Epidemiology — Flashcards

When raising the cutoff point for a disease, the _____ and PPV will increase

The Mortality Rate = (_____) / (total population time at risk during T0->T1)

Migration (attrition) bias is a form of _____ that occurs when patients drop out of the study prematurely

Recall bias is an error introduced while _____ in which the awareness of the disorder alters recall by the subjects

A negative likelihood ratio < _____ indicates a highly sensitive test.

Inflammatory bowel disease is more prevalent in the West, particularly in _____ and Eastern European Jews

The _____ rate of a test is equal to 1 - sensitivity

Procedure bias can be reduced by _____ and minimizing differences in groups (besides variable of intervention)

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

Measurement bias can be reduced by:- using a _____ group - using objective and standardized methods of data collection