HSA 535 MIDTERM EXAM PART 2

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	Which of the following activities characterizes an epidemiologic approach (as opposed to a clinical approach)?

	In the Yearly Mortality Bill for 1632, consumption referred to:

	Which of the following is not usually an aim of epidemiology?

	Which of the following activities characterizes a clinical approach (as opposed to an epidemiologic approach)?

	The Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) is responsible for (give the best answer):

	John Snow, author of Snow on Cholera:

	Cyclic variations in the occurrence of pneumonia and influenza mortality may reflect:

	According to the natural history of disease model, the time before the precursors of disease and the host interact is called the period of:

	Indicate the level of prevention that is represented by pasteurization of milk

	In 1900, the death rate per 100,000 members of the population for influenza and pneumonia (I & P) was 202.2; it was 22.4 in 2003. How much did the death rate due to I & P decline?

	Increases in lung cancer mortality, especially among women, illustrate which of the following trends in disease occurrence?

	Indicate the level of prevention that is represented by half-way houses for persons recovering from addiction

	Indicate the level of prevention that is represented by nutritional counseling for pregnant women

	Indicate the level of prevention that is represented by screening for breast cancer

	An epidemiologic survey of roller-skating injuries in Metroville, a city with a population of 100,000 (during the midpoint of the year), produced the following data for a particular year:   Number of skaters in Metroville during any given month 12,000 Roller-skating injuries in Metroville 600 Total number of residents injured from roller-skating 1,800 Total number of deaths from roller-skating 90 Total number of deaths from all causes 900 The crude death rate for all causes was:

	To express the burden or extent of some condition or attribute in a population. Is this a use for incidence or prevalence data?

	The risk of acquiring a given disease during a time period is best determined by:

	The fundamental tool for etiologic studies of both acute and chronic diseases. Is this a use for incidence or prevalence data?

	An epidemiologic survey of roller-skating injuries in Metroville, a city with a population of 100,000 (during the midpoint of the year), produced the following data for a particular year:   Number of skaters in Metroville during any given month 12,000 Roller-skating injuries in Metroville 600 Total number of residents injured from roller-skating 1,800 Total number of deaths from roller-skating 90 Total number of deaths from all causes 900 The cause-specific mortality rate from roller-skating was:

	Determining workload and planning the scope of facilities and manpower needs, particularly for chronic disease. Is this a use for incidence or prevalence data?

	Beach City has a rising population of 500,000 robust, fertile males and 450,000 robust, fertile females. If there were 4,000 live births, 3 fetal deaths, and 40 maternal deaths, what is the crude birth rate?

	Blood pressure measurements on adult males 30-39 years of age were obtained in a survey of a representative sample of Twin Cities households. To compare the frequency of hypertension in the white and non-white population surveyed, the most appropriate measure is the:

	Which of Mill’s four canons suggests that there is an association between frequency of disease and the potency of a causative factor?

	Which of the following statements most accurately expresses the breeder hypothesis for schizophrenia?

	Studies of nativity and migration have reported that:

	Reasons for gender differences in mortality may include:

	Lung cancer mortality among women is increasing faster than among men. What factor(s) would most likely account for this increased cancer rate?

	Age-specific and age-adjusted mortality rates by sex in the United States generally show the following sex differences:

	A null hypothesis is most similar to which of the following?

	Descriptive epidemiology has the following characteristics (Choose the incorrect option):

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