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The chances of contracting a disease from a particular cause (eg, alcohol use) relative to the chances of contracting a disease in general. For example, if the relative risk of falls related to alcohol 3, it means that people using alcohol are 3 times more likely to be injured in a fall than people who do not use alcohol.
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| relative risk |
The ratio of the incidence rate of a disease among individuals exposed to a specific risk factor to the incidence rate among unexposed individuals.
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| relative frequency |
(of a particular outcome in a statistical experiment) the number of occurrences of a particular outcome divided by the number of trials.
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| relative risk |
the ratio of health impact incidence among exposed individuals to incidence among unexposed individuals.
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| relative risk |
the risk of a health event occurring in the presence of a risk factor (or use of a drug), as compared to the risk of an event occurring in the absence of that risk factor or drug.
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