Biology GCSE
Risk factors and non-communicable disease
What Risk factors and non-communicable disease means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Scientists compare disease rates in groups with different exposures, such as smokers and non-smokers, and use samples to estimate how strongly a factor such as smoking is linked to a non-communicable disease.
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