Non-communicable
What Non-communicable means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Reference: AQA
Describes diseases such as lung cancer and chronic lung diseases that cannot be passed from person to person but are linked to lifestyle risk factors.
A description of the conditions resulting from lifestyle factors affecting health, such as the effects of smoking and alcohol on unborn babies.
Topics that use Non-communicable
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