This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: None, Subject name: Social & Preventive Medicine
[{'content': 'Which of the following is not a criteria suggesting casuality in non communicable diseases? \nSelect and explain. \nA. Strength of association, B. Dose response relationship, C. Specificity of association, D. Lack of temporal association', 'role': 'user'}, {'content': "Answer: D \nExplanation: The presence of temporal association is included among the criteria designed by Sir Austin Bradford Hill in order to suggest causality in non-communicable diseases. Thus this criteria can distinguish between casual and non casual associations. Temporal association is based on the fact that the suspected cause should precede the observed effect. Ref: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine By K. Park, 19th Edition, Pages 83-4; Encyclopedia of Epidemiologic Methods By Mitchell H. Gail, Jacques Benichou, Pages 428-430", 'role': 'assistant'}]