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prevalencerefers to the number of cases of disease thatexistsin a population and the incidence refers to the number of new cases of diseaseoccurringin a population.
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What are some synonyms of the term 'incidence'?
The noun 'incidence' has many synonyms. A few of them are: frequency, percentage, prevalence, proportion, tendency, commonness, trend and extent. The meaning of incidence is the rate or frequency of which something occurs.
What is the incidence rate of parathyroidectomy performed?
Incidence rates vary between 25 and 50 per 100,000 persons.
What is the formula of incidence rate?
# of new cases of a specified disease in a population / population at risk for getting the disease
Difference between cumulative incidence and incidence rate?
example for cumulative incidence(Risk)...... Number of new cases/Population at risk 28 patient in two years/1000 person at risk which means 2.8% the IR for the same example 14 patient / 1 year
The angle of reflection is equal to the .......?
The angle of incidence
When will the incidence and prevalence of a disease be equal?
The incidence will equal the prevalence when the duration of the disease is equal to the time period over which the incidence is measured.
The incidence of a disease in a population is called what?
onset /prevalence/
How do you calculate average duration in epidemiology?
P/1-P where 1-P is the prevalence odds. This is true for prevalence values that are bigger. Prevalence=Incidence rate x Duration (true for small prevalences)
What are some synonyms of the term 'incidence'?
The noun 'incidence' has many synonyms. A few of them are: frequency, percentage, prevalence, proportion, tendency, commonness, trend and extent. The meaning of incidence is the rate or frequency of which something occurs.
What is the incidence of cerebral palsy in the UK?
The incidence rate for cerebral palsy in the UK is rare. According to the statistics there is a mean annual prevalence of 2 per every 1000 live births.
The proportion of the population affected by a disease at a specific point in time is?
1 incidence 2.rate 3.ratio 4.prevalence
Discuss incidence and Prevalence in epidemiology?
bob and joe
What disease in the UK have high incidence but low prevalence?
measles
How much is Incidence rate uti in Philippines 2009?
I really don't know...I can't find anything in the net regarding this and I really need the prevalence now for my case presentation.....hmpfff....
What is the HIV prevalence rate in Zimbabwe?
The HIV prevalence in adults is about 14.3%
What is the prevalence of drug induced myopathy?
Incidence and prevalence of DIM are unknown. Myopathy caused by corticosteroids is the most common disorder, and it is more common in women.
What is the Prevalence of diabetes mellitus in the Philippines?
In 2010 there are about 3.4 million cases of DM which is about 7.7 percent prevalence rate.
