Attributable risk estimation quantifies the proportion of disease incidence or prevalence in a population that can be linked to one or more exposures. Central to public health planning and policy, ...

1 Centre for Research on Exercise, Physical Activity and Health, School of Human Movement Studies, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia 2 School of Public Health, University of ...

In a recent study published in the Archives of Public Health, researchers performed a systematic review to map burden of disease (BoD) assessments, including risk factors performed in Europe, and ...

Globally, nearly half of deaths due to cancer can be attributable to preventable risk factors, including the three leading risks of: smoking, drinking too much alcohol or having a high body mass index ...

A BP-related risk of CVD can be measured using absolute, relative, attributable, and population-attributable estimates of risk. Relative risk measures the ratio of risk, whereas attributable risk ...

Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus and the progression of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance to multiple myeloma in US veterans. PAF for selected risk factors for progression of MGUS to MM ...

Background Vertebral fractures, the most common type of osteoporotic fractures, are associated with increased risk of subsequent fracture, morbidity, and mortality. The aim of this study was to ...

International postlicensure studies have identified an increased risk of intussusception after vaccination with the second-generation rotavirus vaccines RotaTeq (RV5, a pentavalent vaccine) and ...

A study published in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians found that 42% of all incident cancer cases in US adults age 30 years or older in 2014 were attributable to potentially modifiable exposures.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Nearly half of cancer deaths worldwide may be attributable to modifiable risk factors such as smoking or alcohol ...