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Term “risk
indicator”
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used to
differentiate factors that have only been identified by
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means of
prevalence data and can be defined as a probable
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or putative risk
factor
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Often detected in
cross-sectional studies, that has not
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been confirmed by
longitudinal studies
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Other terms used
to label factors derived from prevalence
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studies are
putative (or potential) risk factors
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