elevated risk
collocation in Englishmeaningsofelevatedandrisk
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elevated
adjective
uk/ˈel.ɪ.veɪ.tɪd/us/ˈel.ə.veɪ.t̬ɪd/
raised:
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risk
noun
uk/rɪsk/us/rɪsk/
the possibility of something ...
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In part theirelevatedriskof teenage pregnancy reflects these background factors.
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However, only theelevatedriskfor anxiety disorder was statistically significant.
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The index subjects had anelevatedriskfor hospital treated depression in adulthood.
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It is therefore a sample with a somewhatelevatedriskfor problems.
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It is known that these boys have anelevatedriskof becoming delinquent.
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Recent research has demonstrated that smokers are at anelevatedriskfor psychiatric disorders.
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Several variables were shown to be associated with anelevatedriskof relapse.
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Drinking water with a bad taste or smell tended to be associated with anelevatedriskof infection.
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However, the greater the individual predisposition andelevatedrisk, the greater the need for environmental "corrective" influences.
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However, the mechanism underlying theelevatedriskof mechanical and functional problems in labour is more elusive.
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Also, the analytical calculations involved in these equations are very tedious, thus presenting anelevatedriskof errors.
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It is quite likely that there is anelevatedriskfor major depression in persons exposed to traumatic events versus those not exposed.
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We then re-ran all analyses with the adjusted utilization measures, to ensure that theelevatedrisk was not a result of mental health treatment costs.
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We found preliminary economic support for treating 50- and 60-year-old women withelevatedriskfor hip fractures, even at relatively modest efficacy.
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Furthermore, anelevatedriskof infection was found for drinking water with a bad taste or smell and contact with domestic animals and pets.
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A wide range of poultry products was associated with anelevatedriskof infection, but undercooked poultry (all types) was the only statistically significant risk factor.
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Given what was already known about children of alcoholics when the study began, it was anticipated that these children would be atelevatedriskfor behavioral problems.
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The main finding of this comparison is theelevatedriskof all cancer mortality in cohorts born within broad times around the years of 1850 and 1925.
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Risk ratios for each of these interaction terms can be interpreted as theelevatedriskfor depression associated with the event if the subject is a woman.
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Finally,elevatedriskfor rabies in cats does not return to pre-epizootic levels and is likely to be a long-term consequence of the raccoon variant epizootic.
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In conclusion, this study provides evidence from a large sample of frail elderly people that individuals suffering pain present anelevatedriskto experience depressive symptoms.
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