FOUNDATIONAL TERM
Absolute risk
绝对风险
The probability of an event in a defined population over a stated period.
Study this concept in context
08 · Understanding health research: probability, risk and uncertainty
“Risk cut in half” sounds persuasive. But what was the starting risk, over what period, and in whom? This lesson explains how to reconstruct the information needed to interpret a health statistic.
Sources
Definitions come from the published lessons. Read the linked lesson for mechanisms, conditions and examples.