The phrase "adverse relation between" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing negative or harmful connections or interactions between two or more entities or factors.
Example: "There is an adverse relation between high stress levels and overall health."
Alternatives: "negative correlation between" or "detrimental relationship between".
This "unambiguous and adverse relation between productivity" and winning a major prize may not, however, exist in other fields, they suggest.
In the literature, several possible explanations for the adverse relation between cigarette smoking and breastfeeding have been offered [30].
Schreinemachers [ 8] found no adverse relation between the wheat acreage and the risk of small-for-gestational-age births.
This finding may contribute to the potential pathophysiological mechanism underlying the much-discussed adverse relation between blood transfusions and patient outcome.
The results support the absence of an adverse relation between Lake Ontario fish consumption and reduced birth size as measured by weight, length and head circumference.
Regardless, the available evidence suggests an adverse relation between maternal PCBs and birth weight (Halldorsson et al. 2008; Hertz-Picciotto et al. 2005; Karmaus and Zhu 2004; Patandin et al. 1998; Sonneborn et al. 2008).
Objective To see whether adverse relations between social class, health, and economic activity, observed between 1973 and 1993 and previously identified in a 1996 BMJ paper, were still apparent between 1994 and 2009 despite improvements in the general economic climate and overall population health.
A weak direct association between haem iron and blood pressure was observed, probably reflecting the adverse relation of red meat consumption to blood pressure.
The investigators systematically reported all severe adverse events and assessed the relation between intervention and adverse events.
AIMS: In acute myocardial infarction (AMI), baseline hyperglycaemia predicts adverse outcomes, but the relation between subsequent change in glucose levels and outcomes is unclear.
The relation between adverse events and treatment was also given as probable, suspected, unlikely or not related to treatment.
