The Commissioner of Health in the State of New York

question 24

Short Answer

The Commissioner of Health in the state of New York wanted to study malpractice litigation in Albany last year.She randomly selected 53,000 medical records from the population of 2.5 million patients in Albany last year.The proportion of malpractice claims filed from the 53,000 patients is an example of a(n)____________________.

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Definitions:

Mineral Uptake

The process by which plants absorb minerals from the soil through their roots.

Phloem

Complex vascular tissue of plants; its living sieve elements compose sieve tubes that distribute sugars through the plant body. Each sieve element has an associated companion cell that provides it with metabolic support.

Sugars

Carbohydrates that taste sweet and are used by the body for energy.

Plant Tissue

Groups of cells within a plant that perform specific functions, such as transport (xylem, phloem), support (collenchyma, sclerenchyma), or photosynthesis (parenchyma).