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Core EPI terms
More core EPI terms
Epidemiological studies
100
Attributable Risk
What is the percentage of risk due to the exposure?
100
If an association exists between a given exposure and outcome, the exposure is known as a what?
What is a risk factor?
100
A study in which the units of analysis are populations or groups of people, rather than individuals.
What is an ecological study?
200
Treating or cure a disease once it is firmly established.
What is tertiary prevention?
200
The number of people who have been diagnosed and subsequently die from a disease.
What is case-fatality rate?
300
This type of prevention focuses on early detection and swift treatment of disease.
What is secondary prevention?
400
A study that tests the hypothesis of association between an exposure and outcome of interest.
What is an epidemiological study?
500
This type of prevention focuses on general health promotion, risk factor reduction, and other health protective measures.
What is primary prevention?
500
An error in the design, conduct or analysis of a study that results in false data.
What is bias?