relative risk

collocation in English

meaningsofrelativeandrisk

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relative
adjective
uk
/ˈrel.ə.tɪv/
us
/ˈrel.ə.t̬ɪv/
being judged or measured in comparison with ...
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risk
noun
uk
/rɪsk/
us
/rɪsk/
the possibility of something ...
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(Definition ofrelativeandriskfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Statistical analysis estimatingrelativerisk.
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Therelativeriskof hernia and therelativeriskof a reoperation after a recurrence were also required.
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This is often referred to as the 'relativerisk'.
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In both cases, arelativeriskof one was assumed.
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Aspiration andrelativeriskof medical complications following stroke.
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Since ourrelativeriskratio is estimated from a retrospective model, it is necessary to study its connection with the relative risk parameter in a general prospective model.
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Therelativeriskaversion coefficient r is fixed at 1.5, which corresponds to a median value of the range of acceptable levels of therelativeriskaversion.
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We compute these implied rates for different assumed values ofrelativeriskaversion.
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Estimation of test error rates, disease prevalence andrelativeriskfrom misclassified data : a review.
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Sensitivity analyses were conducted on both therelativeriskand the compliance rate.
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Diabetes mellitus had arelativeriskof 6.0 in the prediction of shoulder dystocia.
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Therelativeriskestimates were thus indirectly standardized for year of birth.
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In that case therelativeriskwould be higher than that found.
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When = 0, these preferences are time additive and display constantrelativeriskaversion.
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Adjusted only for age, therelativeriskof prior fracture versus average is 1.39 (7).
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Assuming 100% compliance, thisrelativerisktranslates into an efficacy of 56%.
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Therelativeriskis not statistically significant for demoralised isolates compared to satisfied team players.
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Therelativeriskwas defined as the ratio of prevalence estimates between the exposed and unexposed.
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Note: refers to the estimated parameter for therelativeriskratios.
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The same authors found arelativeriskof 12 after bacterial gastroenteritis.
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All but one trial reported arelativeriskreduction greater than 16%.
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