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Age is one of the risk factors for this disease.
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Manage Stress Stress is a risk factor for developing IBS, which can cause constipation.
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Karen Pallarito, Health, 12 May 2024
People with any kind of pregnancy risk factor — including a patient over 34 and another with high blood pressure — have said they were told to drive up to three hours to Rapid City.
—Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 7 May 2024
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Karen Pallarito, Health, 12 May 2024
People with any kind of pregnancy risk factor — including a patient over 34 and another with high blood pressure — have said they were told to drive up to three hours to Rapid City.
—Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 7 May 2024
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“Risk factor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/risk%20factor. Accessed 18 May. 2024.
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