A unification of mediation and interaction: a 4-way decomposition

The overall effect of an exposure on an outcome, in the presence of a mediator with which the exposure may interact, can be decomposed into 4 components: (1) the effect of the exposure in the absence of the mediator, (2) the interactive effect when the mediator is left to what it would be in the abs...

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Published in:	Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.) Vol. 25; no. 5; p. 749
Main Author:	VanderWeele, Tyler J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.09.2014
Subjects:	Causality Data Interpretation, Statistical Effect Modifier, Epidemiologic Epidemiologic Research Design Genetic Predisposition to Disease Humans Lung Neoplasms - etiology Lung Neoplasms - genetics Models, Statistical Smoking - adverse effects Software
ISSN:	1531-5487, 1531-5487
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