title: Deconfounding confounding part 1: traditional explanations.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW john.attia@newcastle.edu.au.
authors.forename: John R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Attia
authors.affiliation: Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW.
authors.forename: Michael P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.affiliation: Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW.
authors.forename: Alexis
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hure
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000453:epidemiology; D015982:Bias; D015986:Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic; D003704:Dementia / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D000073599:Health Risk Behaviors; D006801:Humans; D064887:Observational Studies as Topic; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000453:epidemiology