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Risk Factor Attribution

Risk Factor Attribution is a methodological framework in epidemiological research that quantifies the contribution of specific risk factors to cause-specific mortality within a population by estimating the proportional reduction in disease burden that would occur if the risk factor were eliminated, thereby distinguishing it from general association measures through its counterfactual and population-level focus.

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2017–2026

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Comparative quantification of health risks: Conceptual framework and methodological issues

Christopher J L Murray, Majid Ezzati, Alan D López et al. · Population Health Metrics · 2003 · 903 citations · Full text

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Causal attributions in patients and spouses following first‐time myocardial infarction and subsequent lifestyle changes

John Weinman, Keith J. Petrie, Norman Sharpe et al. · British Journal of Health Psychology · 2000 · 202 citations

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Estimated Economic Costs of Obesity to U.S. Business

David R. Thompson, John Edelsberg, Karen L. Kinsey et al. · American Journal of Health Promotion · 1998 · 159 citations

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The distribution of Levin's measure of attributable risk

Stephen D. Walter · Biometrika · 1975 · 126 citations

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Variation in Blame Attributions across Different Cancer Types

Laura A.V. Marlow, Jo Waller, Jane Wardle · Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention · 2010 · 79 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. OG
    Olaf Gefeller

    Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany

    3 publications · 75 citations

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  2. JB
    Jeremy Bertomeu

    Washington University in St. Louis, United States

    2 publications · 86 citations

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  3. SD
    Stephen D. Walter

    McMaster University, Canada

    2 publications · 140 citations

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  4. ML
    Matthias Land

    Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany

    2 publications · 56 citations

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  5. CV
    Christine Vogel

    New York University, United States

    2 publications · 56 citations

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Institutions

98

  1. University of Ottawa

    Ottawa, Canada

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    171 citations

  2. The University of Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    395 citations

  3. Utrecht University

    Utrecht, The Netherlands

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    59 citations

  4. Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

    Erlangen, Germany

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    168 citations

  5. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    278 citations

  6. University of Auckland

    Auckland, New Zealand

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    2.4K citations

  7. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    70 citations

  8. Heriot-Watt University

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    17 citations

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  1. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention

    CEBP · 2 publications · 97 citations

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  2. Statistical Methods in Medical Research

    2 publications · 65 citations

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  3. Biometrika

    2 publications · 140 citations

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  4. AIDS Care

    1 publications · 45 citations

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  5. American Journal of Epidemiology

    AJE · 1 publications · 69 citations

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