There are four categories of factors that increase an individual's vulnerability to develop a disease: genetic, physiological, age, and lifestyle. What is the term for these factors?
a. Risk factors
b. Causative factors
c. Etiologic factors
d. Hazardous factors
ANS: A
Risk factors are placed into four categories.
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