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Preventable Fraction

Preventable Fraction is a measure in epidemiology that quantifies the proportion of disease cases in a population that could be avoided if a specific risk factor were eliminated, assuming the risk factor has a protective or beneficial effect.

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2017–2026

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PROPORTION OF DISEASE CAUSED OR PREVENTED BY A GIVEN EXPOSURE, TRAIT OR INTERVENTION1

Olli S. Miettinen · American Journal of Epidemiology · 1974 · 1K citations

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Cardiovascular Mortality Associated With 5 Leading Risk Factors: National and State Preventable Fractions Estimated From Survey Data

Shivani A. Patel, Munir Winkel, Mohammed K. Ali et al. · Annals of Internal Medicine · 2015 · 244 citations

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Influenza Illness and Hospitalizations Averted by Influenza Vaccination in the United States, 2005–2011

Deliana Kostova, Carrie Reed, Lyn Finelli et al. · PLoS ONE · 2013 · 213 citations · Full text

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Use of the prevented fraction for the population to determine deaths averted by existing prevalence of physical activity: a descriptive study

Tessa Strain, Søren Brage, Stephen J. Sharp et al. · The Lancet Global Health · 2020 · 147 citations · Full text

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Best strategies for reducing the suicide rate in Australia

Karolina Krysińska, Philip J. Batterham, Michelle Tye et al. · Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry · 2015 · 114 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. SA
    Steven A. Levy

    Duke Regional Hospital, United States

    3 publications · 120 citations

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  2. AM
    Ana Martı́nez

    Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas, Spain

    2 publications · 31 citations

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  3. DM
    Donald Maxwell Parkin

    Centre international de recherche sur le cancer, France

    2 publications · 109 citations

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  4. ND
    Nick Dessypris

    National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

    2 publications · 80 citations

    2

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  5. FB
    Freddie Bray

    Centre international de recherche sur le cancer, France

    2 publications · 152 citations

    2

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Institutions

97

  1. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    219 citations

  2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    Atlanta, United States

    3 h-index

    13 publications

    2.3K citations

  3. UNSW Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    600 citations

  4. Emory University

    Atlanta, United States

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    1.3K citations

  5. Centre international de recherche sur le cancer

    Lyon, France

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    626 citations

  6. Instituto de Salud Carlos III

    Madrid, Spain

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    147 citations

  7. Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research

    Delft, The Netherlands

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    171 citations

  8. Massachusetts Department of Public Health

    Boston, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    79 citations

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  1. PubMed

    Repository · 7 publications · 186 citations

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  2. Statistics in Medicine

    3 publications · 110 citations

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  3. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

    3 publications · 144 citations

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  4. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

    JAVMA · 2 publications · 67 citations

    2

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  5. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

    ARD · 2 publications · 171 citations

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