Biology GCSE
clinical risk factors
What clinical risk factors means in Biology GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of clinical risk factors
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Reference: OCR
Underlying non-communicable disease risk factors identified by translating physiological measurements into quantitative risk categorisations.
Topics that use clinical risk factors
- Monitoring and maintaining health (OCR GCSE)
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