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Duke PA Clin Med

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Preventive medicine   maintence and promotion of health and reduction of risk factors  
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incidence   number of new events that occur during a specified period in a defined population  
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prevalence   number of cases of a specified disease in a defined population at a particular point in time  
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specificity   percentage of persons WITHOUT the disease who actually test negative for the disease  
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sensitivity   percentage of persons WITH the disease who actually test positive for the disease  
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mortality   determined by combination of incidence rate and likelihood of death following diagnosis  
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relative risk   ratio of the incidence of the disease in subjects exposed to a particular risk factor, to the incidence of the disease in subjects not exposed to the risk factor  
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absolute risk   probability of an event in the population  
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attributable risk   additional risk following exposure  
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positive predictive value   percentage of all the positive tests that will be TRUE positives  
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negative predictive value   probability that the individual truly does not have disease if the test is negative, or normal  
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mission of USPSTF   evaluate, recommend, identify a research agenda  
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USPSTF   U.S. Preventive Services Task Force  
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risk factor   value or condition that affects the probability of the occurrence of disease - not necessarily cause and effect  
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What is the "A" rating recommendation?   yes, strongly  
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What is the "B" rating recommendation?   yes  
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What is the "C" rating recommendation?   not routinely  
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What is the "D" rating recommendation?   No  
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What is the "I" rating recommendation?   Unable to recommend  
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