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Risk factor

risk factor

(Science: statistics) A clearly defined occurrence or characteristic that has been associated with the increased rate of a subsequently occurring disease.


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Extinction risk - project idea, help!

... thought out at this stage!!! Thinking about correlates of extinction risk, there are certain traits that normally result in an increased risk ... at high risk of extinction when looking at these trend but some unknown factor is increasing their survival rates? (i was watching an episode of ...

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by Treefrog
Mon Dec 15, 2008 5:26 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Extinction risk - project idea, help!
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Views: 737

Re: Brain size=IQ level theory (Blacks vs Whites & Asians)

... pattern of race differences in IQ, brain size, crime, and other factors that have appeared since his first edition went to press. Brain-Size/IQ ... theory of 'natural born criminals'. Adopted children were at greater risk for criminal convictions if their biological parents had been convicted ...

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by TJJ
Fri May 16, 2008 12:13 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Brain size=IQ level theory (Blacks vs Whites & Asians)
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Sugar Allergy

... permeability changed in acute gastroenteritis: effects of clinical factors and nutritional management. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 1989;8(4):466-73. ... J Med.1996;334(24):1557-1560. 163. Bernell O, Lapidus A, Hellers G. Risk factors for surgery and postoperative recurrence in Crohn's disease. ...

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by DrDahlman
Sat Jan 12, 2008 4:20 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Sugar Allergy
Replies: 71
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does eating too much sweets cause diabetes?

... to its tendency to make people obese - and obesity in turn is a major risk factor for type II People can develop both types of diabetes without excessive use of sugar.

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by biohazard
Mon Nov 12, 2007 2:16 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: does eating too much sweets cause diabetes?
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Views: 3661

Rhesus factor question

... say "C" is your most likely answer. Generally, there's a risk to the fetus if the father is Rh+ & the mother is Rh-. But in your ... will never develop anti-Rhesus antibodies... thus in terms of the Rh factor, the risk to the foetus within the uterus is never a problem...

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by Revenged
Sun Jul 01, 2007 1:06 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Rhesus factor question
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Views: 1060
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