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Author(s) -
Debbie Bradshaw,
V Pillay van-Wyk,
I Neethling,
Rifqah Abeeda Roomaney,
Annibale Cois,
Jané Joubert,
Nadine Nannan,
N Abdelatief,
O F Awotiwon,
E B Turawa,
Beatrice Nojilana,
Pam Groenewald,
Richard Matzopoulos,
Megan Prinsloo,
Eugene Cairncross,
Caleb Wright,
Nasheeta Peer,
Rosana Pacella
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
samj. south african medical journal/south african medical journal
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.527
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 2078-5135
pISSN - 0256-9574
DOI - 10.7196/samj.2022.v112i8b.16648
Subject(s) - medicine , attributable risk , environmental health , risk assessment , population , relative risk , risk factor , psychological intervention , disease burden , cohort , demography , confidence interval , computer security , psychiatry , sociology , computer science
South Africa (SA) faces multiple health challenges. Quantifying the contribution of modifiable risk factors can be used to identify and prioritise areas of concern for population health and opportunities for health promotion and disease prevention interventions.