Active Surveillance - CORRECT ANSWER It is often used if an outbreak has begun or
is suspected to keep close track of the number of cases.
Age-adjusted
... [Show More] rates - CORRECT ANSWER Is used to allow populations to be compared
when the age profiles of the populations are different
Association - CORRECT ANSWER social units based on age, gender, or common
interest
Autonomy - CORRECT ANSWER The right of individuals to decide things for
themselves
Belmont Report - CORRECT ANSWER summarizes ethical principles and guidelines for
research involving human subjects
Bias - CORRECT ANSWER a systematic error in a study that will effect the outcome.
Blinding - CORRECT ANSWER an aspect of study design where the subject is not ware
of his/her group assignment of placebo or treatment; seeks to alleviate bias in the study
results
Case-control study - CORRECT ANSWER A study that compares individuals who have
a disease with individuals who do not have the disease in order to examine differences
in exposure or risk factors of the disease
Cause - CORRECT ANSWER act, event, or state of nature that permits/initiates alone
or in conjunction with other causes, a sequence of events resulting in an effect
Cohort Study - CORRECT ANSWER Start with a group of individuals apparently free of
the disease of interest. This group, or cohort, is divided into those exposed to a possible
risk factor and those not exposed,and is then followed through time -
in order to determine the incidence rate among the exposed and the unexposed.
Confounding - CORRECT ANSWER when more than once factor contribute to a cause.
Unable to distinguish. Example: question for project (full-time job)
Contingency table - CORRECT ANSWER A cross-classification of data where
categories of one variable are presented in rows and categories of another variable are
presented in columns. (2x2 table)
Control Group - CORRECT ANSWER People who participate in a trial, but do not get
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