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Effect Modifier, Epidemiologic
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Definition
: Factors that modify the effect of the putative causal factor(s) under study.
IM GEN only; coord NIM with disease /epidemiol (IM); no qualif; specify geog if pertinent; DF: EFF MODIFIERS
Examples
Cohort Effect
;
Healthy Worker Effect
;
Placebo Effect
Other names
Interviewer Effect; Hawthorne Effect; Halo Effect; Variables, Moderator; Variables, Conditional; Variable, Moderator; Variable, Conditional; Modifier, Epidemiologic Effect; Moderator Variable; Interviewer Effects; Halo Effects; Effects, Interviewer; Effects, Halo; Effect, Interviewer; Effect, Hawthorne; Effect, Halo; Conditional Variable; Modifiers, Epidemiologic Effect; Moderator Variables; Epidemiologic Effect Modifiers