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Measuring Disease in Populations Flashcards

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What can the incidence rate ratio be used for?

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Incidence rates of two separate populations can be compared to see if exposure causes certain diseases

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What is the relationship between incidence and prevalence?

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P ≈ IL (P = prevalence, I = incidence, L = time length)

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Is prevalence a rate or proportion?

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Proportion

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What is systematic variation?

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Risk between people - gives us clues about aetiology.

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