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Use and misuse of population attributable fractions

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Rockhill, B, Newman, B, Weinberg, C·1998·American Journal of Public Health

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Use and misuse of population attributable fractions. B Rockhill, B Newman, and C WeinbergCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.88.1.15 Published Online: October 07, 2011

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Authors
Rockhill, B., Newman, B., & Weinberg, C.
Affiliations
Harvard University (US)
Venue
American Journal of Public Health
Published
1998-01
Volume
88
Issue
1
Pages
15-19
ISSN
  • 0090-0036 (ISSN-L)
  • 1541-0048
OpenAlex
W2044434363
Cited by
1,683
References
33
Citations by year
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FWCI
20.74
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • American Journal of Public Health (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Statistical Methods in Epidemiology
  • Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Advanced Causal Inference Techniques
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Historical and modern epidemiology studies
Keywords
population attributable fraction, attributable risk, disease burden estimation
MeSH terms
Epidemiologic Methods, Humans, Mathematics, Risk Factors, Risk Assessment

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