Simulation study on the validity of the average risk approach in estimating population attributable fractions for continuous exposures
Background The population attributable fraction (PAF) is an important metric for estimating disease burden associated with causal risk factors. In an International Agency for Research on Cancer working group report, an approach was introduced to estimate the PAF using the average of a continuous exp...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2021-07-01
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| Series: | BMJ Open |
| Online Access: | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/7/e045410.full |