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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Population Attributable Risk
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Riesgo Atribuible a la Población
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Risco Atribuível à População
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Synonyms English:
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Attributable Risk
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Tree Number:
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SP5.001.037.073.079
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Definition English:
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1) Proportion of cases of illness, injury or death that may be attributed to exposure to the factor under study. 2) A measure of impact, based on the concept that inequality could be eliminated by all subgroups improving to the same level of health as the most advantaged or the best performing subgroup. Population attributable risk is a useful measure to show progress towards Universal Health Coverage. (From: http://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1001727) |
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History Note English:
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2019
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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28422
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