
6 
609-620 
English 
998608 
The complexity and inefficiency of multiple cross-classification as a means of controlling confounding in etiologic research may be avoided upon summarizing the pattern of confounding factors for each subject in terms of a multivariate score. The control of confounding may be based on stratification by the score, with stratum-specific contingency tables obtained and analyzed in the usual manner.