The compadre (. [komËpaÃ°É¾e] , [kÅ©ËpaÃ°É¾É¨] , [koËpadÉ¾i] , kÃµËpadÉ¾i literally-co father or-co) parent relationship between the parents and godparents of a child is an important bond that originates when a child is baptized In iberian And Latin american. familieshe term compadre has been extended in some regions, such as Brazil to describe a common relationship between two good friends. In Argentina and Paraguay, the word is used in popular speech (especially in the diminutive, compadrito) to mean braggart, loud-mouth, bully..
Absolute Risk. Epidemiology The observed or calculated probability of occurrence of an event, X, in a population related to exposure to a specific hazard, infection, trauma; the number of persons suffering from a disease when the exposed population is known with certainty. Cf Relative risk.
Case control study: A study that starts with the identification of persons with the disease (or other outcome) of interest, and a suitable control group of persons without the disease. Causal relationship: The relating of causes to the effects they produce. Most of epidemiology concerns causality and several types of causes can be distinguished. It should be clearly stated, however, that epidemiologic evidence by itself is insufficient to establish causality.