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HSA 535 Midterm Question 1 Which of the following activities characterizes an epidemiologic approach (as opposed to a clinical approach)?

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John Snow, author of Snow on Cholera:


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

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

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

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

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

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Increases in lung cancer mortality, especially among women, illustrate which of the following trends in disease occurrence?

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

Question 10
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According to the natural history of disease model, the time before the precursors of disease and the host interact is called the period of:

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Using epidemiology for operational research involves:

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

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

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The difference between primary and secondary prevention of disease is:

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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:

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To express the burden or extent of some condition or attribute in a population. Is this a use for incidence or prevalence data?
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The fundamental tool for etiologic studies of both acute and chronic diseases. Is this a use for incidence or prevalence data?

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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:
 
Number of skaters in Metroville during any given month

12,000

Roller-skating injuries in Metroville

600

Total number of residents injured from roller-skating

1,800

Total number of deaths from roller-skating

90

Total number of deaths from all causes

900


 
The crude death rate for all causes was:
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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?
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Estimating the frequency of exposure. Is this a use for incidence or prevalence data?

Question 21

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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:
 
Number of skaters in Metroville during any given month

12,000

Roller-skating injuries in Metroville

600

Total number of residents injured from roller-skating

1,800

Total number of deaths from roller-skating

90

Total number of deaths from all causes

900


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

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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:
 
Number of skaters in Metroville during any given month

12,000

Roller-skating injuries in Metroville

600

Total number of residents injured from roller-skating

1,800

Total number of deaths from roller-skating

90

Total number of deaths from all causes

900


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

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

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Age-specific and age-adjusted mortality rates by sex in the United States generally show the following sex differences:
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Descriptive epidemiology has the following characteristics (Choose the incorrect
option):

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Which of the following statements most accurately expresses the downward-drift hypothesis for schizophrenia?

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The use of GIS may be thought of as following the heritage of:

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According to classic studies, age-standardized morbidity rates in the United States for acute conditions, chronic conditions, and disability due to acute conditions show the following sex differences:
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A null hypothesis is most similar to which of the following?

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