Combined Science GCSE
Environmental risk factors
What Environmental risk factors means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Environmental risk factors
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Factors present in the environment that affect disease risk, including air pollutants, carcinogens and ionising radiation.
Topics that use Environmental risk factors
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