| Descriptor in English: | Population Attributable Risk |
| Descriptor in Spanish: | Riesgo Atribuible a la Población |
| Descriptor in Portuguese: | Risco Atribuível à População |
| Descriptor in French: | Risque attribuable à la population |
| Entry term(s): |
Attributable Risk |
| Tree number(s): |
SP5.001.037.073.079 |
| Scope note: | 1) Proportion of cases of illness, injury or death that may be attributed to exposure to the factor under study. 2) A measure of impact, based on the concept that inequality could be eliminated by all subgroups improving to the same level of health as the most advantaged or the best performing subgroup. Population attributable risk is a useful measure to show progress towards Universal Health Coverage. (From: http://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1001727) |
| Allowable Qualifiers: |
EC economics ED education ES ethics HI history LJ legislation & jurisprudence MT methods OG organization & administration PL policies PX psychology SN statistics & numerical data ST standards TD trends |
| History Note: | 2019 |
| DeCS UI: | 28422 |
| Descriptor UI: | DDCS028422 |
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Population Attributable Risk
- Preferred
| Concept UI |
FD00060262 |
| Scope note | 1) Proportion of cases of illness, injury or death that may be attributed to exposure to the factor under study. 2) A measure of impact, based on the concept that inequality could be eliminated by all subgroups improving to the same level of health as the most advantaged or the best performing subgroup. Population attributable risk is a useful measure to show progress towards Universal Health Coverage. (From: http://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1001727) |
| Preferred term | Population Attributable Risk |
| Entry term(s) |
Attributable Risk |
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