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Definitions of Risk
Author(s) -
Burt Brian A.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of dental education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.53
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1930-7837
pISSN - 0022-0337
DOI - 10.1002/j.0022-0337.2001.65.10.tb03442.x
Subject(s) - risk factor , risk management , medicine , risk assessment , risk analysis (engineering) , business , computer science , finance , computer security
Risk‐related terms such as risk factor, modifiable risk factor, demographic risk factor, risk indicator, determinant, and risk marker are often not well defined in the literature. This short report supports the use of a 1996 definition of risk factor, as probably the most commonly used term related to risk, for the Consensus Development Conference on Diagnosis and Management of Dental Caries Throughout Life, March 26‐28, 2001.