The phrase "a broad cause of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a wide-ranging reason or factor contributing to a particular outcome or situation.
Example: "The study revealed that a broad cause of climate change is the increase in greenhouse gas emissions from various industries."
Alternatives: "a major factor in" or "a significant reason for".
Infectious causes diarrhoeal disease, meningitis and encephalitis, pneumonia and sepsis were consolidated into a broad cause category of infection, and the categories 'other and unspecified' and 'indeterminate' were consolidated to facilitate presentation of cause-specific rates and overall fractions in figure 1.
And based on their actions thus far, it appears they are using a public health scare for the broader cause of trying to convince voters that continued funding for EPURA is more important than other lagging priorities, including local schools and special districts that rely heavily on property taxes for funding.
Critics argue that donations should benefit only those directly affected by a tragedy rather than the broader causes of the charity.
Beijing, China, has a very large population and a wide range of PM2.5 exposures, allowing a prime opportunity to estimate such risks across a broad spectrum of causes, including rarer causes of death.
ServiceNation represents a coalition of 240 organizations, including groups that benefit a broad range of causes, like Habitat for Humanity, Dress for Success, the Boys and Girls Club of America, God's Love We Deliver and Mentoring USA.
Toxic shock syndrome has been linked to a broad range of causes in men, women, and children, including skin wounds and postsurgical infections.
Ruth Steel, along with her beloved husband Arthur, who died 11 years earlier, was an active and concerned philanthropist, supporting a broad range of causes ranging from civil justice to museums and medical facilities.
Retiring from Kohlberg & Co in 1994, he helped manage his family foundation and supported a broad array of causes while shunning public announcements of his donations, which he thought would be "a little tasteless".
Recently, hepatic vein waveforms were re-evaluated in a series of 120 patients with cirrhosis with a broad range of causes.
