Estimation and application of population attributable fraction in ecological studies

Estimation and application of population attributable fraction in ecological studies

Abstract Estimation of population attributable fraction (PAF) requires unbiased relative risk (RR) by using either Levin’s or Miettinen’s formula, on which decision depends on the available exposure information in reference group, not the types of studies. For ecological studies and studies with agg...

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Main Authors: Cheng-Kuan Lin, Szu-Ta Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:Environmental Health
Subjects:
Population attributable fraction
Ecological study
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12940-019-0492-4

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