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[[File:Glossary Icon-2.png|100px|frameless|right|link=ICRP Glossary]]
The probability or rate of the occurrence of a particular health event (e.g. disease incidence) over a specific period.
 
See also [[Risk]]
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== Previous glossary entries ==
=== from ([[ICRP Publication 131]], 2015) ===
The risk of an adverse health effect, i.e. the probability or rate of the occurrence of a particular health event (e.g. disease incidence) over a specific period.
=== from ([[ICRP Publication 118]], 2012) ===
The risk of an adverse health effect that is independent of other causes of the same health effect.