RISK FACTOR

  

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RISK FACTOR

Specialty Definition: RISK FACTOR

DomainDefinition

Environment

Characteristics (e.g., race, sex, age, obesity) or variables (e.g., smoking, occupational exposure level) associated with increased probability of a toxic effect. (references)

Health

A habit, trait, condition, or genetic alteration that increases a person's chance of developing a disease. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Crosswords: RISK FACTOR

Specialty definitions using "RISK FACTOR": HyperhomocysteinemiaLogistic ModelsProspective study. (references)

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Commercial Usage: RISK FACTOR

DomainTitle

Books

  • Risk Factor (reference)

  • Risk Factor (The Executioner, 253) (reference)

  • Risk Factor Love: Homosexuality, Sexual Interaction and Hiv (reference)

  • Risk factor prevalence study survey no. 3, 1989 : cities analysis (reference)

  • The Focus Changes - Storage Managers Consider the Risk Factor [DOWNLOAD: PDF] (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: RISK FACTOR

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Family history is another risk factor. (references)

Vascular surgery is also often a risk factor. (references)

Marijuana smoking may also be a risk factor for stroke. (references)

Worker Rights

Thailand

NGO's believe the lack of citizenship status for some hilltribe women and children is a strong risk factor for becoming victims of trafficking. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: RISK FACTOR

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

risk factor

34

cardiovascular risk factor

5

heart disease risk factor

16

hiv risk factor

5

breast cancer risk factor

16

heart attack risk factor

4

diabetes risk factor

14

aids risk factor

4

stroke risk factor

10

obesity risk factor

4

risk factor for suicide

8

ovarian cancer risk factor

3

cardiovascular disease and risk factor

7

skin cancer risk factor

3

cholesterol risk factor

7

cervical cancer risk factor

3

osteoporosis risk factor

6

colon cancer risk factor

3

asthma risk factor

6

cancer risk factor

2

lung cancer risk factor

6

alzheimers risk factor

2

prostate cancer risk factor

6

heart failure risk factor

2

pregnancy risk factor

6

myocardial infarction and risk factor

2

hypertension risk factor

5

myocardial infarction and risk factor

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: RISK FACTOR

Language Translations for "RISK FACTOR"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

risikofaktor. (various references)

   

Dutch

  

risicofactor. (various references)

   

French

  

risque (facteur de -), facteur de risque. (various references)

   

German

  

Riskofaktor, Risikofaktor. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

παράγοντας κινδύνου εξαρτώμενος από τη συμπεριφορά (behavioural risk factor). (various references)

   

Italian

  

fattore di rischio. (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

リサジューの図形 (fracture, Lissajous's figure, list, list broker, listing, lithograph, lizard, lizardman, lysine, reconstruction, reject, reserve, restart, restore, restructure, restructuring, result, resurrection, RISC, risk, risk control, risk finance, squirrel, wrist, wristband), 危険 子 . (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

リスクファクター , きけ"い"し. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

iskray actorfay

   

Portuguese

  

fator de risco, factor de risco. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

factor de riesgo. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: RISK FACTOR

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-c-f-i-k-o-r-r-s-t"

-3 letters: arkosic, carrots, corsair, factors, karstic, trocars, troikas.

-4 letters: actors, afrits, aorist, aortic, aristo, carrot, castor, coatis, costar, crafts, crista, croaks, crofts, factor, fakirs, fiasco, forrit, fortis, fracti, friars, frocks, kafirs, korats, krafts, kraits, racist, ratios, rostra, sartor, satori, scoria, scotia, scrota, strick, tarocs, taroks, tracks, traiks, triacs, tricks, troaks, trocar, trocks, troika.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Crosswords
2. Usage: Commercial
3. Quotations: Non-fiction
4. Expressions: Internet
5. Translations: Modern
6. Anagrams
7. Bibliography


  

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