EPIDEMIOLOGY 4500 FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS 100% ANSWERED!!
Any factor that brings about change in a health condition or other defined
characteristic is a(an) - ANSWERdeterminant
Activities, usually initiated during the early phases of pathogenesis, that are intended
to limit the progression of disease - ANSWERsecondary prevention
The epidemiologic measure that refers to the number of deaths due to a disease that
occur among persons afflicted with the disease is known as - ANSWER
To permit fair comparisons across populations by removing the effect of differences
in the composition of various populations, epidemiologists utilize - ANSWERadjusted
rates
Based on Figure 2-4 (page 29), the smallest percentage of childhood cancer deaths
in the United States in 2004 were related to - ANSWER
The application of epidemiology that examines causal hypotheses regarding the
association between exposures and health conditions is known as - ANSWERnalytic
epidemiology
A type of study of the placement of health services in a community and the optimal
utilization of such services is called - ANSWERoperations research
The administration of immunizations against infectious diseases is one example of -
ANSWERprimary prevention
The occurrence of new disease or mortality within a defined period of observation is
called - ANSWERincidence
Epidemiologic rates contain three essential elements: disease frequency, unit size of
the population, and the - ANSWER
The term that refers to the generalizability of epidemiological findings to the
population from which the data have been taken is - ANSWERexternal validity
The term that describes the use of health-related data that precede diagnosis and
signal a sufficient probability of a case or an outbreak to warrant further public health
response - ANSWERsyndromic surveillance
Which of the following is NOT considered a nationally notifiable infectious disease -
ANSWERcorona virus
QUESTIONS 100% ANSWERED!!
Any factor that brings about change in a health condition or other defined
characteristic is a(an) - ANSWERdeterminant
Activities, usually initiated during the early phases of pathogenesis, that are intended
to limit the progression of disease - ANSWERsecondary prevention
The epidemiologic measure that refers to the number of deaths due to a disease that
occur among persons afflicted with the disease is known as - ANSWER
To permit fair comparisons across populations by removing the effect of differences
in the composition of various populations, epidemiologists utilize - ANSWERadjusted
rates
Based on Figure 2-4 (page 29), the smallest percentage of childhood cancer deaths
in the United States in 2004 were related to - ANSWER
The application of epidemiology that examines causal hypotheses regarding the
association between exposures and health conditions is known as - ANSWERnalytic
epidemiology
A type of study of the placement of health services in a community and the optimal
utilization of such services is called - ANSWERoperations research
The administration of immunizations against infectious diseases is one example of -
ANSWERprimary prevention
The occurrence of new disease or mortality within a defined period of observation is
called - ANSWERincidence
Epidemiologic rates contain three essential elements: disease frequency, unit size of
the population, and the - ANSWER
The term that refers to the generalizability of epidemiological findings to the
population from which the data have been taken is - ANSWERexternal validity
The term that describes the use of health-related data that precede diagnosis and
signal a sufficient probability of a case or an outbreak to warrant further public health
response - ANSWERsyndromic surveillance
Which of the following is NOT considered a nationally notifiable infectious disease -
ANSWERcorona virus
