Key Stage 4
Meaning
A risk factor is something which increases the chance of getting a disease.
About Risk Factors
- Most risk factors involve an unhealthy lifestyle including poor diet, using drugs and lack of exercise.
- Some risk factors may be beyond our control, such as our level of exposure to ionising radiation and pollution.
References
AQA
- Risk factors for disease, pages 61-2, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 1, Hodder, AQA
- Risk factors, page 112, GCSE Biology; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA
- Risk factors, page 132-3, GCSE Biology; Student Book, Collins, AQA
- Risk factors, page 40, GCSE Biology; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA
- Risk factors, pages 101, 102, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy; Biology, CGP, AQA
- Risk factors, pages 107, 108, GCSE Biology, CGP, AQA
- Risk factors, pages 36, 37, GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA
- Risk factors, pages 61-2, GCSE Biology, Hodder, AQA
- Risk factors; for cancer, pages 109, 110, GCSE Biology, CGP, AQA