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Epidemiology Quiz Chapter 2 Questions
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True or False? The National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey is a
continuing probability survey of physicians who practice in public
settings such as V.A. centers.
Ans: False
True or False? Doll and Peto demonstrated that the mortality ratios for
lung cancer were similar among those who smoked 1-14 and those who
smoked 15-24 cigarettes per day.
Ans: False
Using epidemiology for operational research involves:
A. study of community health services
B. study of risks to the individual
C. study of disease syndromes
D. all of the above
Ans: A
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True or False? John Cassel argued that the agent, host, and
environment triad provided an adequate explanation for chronic
diseases of non-infectious origin
Ans: False
True or False? The term "health disparities" refers to differences in
health characteristics (ex: mortality and burden of disease) that exist
among specific US population groups.
Ans: True
True or False? Sexually transmitted diseases are examples of a residual
disorder: one for which the contributing factors are known but for
which methods of control have not been implemented effectively.
Ans: True
True or False? An important risk factor for the population is always
important for the individual.
Ans: False
True or False? The existence of a dose-response relationship, that is, an
increase in disease risk with an increase in the amount of exposure,
does not support the view that an association is a causal one.
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Epidemiology Quiz Chapter 2 Questions
and Correct Answers/ Latest Update /
Already Graded
True or False? The National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey is a
continuing probability survey of physicians who practice in public
settings such as V.A. centers.
Ans: False
True or False? Doll and Peto demonstrated that the mortality ratios for
lung cancer were similar among those who smoked 1-14 and those who
smoked 15-24 cigarettes per day.
Ans: False
Using epidemiology for operational research involves:
A. study of community health services
B. study of risks to the individual
C. study of disease syndromes
D. all of the above
Ans: A
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True or False? John Cassel argued that the agent, host, and
environment triad provided an adequate explanation for chronic
diseases of non-infectious origin
Ans: False
True or False? The term "health disparities" refers to differences in
health characteristics (ex: mortality and burden of disease) that exist
among specific US population groups.
Ans: True
True or False? Sexually transmitted diseases are examples of a residual
disorder: one for which the contributing factors are known but for
which methods of control have not been implemented effectively.
Ans: True
True or False? An important risk factor for the population is always
important for the individual.
Ans: False
True or False? The existence of a dose-response relationship, that is, an
increase in disease risk with an increase in the amount of exposure,
does not support the view that an association is a causal one.
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