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Risk (health)

Last Updated: June 01, 2009

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A term encompassing a variety of measures of the probability of an outcome. It's usually used in reference to unfavorable outcomes such as illness or death. Be certain to distinguish between absolute and relative risk.

Reprinted from the International Food Information Council Foundation, (2009)

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