Methods matter: population attributable fraction (PAF) in sport and exercise medicine

Ahmad Khosravi; Rasmus Oestergaard Nielsen; Mohammad Ali Mansournia

doi:10.1136/bjsports-2020-101977

journal article Feb 12, 2020

Methods matter: population attributable fraction (PAF) in sport and exercise medicine

Ahmad Khosravi Rasmus Oestergaard Nielsen

Mohammad Ali Mansournia

British Journal of Sports Medicine Vol. 54 No. 17 pp. 1049-1054 · BMJ

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Published: Feb 12, 2020
Vol/Issue: 54(17)
Pages: 1049-1054

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Ahmad Khosravi

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Rasmus Oestergaard Nielsen

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Mohammad Ali Mansournia

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Ahmad Khosravi, Rasmus Oestergaard Nielsen, Mohammad Ali Mansournia (2020). Methods matter: population attributable fraction (PAF) in sport and exercise medicine. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 54(17), 1049-1054. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2020-101977

Methods matter: population attributable fraction (PAF) in sport and exercise medicine

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