Epidemiology — Flashcards

Development of an effective treatment for disease causes _____ incidence and decreased prevalence

_____ rate = # of new cases / # of people at risk during a specified time period

CIR has a range from _____ and must be accompanied by a specific time period to have any meaningful interpretation

Type _____ poliovirus is the most common cause of endemics

An IDR of 0 implies that a disease is _____ in a population whereas an IDR of infinity implies instantaneous, universal effect on population

_____ = sensitivity / (1 - specificity)

Using a placebo allows you to _____ the interventions, helping reduce measurement bias

A rate is a special type of _____ where the numerator is the # of affected individuals in a given time period and the denominator is the population at risk over the same time period

Survival Cohort Bias is a special case of _____ where a survival cohort (available patients) is used instead of a true inception cohort

An Attack Rate is a special type of _____ that is the (# of people affected)/(# of people at risk at beginning of time period)