ORGANISATION - Risk Factors Flashcards
1
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Risk Factors
A
Make it more likely that a person will develop a disease
2
Q
What Can Risk Factors Be?
A
Aspects of a persons lifestyle e.g lack of exercise. Substances in the persons body or environment e.g chemicals from smoking
3
Q
Casual Mechanism
A
Proves a link for some some diseases to a risk factors
4
Q
Risk Factors To Diseases
A
Obesity as a risk factory for type 2 diabetes. Effects of smoking to lung cancer and lung disease
