decreased risk

collocation in English

meaningsofdecreaseandrisk

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decrease
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈdiː.kriːs/us
/ˈdiː.kriːs/
a ...
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risk
noun
uk
/rɪsk/us
/rɪsk/
the possibility of something ...
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(Definition ofdecreaseandriskfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Factors associated with adecreasedriskincluded active participation in organizations and having a hobby.
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In the case-control study, wearing glasses was associated with adecreasedriskof conjunctivitis.
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Decreasedriskfor blastomycosis among persons who participated in swimming may represent better health in these individuals.
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Subjects with more than 10 years of formal education showed adecreasedriskof depression development.
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Persons who participated in swimming as a recreation activity were atdecreasedriskfor blastomycosis.
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Some foods were associated withdecreasedrisk.
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The main advantages are short recovery time,decreasedriskof infection, less pain/trauma for the patient and reduced hospital stay/cost.
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Thisdecreasedrisk, in turn, is thought to reflect improvements in household sanitation and hygiene throughout the 20th century.
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Several benefits have been suggested for disposable equipment, notablydecreasedriskof infection, but these have not been demonstrated.
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The nomadic participants may be at comparativelydecreasedriskof infection due to their periodic movement from region to region, decreasing their actual exposure to the parasite and infection pressure.
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Use of work unit mean scores in the assessment of organizational equitydecreasedriskof reporting bias and conflation between exposure and outcome.
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However, moving the 1988 curve about 8 years towards the right, in effect comparing similar birth cohorts, points to adecreasedriskof infection in the past 8 years.
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That is bad enough, but it also promotes the dangerous misconception among older women that they have adecreasedriskof contracting breast cancer.
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E2 is associated with both increased anddecreasedriskfor atherosclerosis.
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Adecreasedriskof coronary heart disease has not been shown.
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Wearing a helmet is associated with adecreasedriskof head injury for skiers and snowboarders.
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Decreasedriskof falls and increased neuromuscular control can be attributed to balance intervention programs.
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There are also controversial benefits ofdecreasedriskfor obesity in adulthood and improved cognitive development.
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