What equation is used to calculate attributable risk using the table below?_____
#2
_____ risk is defined as the difference in risk between exposed and unexposed groups
#3
Are cohort studies useful for measuring incidence and/or prevalence? _____
#4
If relative risk _____ 1, exposure is associated with increased disease occurence
#5
An incidence density rate (IDR) measures the _____ of the disease in a population at a given point in time
#6
If 21% of smokers develop lung cancer versus only 1% of nonsmokers, the attributable risk = _____
#7
If relative risk _____ 1, there is no association between exposure and disease
#8
What kind of study compares a group with an exposure to another group without an exposure and looks for differences in disease outcomes between the two groups.
#9
Explain how a cohort study works.
#10
What is the unit for measuring outcomes in a cohort study?
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Flashcard 1: What equation is used to calculate attributable risk using the table below?_____
Answer:
Flashcard 2: _____ risk is defined as the difference in risk between exposed and unexposed groups
Answer: Attributable
Flashcard 3: Are cohort studies useful for measuring incidence and/or prevalence? _____
Answer: Incidence
Flashcard 4: If relative risk _____ 1, exposure is associated with increased disease occurence
Answer: >
Flashcard 5: An incidence density rate (IDR) measures the _____ of the disease in a population at a given point in time
Answer: instanteous rate of speed
Flashcard 6: If 21% of smokers develop lung cancer versus only 1% of nonsmokers, the attributable risk = _____
Answer: 20
Flashcard 7: If relative risk _____ 1, there is no association between exposure and disease
Answer: =
Flashcard 8: What kind of study compares a group with an exposure to another group without an exposure and looks for differences in disease outcomes between the two groups.
Answer: Cohort study
Flashcard 9: Explain how a cohort study works.
Answer: Compares a group with an exposure to another group without an exposure and looks for differences in disease outcomes between the two groups.
Flashcard 10: What is the unit for measuring outcomes in a cohort study?
Answer: relative risk (RR)
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