One of the Community Nurses at the Health Department Is

question 1

Multiple Choice

One of the community nurses at the health department is trying to identify how many new cases of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) have occurred in their city this past year. The term that best describes this measurement is:

• A)Mortality.
• B)Morbidity.
• C)Incidence.
• D)Prevalence.

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