Epidemiology - HPEX 358; Midterm Review Questions and Correct Answers the Latest Update and Recommended Version
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HPEX 358
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HPEX 358
Epidemiology searches for associations between exposures and
health outcomes
Specializations that contribute to epidemiology include
sociology, history, law
Which of the following is not considered a use of epidemiology?
to provide healthcare services to specific individuals
Which of the f...
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Epidemiology - HPEX 358; Midterm
Review Questions and Correct Answers
the Latest Update and Recommended
Version
Epidemiology searches for associations between exposures and
✓ health outcomes
Specializations that contribute to epidemiology include
✓ sociology, history, law
Which of the following is not considered a use of epidemiology?
✓ to provide healthcare services to specific individuals
Which of the following is considered a key characteristic of epidemiology?
✓ distribution, population focus, quantification
Epidemiologic methods can be applied to which of the following public health-related fields?
✓ health education, healthcare administration, environmental health
Whether a contaminated food such as tomatoes caused an outbreak of gastrointestinal
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Variation in the occurrence of diseases and other health outcomes in populations relates most
closely to:
✓ distribution
Epidemiology is an observational science that capitalizes on naturally occurring situations.
✓ true
The word "epidemic" is applied to communicable or infectious diseases only.
✓ false
For some instances, a single case of a disease represents an epidemic.
✓ true
Analytic epidemiology refers to studies that are concerned with characterizing the amount and
distribution of disease or health condition within a population.
✓ false
Which of the following situations can be considered an epidemic?
✓ number of cases of a disease in an area clearly more than what is normally expected, a
single case of an infectious disease that was not previously found in an area, a small
number of cases of a disease that has long been absent in an area
All of the followings are examples of recent epidemics except
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