leading cause
collocation in Englishmeaningsofleadingandcause
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leading
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈliː.dɪŋ/us/ˈliː.dɪŋ/
very important or ...
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cause
noun
uk/kɔːz/us/kɑːz/
the reason why something, especially something ...
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(Definition ofleadingandcausefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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In developing countries, waterborne diarrhoeal illness continues to be aleadingcauseof morbidity and mortality.
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Rapidly progressive focal necrotising glomerulonephritis is common, and aleadingcauseof mortality.
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It is also the 4thleadingcauseof death in most developed countries.
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In 1998, an estimated 5.1 million individuals died of the condition, making it the secondleadingcauseof mortality worldwide.
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Other strains of the organism serve as the aetiological agents for blinding trachoma, still theleadingcauseof preventable blindness in underdeveloped nations.
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Of the 1,578 individuals interviewed, 423 of their family members had cancer listed as theleadingcauseof death on the decedent's death certificate.
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Bacterial sepsis continues to be theleadingcauseof death in intensive care units.
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Gastric cancer is the secondleadingcauseof cancer death worldwide, which leads to a substantial burden of morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs (4;18).
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It is aleadingcauseof musculoskeletal morbidity and a major consumer of health and social service funds.
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Pre-eclampsia remains aleadingcauseof perinatal and maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide.
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But even for those supposedly insured, medical costs are now theleadingcauseof personal bankruptcy.
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It remains aleadingcauseof fetal growth restriction, premature birth, as well as infant and maternal morbidity and mortality.
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However, despite this success, a significant number of corneal grafts fail and immunological rejection remains by far theleadingcauseof graft failure.
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Diarrhea-related illnesses are theleadingcauseof mortality in these children (4;11;38).
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According to statistical data, back pain is aleadingcauseof a sick leave among adults younger than fifty-five years of age.
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However, except for the year 1984-85, theleadingcauseof death was illness.
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Until 1950, theleadingcauseof death had been tuberculosis.
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