Effect modification, interaction and mediation: an overview ...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc › articlesJun 08, 2017 · Introduction. The concepts of effect modification, interaction and mediation have long existed in epidemiology to help understand different aspects of diseases or conditions, their treatments and risk factors. 1 – 4 Yet, literature on these notions has rarely been adapted to facilitate the understanding of the clinical reader. 5 In this article, we revisited the notions of effect ...