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HLTH 503 EPIDEMIOLOGY FOR PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE MIDTERM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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HLTH 503 EPIDEMIOLOGY FOR PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE MIDTERM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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Name: Score:122 Multiple choice questions
Definition 1 of 122
not effective treatment or prevention. Ex: Cancer, mental illness.
Persisting Trend
Epidemiological Transition
Residual Trend
New Epidemic
Definition 2 of 122
prospective, retrospective and historical prospective
the method of residues
Ch of person: marital status
types of temporal cohort studies
analytic studies
Definition 3 of 122
observed deaths/expected deaths x100
Interpretation of smr
Aims/goals of epidemiology
Geographical Information Systems (gis)
Standard Mortality Ration (SMR)
,Definition 4 of 122
1. lack of comparable data over time due to changing diagnostic criteria.
2. aging population
3. changes in the fatal course of the condition.
Factors affecting reliability of Trends
Nature of data
advantages of nested case-control studies
Social causation (breeder hypothesis)
Definition 5 of 122
the P of a disease is proportional to the I rate x the duration D of a disease.
Interrelationship of P and I
Prevalence
Pres. #3: Sport-related brain injury
types of temporal cohort studies
Definition 6 of 122
the type of data: vital stats, cases, etc.
makes conclusions about inferences that can be made.
Source of data
Quality and use of epi data
Availability of data
Nature of data
,Definition 7 of 122
is the ratio of the incidence of the disease in the exposed group to the incidence of the non-
exposed group.
incidence
prevalence
relative risk
risk factor
Definition 8 of 122
the minimum number of cases that would support the conclusion that an epidemic is underway.
Epidemic Threshold
Determinants
Attack Rate
Epidemic Curve
Definition 9 of 122
Prestige of occupation, educational attainment, income.
The Method of Residues
Nature of Data
The Method of Difference
Measurement of Social Class
, Definition 10 of 122
direct measure of association of exposure and outcome
Social causation (breeder hypothesis)
advantages of retrospective cohort studies
types of temporal cohort studies
cohort study: measure of association-relative risk
Definition 11 of 122
a disease that is habitually present in a particular geographical region.
Morbidity
Epidemic
Cohort
Endemic
Definition 12 of 122
more accidents in the summer and flu in the winter
cyclic fluctuations
ecological diversity
specific rate
secular time trends
Definition 13 of 122
a method to provide a spatial perspective on the geographical distribution of health
conditions.
The Method Of difference
Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
Standard Mortality Ration (smr)
Spatial Analysis (locational analysis)
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