Epidemiology — Flashcards

HHV-8 has a higher incidence in _____ or Mediterranean males, as well as African populations

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

Randomization can be done in a stratified manner where randomization is done within _____ in order to ensure equal balance in number of treatment and control subjects throughout the study

Length time bias can be reduced via a randomized controlled trial that assigns subjects to the _____ or to no screening

IDR = (_____)/(sum of time periods for all disease free individuals at risk)

Development of an effective vaccine for disease causes _____ incidence and decreased prevalence

_____ is ~ equal to the pretest probability

Time elapsed from initial exposure or pathogenic insult to clinical manifestation of disease is known as:- _____ period in infectious disease - latent period in noncommunicable chronic diseases

Development of an effective treatment for disease causes _____ incidence and decreased prevalence

-thalassemia is most commonly seen in individuals of _____ or Mediterranean descent