The ratio of the disease among the exposed population to the disease rate in an unexposed population is referred to as what type of risk?

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A common measure of the effect of a specific risk factor is the relative risk. Assuming a factor is the cause of a disease, attributable risk is the amount of risk that is due to that factor. A future event or circumstance that is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty is a contingency risk. The probability of the outcome is termed a causal risk factor.

The Ratio of the Disease Among the Exposed Population to the Disease