To Determine the Best Course of Action,one Needs to Consider

question 108

Multiple Choice

To determine the best course of action,one needs to consider

• A) the benefits.
• B) the costs.
• C) neither the benefits nor the costs.
• D) both the benefits and the costs.
• E) either the benefits or the costs,but not both.

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Definitions:

Prevalence

The total number of cases of a disease in a given population at a specific time.

Cross-Sectional Studies

Observational studies that analyze data from a population, or a representative subset, at a specific point in time.

Clinical Phase

A stage in the research and development process of new medical treatments that involves testing on human subjects to evaluate efficacy and safety.

Natural History

The course a disease takes in the absence of intervention, from its onset through its eventual resolution or progression to death.