Effect Modification and Its Impact on Preventable and Attributable Fractions in the Potential Outcomes Framework
In sum, when effect modification is present, investigators should consider reporting these measures by the relevant population strata, and information that would allow quantification of their implicit weights in the total population estimate. Our study provides a formal justification for this approach.
Authors
- Bronner P. Gonçalves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3329-6050)
- Etsuji Suzuki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1290-5793)
Institutions
- Okayama University (JP)
- University of Surrey (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2188/jea.je20250409
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Causal Inference Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.63
Funders
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science