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Major burden of disease - 10 selected risk factors and 10 leading diseases and injuries, 2000 (WHO, 2002d)  |
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The thickness of the arrow represents the magnitude of the population attributable fraction that links risk factors with diseases. Tobacco is strongly linked to COPD and lung cancer and is known to have a synergistic effect with risk factors causing the ischaemic heart disease and the cerebrovascular disease. | ||
Literature
Literature and data sources
WHO, World Health Organization
The World Health Report 2002: Reducing Risks, Promoting Healthy Life.
Geneva: WHO, 2002d.
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The proportion or percentage of disease in a population that is attributable to a given risk factor. It is a parameter frequently used in measuring the public health impact of a certain risk factor.
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