Journal article
Revisiting sequential attributable fractions
Abstract
BackgroundIn 1995, Eide and Gefeller introduced the concepts of sequential and average attributable fractions as methods to partition the risk of disease among differing exposures. In particular, sequential attributable fractions are interpreted in terms of an incremental reduction in disease prevalence associated with removing a particular risk factor from the population, having removed other risk factors. Clearly, both concepts are causal …
Authors
Ferguson J; O’Connell M; O’Donnell M
Journal
Archives of Public Health, Vol. 78, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
December 2020
DOI
10.1186/s13690-020-00442-x
ISSN
0778-7367