… risk factors on natural history and patient outcomes are an important unmet need. In this
Review, the changing epidemiology of … to modify risk factors and disease course are discussed. …

In 2004, the UK National Institute for Clinical Excellence defined chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) as “characterised by airflow obstruction. The airflow obstruction is …

… The number of people at high risk from cardiovascular disease is increasing; recent cohort
… have no risk factors at all, and >70% of at-risk individuals have multiple risk factors. The …

… risk factor patterns both internationally and in the US. We will conclude by discussing risk
factors … development of both RCC and RTCC, including new research involving genetic factors. …

… in relation to determinants, or risk factors. Although marked as “the … Risk factors are
studied to find out the basic mechanisms leading to dementia. By influencing these risk factors …

… The purpose of this review is to relate the recent trends in the epidemiology of asthma and
related conditions, and to provide a broad overview of some of the risk factors associated with …

… use, and endogenous factors such as cancer, obesity, and inherited and acquired disorders
of hypercoagulation. This review focuses on epidemiology of venous thrombosis and the …

Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) athe most severe form of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
(NAFLD) a is emerging as a common clinically important type of chronic liver disease in …

… By contributing to a better understanding of the causal relationships between risk factors
and occurrence of disease, epidemiologic studies form the basis of the disciplines of “risk …

… cancer, although there are subgroups of patients where genetic factors are important. In
this chapter we will review current evidence about the epidemiology of pancreatic cancer. …