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Use and misuse of population attributable fractions. [PDF]
American Journal of Public Health, 1998 How much of the disease burden in a population could be eliminated if the effects of certain causal factors were eliminated from the population? To address this question, epidemiologists calculate the population attributable fraction. As noted in a recent editorial in the Journal, population attributable fraction estimates can help guide policymakers ...
B, Rockhill, B, Newman, C, Weinberg
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Population attributable fraction of the cofactors on cervical cancer.
, 2021 Population attributable fraction of the cofactors on cervical cancer.
Debbie Bradshaw (415561) +12 more
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Estimation of Cancer Burden Attributable to Infection in Asia
Journal of Epidemiology, 2015 Background: Some infectious agents have been shown to be human carcinogens. The current study focused on estimation of cancer burden attributable to infection in different regions of Asia.
He Huang
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Impact of radon on lung cancer incidence in Slovenia
Onkologija, 2022 Backgound: Radon in the living environment is classified by the World Health Organization as one of 19 environmental carcinogens, and is, along with tobacco smoke, one of the most important risk factors for the development of lung cancer, accounting for
Mojca Birk +7 more
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Population attributable fractions continue to unmask the power of prevention [PDF]
British Journal of Cancer, 2018 The population attributable fraction is a critical driver of evidence-based cancer prevention. With an increasing recognition of the need for high-level investment in cancer control, there is an overwhelming need for a new generation of descriptive studies that globally promote the long-term public health and economic benefits of cancer prevention.
Bray, Freddie, Soerjomataram, Isabelle
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Prevalence and population attributable fraction (PAF) for modifiable risk factors of TB.
, 2022 Prevalence and population attributable fraction (PAF) for modifiable risk factors of TB.
Jalal Poorolajal (295323) +2 more
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Cancers in Australia in 2010 attributable to modifiable factors: introduction and overview
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2015 Objective: To describe the approach underpinning a national project to estimate the numbers and proportions of cancers occurring in Australia in 2010 that are attributable to modifiable causal factors.
David C. Whiteman +18 more
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Partitioning the population attributable fraction for a sequential chain of effects [PDF]
Epidemiologic Perspectives & Innovations, 2008 Abstract Background While the population attributable fraction (PAF) provides potentially valuable information regarding the community-level effect of risk factors, significant limitations exist with current strategies for estimating a PAF in multiple risk factor models.
Mason, Craig A, Tu, Shihfen
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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2015 Objectives: To estimate the proportion and number of cancers occurring in Australia in 2010 attributable to combined oral contraceptive pill (OCP) use. Methods: We estimated the population attributable fraction (PAF) for cancers causally associated with ...
Susan J. Jordan +8 more
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Population-Attributable Fraction Using the Marginal Structural Model.
, 2016 Population-Attributable Fraction Using the Marginal Structural Model.
Masataka Taguri (457519) +2 more
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