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Old 10-04-09, 08:31 PM   #2
Platapus
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" We enrolled 677 case participants that had been shot in an assault and 684 population-based control participants within Philadelphia, PA, from 2003 to 2006. We adjusted odds ratios for confounding variables.

Results. After adjustment, individuals...."

Without knowing what adjustments and what the confounding variables, it is difficult to determine the accuracy of the results.

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In other words: owning a gun has its own risks, and owning a gun is no replacement for brains
I agree.
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