Term: attributable risk
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.AT06805

Definition:
Part of a risk that is identified as due to exposure to a defined substance.

Related Terms:
1) risk (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.RT06807).
2) exposure (<em>in medicinal chemistry</em>) (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.ET06811).

Source: PAC, 2004, 76, 1033. 'Glossary of terms used in toxicokinetics (IUPAC Recommendations 2003)' on page 1039 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200476051033)

Citation: 'attributable risk' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.AT06805

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