HSA 535 MIDTERM EXAM PART II
1 Which of the following activities characterizes an epidemiologic approach (as opposed to a clinical approach)?
2 John Snow, author of Snow on Cholera:
3 The Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) is responsible for (give the best answer):
4 In the Yearly Mortality Bill for 1632, consumption referred to:
5 Cyclic variations in the occurrence of pneumonia and influenza mortality may reflect:
6 Which of the following activities characterizes a clinical approach (as opposed to an epidemiologic approach)?
7 Which of the following is not usually an aim of epidemiology?
8 Increases in lung cancer mortality, especially among women, illustrate which of the following trends in disease occurrence?
9 Indicate the level of prevention that is represented by pasteurization of milk
10 According to the natural history of disease model, the time before the precursors of disease and the host interact is called the period of:
11 Using epidemiology for operational research involves:
12 Indicate the level of prevention that is represented by nutritional counseling for pregnant women
13 Indicate the level of prevention that is represented by half-way houses for persons recovering from addiction
14 The difference between primary and secondary prevention of disease is:
15 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:
16 To express the burden or extent of some condition or attribute in a population. Is this a use for incidence or prevalence data?
17 The fundamental tool for etiologic studies of both acute and chronic diseases. Is this a use for incidence or prevalence data?
18 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:
19 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?
20 Estimating the frequency of exposure. Is this a use for incidence or prevalence data?
21 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:
22 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:
23 Which of Mill- four canons suggests that there is an association between frequency of disease and the potency of a causative factor?
24 Age-specific and age-adjusted mortality rates by sex in the United States generally show the following sex differences:
25 Descriptive epidemiology has the following characteristics (Choose the incorrect
option):
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India