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_____ studies are useful for measuring odds ratio (OR)

_____ is defined as the proportion of clinical cases resulting in severe clinical manifestations, including death.

CIR = (_____)/(# of people at risk for same time period) that gives you a measure of average risk

Procedure bias is an error introduced in _____ that results from different groups being treated differently

Confounding Bias can be reduced by RANDOMIZATION, but other important interventions include:- _____ of exposure groups- crossover studies- restriction of characteristics- multiple / repeated studies

Selection bias is an error introduced in _____ that occurs due to a nonrandom sampling or treatment allocation of subjects

Measurement bias is an error introduced while _____ where information is gathered in a systematically distorted manner

Excluding skin cancer, which of the listed three demographics count the incidence of the following cancers as their top 3 most common in the United States? _____

Hint: Men, Women, or Children (age 0-14)?

The **validity** of a screening test is defined by its _____ and specificity .

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Primary prevention prevents _____

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Flashcard 1: _____ studies are useful for measuring odds ratio (OR)

Answer: Case-control

Flashcard 2: _____ is defined as the proportion of clinical cases resulting in severe clinical manifestations, including death.

Answer: Virulence

Flashcard 3: CIR = (_____)/(# of people at risk for same time period) that gives you a measure of average risk

Answer: # of new cases for a specific time period

Flashcard 4: Procedure bias is an error introduced in _____ that results from different groups being treated differently

Answer: performing the study

Flashcard 5: Confounding Bias can be reduced by RANDOMIZATION, but other important interventions include:- _____ of exposure groups- crossover studies- restriction of characteristics- multiple / repeated studies

Answer: Matching / Stratification

Flashcard 6: Selection bias is an error introduced in _____ that occurs due to a nonrandom sampling or treatment allocation of subjects

Answer: recruiting participants

Flashcard 7: Measurement bias is an error introduced while _____ where information is gathered in a systematically distorted manner

Answer: performing the study

Flashcard 8: Excluding skin cancer, which of the listed three demographics count the incidence of the following cancers as their top 3 most common in the United States? _____

Answer: Children

Flashcard 9: The validity of a screening test is defined by its _____ and specificity .

Answer: sensitivity

Extra: Validity (Accuracy) refers to the ability of a test to distinguish between those who have the disease and those who do not. It is measured by Sensitivity and Specificity. In contrast, Reliability (Precision/Repeatability) refers to the ability of a test to give consistent results when repeated under the same conditions.

Flashcard 10: Primary prevention prevents _____

Answer: contraction of disease

Extra: Primary prevention: Action taken prior to the onset of disease, which removes the possibility that a disease will ever occur. It aims to reduce the incidence of disease.

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