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attributable fractions  

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  • The attributable fraction is one of a class of measures used by epidemiologists to quantify the impact of an exposure or intervention on the occurrence of a disease or other outcome events in a population. These measures can be used, for example, to examine the impact of obesity on disease risk and the potential or expected impact of weight-reduction programs on disease rates. [Source: Encyclopedia of Epidemiology; Attributable Fractions]

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