attributable fraction


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attributable fraction

The percentage of instances of an illness that can be accounted for by a particular risk factor. For example, people exposed to asbestos have a certain risk of developing lung cancer, and if they also smoke tobacco, they are also at risk from that factor. These risks may be estimated from cohort studies.
Synonym: additional risk; attributable risk
See also: fraction

fraction

size expressed as a relative part of a unit.
attributable fraction
the proportion of disease in the exposed group which is caused by the factor.
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Response to "Comment on 'Background Ionizing Radiation and the Risk of Childhood Cancer: A Census-Based Nationwide Cohort Study'"

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