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social science subjects > health and social care > health psychology > epidemiology of risk and protective factors > effect modification
... > social science subjects > psychology > applied psychology > health psychology > epidemiology of risk and protective factors > effect modification
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social science subjects > health and social care > health psychology > health and behavior > effect modification
... > social science subjects > psychology > applied psychology > health psychology > health and behavior > effect modification
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > applied social psychology > health psychology > health and behavior > effect modification

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effect modification  

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  • The term effect modification has been applied to two distinct phenomena. Referring to the first phenomenon, effect modification simply means that some chosen measure of effect varies across levels of background variables. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health and Behavior; Effect Modification]

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