lecture 7 (test 1)

Question 1

the distributions and dterminants of health and disease in human populations

Answer 1

epidemiology

Question 2

proportion of a population that DEVELOPS a disease over a specific period of time. Rate of disease occurence

Answer 2

incidence

Question 3

proportion of a defined population that has a disease at a specific point in time. Burden of illness in a population

Answer 3

prevalence

Question 4

number of individuals having a disease per unit within a given time

Answer 4

morbidity

Question 5

number of deaths attributed to a disease per unit within a given time

Answer 5

mortality

Question 6

simple numbers of people affected or dead to determine rate of disease

Answer 6

counts

Question 7

frequency of a dz during a time period/unit size of population

Answer 7

rates

Question 8

average squared deviation of a set of values from their mean

Answer 8

variance

Question 9

square root of the measurement

Answer 9

standard deviation

Question 10

the larger the NNT…

Answer 10

the more patients need the treatment