Back عامل خطر Arabic Risk faktoru AZ Factor de risc Catalan Rizikový faktor Czech Risikofaktor (Medizin) German Risk factor English Factor de riesgo Spanish عامل خطر FA Facteur de risque French Toisc riosca GA
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A risk factor in medicine is something that causes, or helps to cause, a medical condition. For example, smoking or breathing in somebody else's tobacco smoke (called second-hand smoke) is a risk factor for emphysema and lung cancer.
A trigger factor causes the symptoms of a medical condition to begin in a person who already has that medical condition. Example: Smoking or breathing in someone else's smoke can be a trigger factor for asthma. The person already had asthma but the smoke caused an asthma attack.[1]
- ↑ Richard Blonna, Daniel Watte 2005. Health Counseling: a microskills approach. Jones & Bartlett Learning, p. 166. ISBN 0763747610