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What is the process of converting different age structures into a standard population to calculate death rates?
What is the process of converting different age structures into a standard population to calculate death rates?
- Age Standardisation (correct)
- Population Comparison
- Crude Death Rate
- Age Specific Death Rate
In the GATE frame and PECOT design features, what does the triangle represent?
In the GATE frame and PECOT design features, what does the triangle represent?
- Disease Outcomes
- Numerators
- Exposure and Comparison groups
- Participant Population (correct)
Which measure includes time in its calculation and counts disease events forward from a starting point?
Which measure includes time in its calculation and counts disease events forward from a starting point?
- Prevalence
- Incidence (correct)
- Standardisation
- Comparison Group Occurrence
What is the term for the occurrence of disease in the comparison group in epidemiological studies?
What is the term for the occurrence of disease in the comparison group in epidemiological studies?
What does Prevalence of disease measure that differentiates it from Incidence?
What does Prevalence of disease measure that differentiates it from Incidence?
What do the horizontal and vertical arrows represent in the GATE frame and PECOT design?
What do the horizontal and vertical arrows represent in the GATE frame and PECOT design?
What is the main goal of epidemiology?
What is the main goal of epidemiology?
What does the denominator represent when calculating disease occurrence?
What does the denominator represent when calculating disease occurrence?
Why is age standardisation important when comparing death rates?
Why is age standardisation important when comparing death rates?
What does the crude death rate fail to consider when calculating death rates?
What does the crude death rate fail to consider when calculating death rates?
In epidemiology, what does the numerator represent when calculating disease occurrence?
In epidemiology, what does the numerator represent when calculating disease occurrence?
Why is it necessary to measure disease occurrence in a population?
Why is it necessary to measure disease occurrence in a population?
