Causes and other factors that influence the occurrence of disease and other health-related events.
An aspect of personal behavior or lifestyle, environmental exposure, inborn or inherited characteristic, which, on the basis of epidemiological evidence, is known to be associated with a health-related condition considered important to prevent.
Synonyms: Correlates, Health, Risk Factors, Score, Risk, Populations at Risk, Health Correlates, Score, Risk Factor, Risk Score, Risk Factor Score, Factor, Risk, Risk Factor Scores, Risk Factor, Population at Risk, Risk Scores
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1988; for POPULATION AT RISK see POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS 1983-2016 ,human and animal; an epidemiologic concept for risk factors in disease, surgery, etc.: do not confuse with RISK, a statistical concept & aspect of probability; coordinate with specific disease or other concept ,1988; for POPULATION AT RISK use POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS 1983-2016
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