Attributing diseases to multiple pathways: a causal-pie modeling approach
Journal
Clinical epidemiology
Journal Volume
10
Pages
489-497
Date Issued
2018
Author(s)
Chen, Christine
Abstract
Characterizing the relations between exposures and diseases is the central tenet of epidemiology. Researchers may want to evaluate exposure-disease causation by assessing whether the disease under concern is induced by the various exposures - the so-called "attribution". In this paper, the authors propose a method to attribute diseases to multiple pathways based on the causal-pie model. The method can also be used to evaluate the potential impact of an intervention strategy and to allocate responsibility in tort-law liability issues.
Subjects
attribution; causal-pie model; disease pathways; epidemiological methods
Publisher
DOVE MEDICAL PRESS LTD
Type
journal article