The Risk of Acquiring a Given Disease During a Time

question 25

Multiple Choice

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

• A) the mortality rate from that disease in the 0-4 age group.
• B) a spot map that records all cases of the disease in the past year.
• C) the period prevalence for that disease during the past year.
• D) the incidence rate (cumulative incidence) for that disease in a given period of time.

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