Combined Science GCSE
Risk factors
What Risk factors means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Risk factors
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Things that increase the probability of disease rather than causing it directly, such as obesity raising the chance of developing Type 2 diabetes.
Topics that use Risk factors
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