HSA/535 HSA535 HSA 535 WEEK 5 MIDTERM EXAM 2

Which of the following activities characterizes an epidemiologic approach (as opposed to a clinical approach)?

In the Yearly Mortality Bill for 1632, consumption referred to:

The Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) is responsible for (give the best answer):

Which of the following is not usually an aim of epidemiology?

Cyclic variations in the occurrence of pneumonia and influenza mortality may reflect:

Which of the following activities characterizes a clinical approach (as opposed to an epidemiologic approach)?

John Snow, author of Snow on Cholera:

The difference between primary and secondary prevention of disease is:

In 1900, the death rate per 100,000 members of the population for influenza and pneumonia (I & P) was 202.2; it was 22.4 in 2003. How much did the death rate due to I & P decline?

Indicate the level of prevention that is represented by half-way houses for persons recovering from addiction

Using epidemiology for operational research involves:

According to the natural history of disease model, the time before the precursors of disease and the host interact is called the period of:

Indicate the level of prevention that is represented by nutritional counseling for pregnant women

Indicate the level of prevention that is represented by pasteurization of milk

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?

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

To provide a direct estimate of the risk of developing a disease. Is this a use for incidence or prevalence data?

The incidence of a disease is five times greater in men than in women, but the prevalence shows no sex difference. The most likely explanation is that:

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:

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:
 

 
The cause-specific mortality rate from roller-skating was:

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:
 

 
The proportional mortality ratio (%) due to roller-skating was:

Determining workload and planning the scope of facilities and manpower needs, particularly for chronic disease. Is this a use for incidence or prevalence data?

Reasons for gender differences in mortality may include:

Descriptive epidemiology has the following characteristics (Choose the incorrect
option):

A null hypothesis is most similar to which of the following?

Studies of nativity and migration have reported that:

Lung cancer mortality among women is increasing faster than among men. What factor(s) would most likely account for this increased cancer rate?

Age-specific and age-adjusted mortality rates by sex in the United States generally show the following sex differences:

Which of Mill’s four canons suggests that there is an association between frequency of disease and the potency of a causative factor?

Which of the following statements most accurately expresses the breeder hypothesis for schizophrenia?