Categories: All - epidemiology - mortality - risk

by Michelle Prentice 12 years ago

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Epidemiology

The study of epidemiology involves understanding the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in specific populations. It frequently incorporates various measurements such as incidence, which refers to the occurrence of new cases, and prevalence, indicating the total number of cases within a population at a given time.

Epidemiology

Epidemiology

Frequency Measurements

Prevalence
Incidence
Incidence Data

Case Fatality Rate

Mortality Rate

Adjusted Mortality Rate

they look into the various compositions of populations compared to the standard population.

Specific Mortality Rate

examples

age specific mortality rate

Crude Mortality Rate

Morbidity Rate

Attributable Risk

Relative Risk

Attack Rate

secondary

applies to

primary

Distribution