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Decks in this class (17)

Module 1
Definition of epidemiology 1,
Public health practice definition 2,
What are several issues that are ...
76  cards
Module 2
What are three general categories...,
Definition of crude rates 2,
Crude birth rate formula 3
47  cards
Module 3
What does a demographic transitio...,
What are the steps in demographic...,
Characteristics of a pre transiti...
45  cards
Module 4
Descriptive epi definition 1,
Four main purposes of descriptive...,
What questions does descriptive e...
55  cards
Study Guide Questions Exam 1
Definition of epidemiology 1,
Definition of count 2,
Definition of ratio 3
68  cards
Module 6
Definition of variable 1,
What are examples of a variable 2,
Definition of exposure 3
42  cards
Module 7
Cross sectional study how to best...,
Key features of cross sectional s...,
Characteristics of a cross sectio...
76  cards
Module 8
Cohort definition 1,
Are cohort studies descriptive an...,
Characteristics of cohort studies 3
31  cards
Module 9
What is one defining feature of e...,
What is the study called when the...,
What is the study called when the...
54  cards
Study Guide Exam 2
Rank the following types of resea...,
Definition of descriptive epidemi...,
Definition of ecologic study 3
14  cards
Module 11
What is one of the primary purpos...,
What branch of epidemiology can h...,
What questions do analytic studie...
85  cards
Module 12
What are two major sources of err...,
What can cause a lack of precision 2,
What is the result of lack of pre...
75  cards
Module 13
Definition of confounding bias 1,
3 criteria of confounders 2,
What does a confounder do 3
35  cards
Module 14
Stratification analysis 1,
Advantages of stratification 2,
Disadvantages of stratification 3
18  cards
Module 15
What are the nine criteria for as...,
How to decide if an exposure is c...,
What are the five most important ...
26  cards
Study Guide Exam 3
Reliability vs validity 1,
What is random error 2,
Why do random errors reflect fluc...
10  cards
Parts of a Research Article
What are the parts of a published...,
Subcomponents of intro 2,
Subcomponents of methods 3
48  cards

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