HSC3100 - Exam 2
Epidemiologic research can prove that a particular exposure causes a particular health
outcome. - ANS-False
The relationship between the HIV virus and the development of AIDS can be described
by which concept(s) of causality: - ANS-agent present in every case of the disease, one
agent - one disease criterion
An exposure that is associated with a disease is a: - ANS-risk factor
A large effect estimate or relative risk - ANS-strength of association
The credibility of the relationship on the basis of existing biomedical knowledge -
ANS-plausibility
The demonstration of a dose-response relationship - ANS-biological gradient
The exposure occurs before the disease - ANS-temporality
The association is observed over and over again in different studies - ANS-consistency
A given exposure leads to a single health outcome - ANS-specificity
The association does not conflict with what is already known - ANS-coherence
Similar associations have already been demonstrated - ANS-analogy
Assessment that those exposed are more likely to develop the outcome than those
unexposed - ANS-experiment
An entire pie in the pie model for causality is referred to as: - ANS-sufficient cause
A single pie piece in the pie model for causality is referred to as: - ANS-component
cause
A pediatric PA ordering annual immunizations for toddlers is what level of prevention? -
ANS-primary
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