Survival curves — Flashcards

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_____ studies are useful for calculating relative risk (RR)

Which type of observational study can be retro- or prospective? _____

A survival cohort describes the past history of _____, and thus introduces bias into the results (this is seen in Retrospective Case Series)

An incidence density rate (IDR) measures the _____ of the disease in a population at a given point in time

Cancer is the _____ leading cause of death in both adults and children

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.

Explain how a cohort study works.

What is the unit for measuring outcomes in a cohort study?

Lung cancer risk is directly related to the duration and the amount of smoking, which is measured in '_____'

#10

The Case Fatality Rate = (_____) / (# of individuals with disease at t0)

Survival curves Flashcards for USMLE

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