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PHC 6000: Intro
Introduction to epidemiology
Question | Answer |
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What are the applications of epidemiology? | - Surveillance - Searching for causes - Diagnostic testing - Determining the natural history - Prognostic factors - Testing new treatments |
What are prognostic factors? | Characteristics related to the likelihood of survival |
What is the standard way of testing new treatments? | RCT |
What is the basic assumption of Epidemiology? | Diseases do not occur at random |