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Title

USMLE Step I epidemiology

Description

epi

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Subject

Medical

Level

Graduate

Created

01/19/2009

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Term

Case control study measures...? ("What happened?")

Definition

Odds Ratio (OR)

Term

Cohort Study measures...? ("What will happen?")

Definition

Relative Risk (RR)

Term

Cross sectional study measures...? (Observational)

Definition

Disease prevalance

Term

Prevalence =

Definition

= total cases in a pop at a given time/ total pop at risk

= incidence x dz duration

Term

Incidence =

Definition

new cases in a pop over a given time/ tot pop at risk during that time