NR 503 Week 8 Final Exam Study Guide / Definitions.QUESTIONS and ANSWERS

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1. Objectives of epidemiology 2. Define, compare, calculate, and interpret Measures of Morbidity 3. Understand why incidence data are important for measuring risk. 4. Define, compare, calculate, an... d interpret Measures of Mortality 5. Assess the Validity and Reliability of Diagnostic and Screening Tests 6. Epidemiologic transition 7. Study designs (case-control, cross sectional, prospective and retrospective cohort, clinical trial) 8. Causal Inferences 9. Identify causal association verses confounding in case control and cohort study designs. 10. Understand the guidelines for determining if an observed association is causal (Bradford-Hill criterion) 11. Estimating Risks (risk measures) 12. Attributable Risk 13. Randomized trials 14. Evaluating Screening Programs 15. Considerations when evaluating individual data 16. Calculations and interpretations [Show More]

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