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The dose-response relationship from the case-
control study estimates risk in terms of the
percentage
increase per Gy
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It can be combined with
recent population-
based rates
of:
–
death from ischaemic heart disease
or
–
incidence of acute coronary events
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to provide estimates of the
absolute
risks
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