Commentary on Sacks-Davis et al. (2016): Quantifying the risk environment-effect modification and precision population health.

Banerjee, Geetanjoli; Marshall, Brandon D L · Addiction · 2016

editorial · Level V

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Abstract

Substance use epidemiology focuses increasingly on the risk environment; however, few studies quantify the differential impacts of physical, social and structural environments on population health risk factors and outcomes. To do so, researchers studying the effects of the risk environment on drug-related harms should consider effect modification analyses.

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