Natural experiments for the evaluation of place-based public health interventions: a methodology scoping review

• Main Authors: Patricia N. Albers (Author), Chiara Rinaldi (Author), Heather Brown (Author), Kate E. Mason (Author), Katrina d'Apice (Author), Elizabeth McGill (Author), Cheryl McQuire (Author), Peter Craig (Author), Anthony A. Laverty (Author), Morgan Beeson (Author), Mhairi Campbell (Author), Matt Egan (Author), Marcia Gibson (Author), Maxwell Fuller (Author), Amy Dillon (Author), David Taylor-Robinson (Author), Russell Jago (Author), Kate Tilling (Author), Benjamin Barr (Author), Falko F. Sniehotta (Author), Matthew Hickman (Author), Christopher J. Millett (Author), Frank de Vocht (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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IntroductionPlace-based public health evaluations are increasingly making use of natural experiments. This scoping review aimed to provide an overview of the design and use of natural experiment evaluations (NEEs), and an assessment of the plausibility of the as-if randomization assumption.MethodsA...