Risk factor template
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Charmaine Patel, M.D. [2]
Introduction to the Risk Factors Page
- The page name should be "(Disease name) risk factors", with only the first letter of the title capitalized.
- Goal: Risk factors are behaviors and conditions that put the patient at risk for developing a disease.
- A risk factor is anything that increases a person's chance of developing a disease. Although risk factors often influence the development of a given disorder, most do not directly cause the disorder.
- Remember risk factors are different from cause. For example, elevated cholesterol is termed a risk factor, but is not the cause of coronary heart disease, childhood obesity is a risk factor, but not the cause of diabetes. In contrast, HIV causes AIDS, the bacteria Bartonella henselae is the cause of cat scratch disease.
- As with all microchapter pages linking to the main page, at the top of the edit box put {{CMG}}, your name template, and the microchapter navigation template you created at the beginning.
- Remember to create links within Wikidoc by placing [[square brackets]] around key words which you want to link to other pages. Make sure you makes your links as specific as possible. For example if a sentence contained the phrase anterior spinal artery syndrome, the link should be to anterior spinal artery syndrome not anterior or artery or syndrome. For more information on how to create links click here.
- Remember to follow the same format and capitalization of letters as outlined in the template below.
- You should include the name of the disease in the first sentence of every subsection.
Overview
- The overview section should include the disease name in the first sentence. It can state "Risk factors for (disease name) are...."
- The goal is to summarize the risk factor page in several sentences. This section can be the same as the risk factors segment on the overview page.
- To see an example, click here
Common Risk Factors
- Here you can list the common risk factors for the disease.
- This may be a good section to include a table. For information on inserting tables, click here.
Less Common Risk Factors
- Here you can list the less common risk factors for the disease.
- This may also be a good section to include a table.
References
- References should be cited for the material that you have put on your page. Type in {{reflist|2}}.This will generate your references in small font, in two columns, with links to the original article and abstract.
- For information on how to add references into your page, click here.